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Which bootloader for iRiver H1x0/H3x0 - 120 GB SSD mod

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monoid:
I am going to do SSD mod for H120 and I am little bit confused which bootloader to use. The official stable 6 or 7pre4?

My SSD is 120 GB, so 6 should be OK (if I understand it well that up to 120 GB is supported), but it is SSD and not normal disk, so maybe it needs some additional features not implemented in 6....

I found warnings from developers that H1x0/3x0 bootloaders younger than cca 2 years old are corrupted and may brick the device (there was some bug introduced and no-one knows what and when....). 7pre4 seems to be older, so it might be OK, but I do not want brick my lovely H120.

So, is 6 satisfactory for 120 GB SSD? And if not, is 7pre4 safe to install?   

AlexP:
The H100 and H300 bootloaders are broken in git, we haven't ever released a broken one.  7pre4 is not official, but many people (myself included) are using it.  As for which is actually needed, I don't know I'm afraid.

monoid:
OK, thanks. I understand that 7pre4 is not official and that it seems it works fine.

I will try official 6 with my SSD and if it will not work, then install 7pre4.

PS.
Wouldn't it be possible to dig out the last stable version of bootloader, or 7pre4 (which seems to be OK)?

AlexP:
If you try a bootloader and it is bad you need specialist equipment to recover the player.  As a result not many people are willing to test to find out when it broke.

monoid:
I know that defective bootloader may brick the device, that is why I ask which bootloader I should use. And which bootloader seems to be OK (Is not known to brick devices).

Till now nobody answered my simple question if bootloader 6 is sufficient for 120 MB SSD disk. I wish it is. If it is not, 7pre4 seems to be (to my understanding OK). Or am I wrong and 7pre4 is known to make problems? (I do not want from you the guarantie it is 100% without problems, I understand it may cause problems as almost any program may...)

I already have SSD, but I wait for the thing to connect it to PC to be able to format it. So, I cannot try if it works with bootloader 6 or not, now. In case, it wil not work, I will not know whether it is because I do something wrong or that it is expectable because it cannot work with 6 and I need an unofficial bootloader.

So, I try to avoid 7pre4 unless it is really needed or unless it is known not to cause problems.

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