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porting RockBox to a Mp3/MP4 player with Manufacturer's cooperation

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2202083:
I dont like this whole thing, sounds messy. If the Rockbox devs are really intirested in this whole thing I suggest:
1. You get lawyers.
2. Your ready to sacrifice the rockbox image of a free indapendant firmware.

Once a company starts getting it's hands in your stuff it can be hard to get them out.


My 2 cents.

saratoga:

--- Quote from: 2202083 on August 31, 2006, 01:53:09 PM ---
1. You get lawyers.

--- End quote ---

Why?


--- Quote from: 2202083 on August 31, 2006, 01:53:09 PM ---2. Your ready to sacrifice the rockbox image of a free indapendant firmware.

--- End quote ---

I don't think you understand what open source software is.  Ever hear of "linux", "gcc" or "firefox"?  Companies are involved in all of those projects.  I suggest you Google the GPL and get a feel for how this works before giving (terrible) advice.


--- Quote from: 2202083 on August 31, 2006, 01:53:09 PM ---Once a company starts getting it's hands in your stuff it can be hard to get them out.

--- End quote ---

This is a GPLed project.  We can't keep or get anyone out, and doing so would make no sense and violate the entire spirit of the project.  The whole idea of the GPL is that the software is availble to EVERYONE, not just people we like.

portable:
Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that someone started another thread on this mp4
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=5735.0

And there is some updated info over there.

Cheers
Eric

portable:
To aid/encourage efforts to reverse engineer this mp4 player, here are photos of the opened X8.
(Higher resolution photos available from me.)

Bagder should have made X8 PCB diagrams and OTG datasheets available to Rockbox developers. Or request it from me.

So far, I am not aware of any significant progress on this port.


X8 with its front cover opened.


X8 with its front cover and LCD flipped


X8 with its LCD removed. Note that the connector next to the battery is used to connect to the keypad on the front of the X8.


X8 with its battery flipped


X8 with its back cover opened. This is where the hard disk is installed.

nimdae:
You know, I hate to be a negative nancy, and I'd like this to be as true as it's being made out to be, but this seems a bit...off. If I were a manufacturer of a device and wanted help from open developers, I would be more prone to contact the developers directly rather than through an open forum. I read through this entire thread, and I hope it's all legit, but part of me believes one should proceed with extreme caution.

If the mp4 manufacturer is serious about using rockbox as their primary OS on their player, I hope that it is with understanding that they have absolutely no control over it unless they contribute to the project as it is NOT a "mp4" project.

If this is real, I will hold the manufacturers of this device as gods for bringing us something that many of us have been wanting out of all the other devices out there.

However, something tells me that there is something not quite right about the whole thing. I'd like to see some kind of confirmation of legitimacy from one or more developers.

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