confused a bit

[onus]

okay so i gots me a sansa fuse 8 gig v02.03.33a

i am linux user (just installed fluxbox) and i wanna try linux mp3 player out
i go to link to get OF sana.bin thing and all i get is .exe for installin on windows for it to do it automagic. not chill dude. i googled lookin fo the .bin file w/ no luck... i dont know where to turn

got the bootloader and mkmsboot so i cant move on to next step till i get the bin file...

thanks for all your input.

[saratoga]

i am linux user (just installed fluxbox) and i wanna try linux mp3 player out

Just so you know, rockbox has nothing to do with linux.

i go to link to get OF sana.bin thing and all i get is .exe for installin on windows for it to do it automagic. not chill dude. i googled lookin fo the .bin file w/ no luck... i dont know where to turn

Assuming you mean the sandisk updater, both the bin file and the the sandisk updater are linked from the same page on their website.  I'm guessing you clicked the wrong link. 

[onus]

thanks i guess i just need to read 

now i get this:

[root@Desktop rbinstall]# sudo ./mkamsboot fuzea.bin bootloader-fuze.sansa patched.bin
sudo: ./mkamsboot: command not found
[root@Desktop rbinstall]# ./mkamsboot fuzea.bin bootloader-fuze.sansa patched.bin
bash: ./mkamsboot: Permission denied


and i swear i read and followed the distructions this time.

[bluebrother]

thanks i guess i just need to read 

Yes you do.
1. Why aren't you using Rockbox Utility?

[root@Desktop rbinstall]# sudo ./mkamsboot fuzea.bin bootloader-fuze.sansa patched.bin

2. Why are you using sudo here? Using sudo here is a bad idea, and the manual doesn't tell anything about using sudo for mkamsboot.

[root@Desktop rbinstall]# ./mkamsboot fuzea.bin bootloader-fuze.sansa patched.bin
bash: ./mkamsboot: Permission denied

3. You need to set the executable bit on mkamsboot.

and i swear i read and followed the distructions this time.

Impossible. If so, why haven't you been using Rockbox Utility in the first place? It does run on Linux (and the manual recommends using it since it simplifies things a lot).

[onus]

neat rockbox utility!

okay that worked but now i cant mount my sansa on either windows or linux... :,(

help

[onus]

seriously. is there a setting somewhere or soemthing? it will not register as a usb device. just charge. thats it. i had high hopes for open source. promote it w/ my life but my astounding ignorance makes me sad panda....

[saratoga]

seriously. is there a setting somewhere or soemthing? it will not register as a usb device. just charge. thats it. i had high hopes for open source. promote it w/ my life but my astounding ignorance makes me sad panda....

Are you running 3.10?  That release predates USB support for your player.  If you update to the current build, USB will be included.

[onus]

year ver. 3.10

how do i update if it wont mount?

thanks for your all your help

[saratoga]

year ver. 3.10

how do i update if it wont mount?

thanks for your all your help

Use the sandisk firmware for USB.

[onus]

sansa no longer even recognized by pc. can not mount it... in windows or linux OS... im at a loss... at there system settings on the device itself? or did i just brick the thing?

[saratoga]

sansa no longer even recognized by pc. can not mount it... in windows or linux OS...

Yes, without a USB driver, you cannot use USB.  Hence, you will not be able to use USB.

im at a loss... at there system settings on the device itself? or did i just brick the thing?

No.  Just reboot into the sandisk firmware, and use their USB code to mount the player. Hold left while booting.  If that doesn't make sense, check the manual, it explains all of this in boring detail. 

[onus]

holy! greatest thing ever! saratoga. you. are. my, HERO! btw. thanks