Sansa Fuze Plus Fuze+ - Missing mkimxboot program

[warrenrh]

I am attempting to install Rockbox, on my Sansa Fuze+  (Sansa Fuze Plus) - version 2.38.06A .

The Rockbox-sansafuzeplus.pfd manual that I downloaded says that I need to make use of --
the version of mkimxboot for my operating system from Rockbox’s server:
http: //download.rockbox.org/bootloader/sandisk-sansa/mkimxboot/

I have been unable to find the indicated program.
I use Windows 7 - 64 bit.
I am trying the manual installation -- because the automated method failed.

Can you give me some advice, or help on finding mkimxboot - or whatever program  I should use?

[bluebrother]

Explain what the "automated install failed" is.

[warrenrh]

Yes, I can describe the failure that happened when I attempted the Automated installation.

I basically followed the rockbox-sansafuzeplus.pdf at 2.2.1 for Automated Installation, attempting to use the instructions at:  http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SansaFuzePlusPort .

I downloaded:    http://download.rockbox.org/rbutil/win32/RockboxUtility-v1.2.14.zip and extracted out the RockboxUtility.exe  for use with Windows.

I downloaded and extracted the original  firmware for the Fuze from:  http://mp3support.sandisk.com/firmware/fuzeplus/fuzeplus02.38.06.zip  and extracted out the firmware.sb file .

I attached my Sansa Fuze+ via USB MSC mode to my computer.  After starting up the RockboxUtility program -- I identified my SansaFuze+ location to the RockboxUtility. 
I went to the "Installation" tab, and clicked on the button to "Install the bootloader".  I selected my firmware.sb file when prompted.   

The installation starts... I see the following messages in a dialog box  -- Downloading bootloader file.... Download finished (cache used).... Patching file...

RockboxUtility stops and  fails saying in in another Dialog box that "RockboxUtility.exe has stopped working".   
I am using Windows 7 - 64 bit if that might be significant .

So I decide to attempt a manual installation -- but am stopped when I can not find the mkimxboot program.

[bluebrother]

The installation starts... I see the following messages in a dialog box  -- Downloading bootloader file.... Download finished (cache used).... Patching file...

RockboxUtility stops and  fails saying in in another Dialog box that "RockboxUtility.exe has stopped working".   
I am using Windows 7 - 64 bit if that might be significant .

The OS used is always interesting, since all problems might be OS specific. I can reproduce this issue, will need to check this against other OSes as well.

Edit: Ok, this is a generic problem. It's caused by a change in mkimxboot which wasn't fixed in Rockbox Utility. It's fixed in the current development tree, please use a development binary of Rockbox Utility (see link in my signature).

[warrenrh]

Thank You.  I successfully used the Rockbox Utility.

[Skeelsie]

I also experienced the Same issue and the Dev link in your signature had me up and running in two minutes.

Thanks for the hard work you guys put into this, it's turned my Fuze+ into the player it should have been out of the box.


A MASSIVE leap over the frankly uncomprehendingly silly firmware the player Ships with.

Many internets l33t 11111 credits for your efforts.