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How can I automatically boot Original Sansa firmware instead of Rockbox?

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saratoga:

--- Quote from: Logos on February 15, 2013, 12:35:52 PM ---There should be an option to reverse the boot order

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The bootloaders are simple programs with no options at all. 

AlexP:
The bootloader is separate to Rockbox, and should be kept as simple as possible.  On many players making mistakes in the bootloaders is dangerous.

Logos:
I use plenty of boot loaders on many different devices.Having the option to boot into original firmware instead of rockbox is not so crazy.Having the option to hold the reverse button while booting to boot rockbox instead of the original firmware wouldnt be such a bad idea.

I mean the whole reason rockbox is around is to provide customization options for our devices.

thanks for any help,wish there was an option in rockbox to do this

bluebrother:

--- Quote from: Logos on February 15, 2013, 03:20:30 PM ---I mean the whole reason rockbox is around is to provide customization options for our devices.
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Errm. No.

The whole reason Rockbox is around is people not satisfied with the firmware provided by the vendor of their player. Which is also the reason why I sometime started using Rockbox. It's a replacement firmware, it's not just about "customizations". And due to that there's really no point in defaulting to something else than Rockbox.

Depending on the device there are limitations for the bootloader. Some devices have rather hard size limitations (it only works by compressing the firmware), and on quite a lot of devices changing the bootloader is critical and something going wrong when doing so can brick your player. Plus, the more complex it is the harder it is to maintain it -- people are working on Rockbox in their spare time, and time is one of the most critical factors for development.

Logos:
Im well aware of the limitations. And having an alternative "firmware" can be considered a "customization" in the broadest sense.

Computers,Sony PSP, Nintendo DS LITES, Sony PlayStations.......the list goes on....all of them have the option to boot to the original firmware.And they are still working on size limitations.But ultimately its all up to the developers.

Wasnt bitching,just  wondering and then wishing there was a way.

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