Sansa Clip Zip

[torne]

High compression APE is really, really expensive to decode, and many of our targets are not powerful enough to do it in realtime. FLAC is much cheaper.

[Peppe Weapon]

I think WV is less expensive to decode... I use ape because it can read embedded covers, with FLAC files it can't. I think that WV works good, I will use it

[saratoga]

I think WV is less expensive to decode... I use ape because it can read embedded covers, with FLAC files it can't. I think that WV works good, I will use it

http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CodecPerformanceComparison#AMS_AS3525v2_w_47_24MHz_PClK_40ARM926EJ_45S_41

[erenrockbox]

i just got a new clip zip and even though i installed rockbox v1.2.13 the sound level of the device is just too low. i hardly hear the music when i'm outside. so anyone knows how to get the sound higher?

[tpijag]

Something is wrong. First thing I would do is boot into and check volume with the OF. That would help determine if you have some Rockbox setting way out of whack or if it is your unit. May also help to know what part of the world you are living in / purchased the unit.

[Peppe Weapon]

Mmm... this not run flawlessly yet... rarely (also with flac files) it makes a little but loud fuzz and skip the song... it's rare, but happened... the first time it happened with a precise file at the same time, I reconverted the file and update the build and that song runs good... but now happened again with another song... I replayed the song and it plays good, what the hell :O

[crumley]

Hi,

Have any of you used brickmania on your Clip Zip?

It appears to be broken.  I can play all the way to the end of
a level and break all of the visible bricks, but I can't get any further.

The ball and the paddle respect the visible boundaries of the screen,
but I think that the game may believe that there are still bricks further
out.

Note that there are fewer bricks on this the Clip Zip version than on
some other variants.  See the screenshots that I took below from the simulator
version of the Clip Zip and Ipod Nano 2G.

[saratoga]

It appears to be broken.  I can play all the way to the end of
a level and break all of the visible bricks, but I can't get any further.

Wouldn't surprise me.  The wiki says it still needs to be ported to the Zip's smaller screen.

[jualit]

I'm looking to purchase (and Rockbox) either a Clip+ or a Clip Zip, and am inclined toward the second, but what's holding me back is the port status on the Zip, which is described as "fine for day-to-day audio playback," although the status seems to be a bit outdated. I know the Clip+ is stable, but just how stable is the Clip Zip port (are there any outstanding issues compared to Rockbox on the Clip+). Should I opt for one or the other?

[Peppe Weapon]

I'm looking to purchase (and Rockbox) either a Clip+ or a Clip Zip, and am inclined toward the second, but what's holding me back is the port status on the Zip, which is described as "fine for day-to-day audio playback," although the status seems to be a bit outdated. I know the Clip+ is stable, but just how stable is the Clip Zip port (are there any outstanding issues compared to Rockbox on the Clip+). Should I opt for one or the other?

Well, I'm having an annoying issue with Clip Zip (auto-skip tracks randomly but it's very rare and it's not a common issue) but for the rest is almost stable, except for the USB connection, a little bit slow.

[Octopuss]

It works just fine for me. I bricked one recently, but I think it was not caused by RockBox anyway.

[faelnor]

USB works one time out of 10 for me, it is extremely annoying. Or more likely, it works once and then never works again (sometimes it is detected by the computer but all transfers freeze) until I reinstall Rockbox from scratch.

[jualit]

I recently manually Rockboxed my Clip Zip and everything is more or less functional. There is one bug I have encountered, though, that freezes the player (displays only the USB graphic with no status bar, until I am forced to power if off) when I connect it to my computer via USB, but this only happens when the Clip is already powered on beforehand. When I connect it while it is powered off, everything works well after it boots and the computer detects the device correctly. Interestingly, the status bar is not obscured when the Clip is connected the right way.

I'm thinking of updating to the latest Rockbox build. When I extract the latest .zip, do I just overwrite my current .rockbox folder with the contents of the latest one? Or do I totally replace it? Also, do I have to re-install the bootloader as well? Thanks.

[felinoel]

Newegg is having a sale on Clip Zip 1.1s and I always wanted to try Rockbox so I figured I would give it a shot, but then I noticed some guides don't include version 1.1, is it just the same as 1 or will it not work?

[bertrik]

I know the Clip Zip can come in a few hardware configurations, for example possibly using different FM tuner chips and different display types ("Visionox" or "Wisechip"). I haven't seen any reference to a "1.1" version yet and I'm curious what the difference could be. Do you have a direct link to a place where the 1.1 version is mentioned?