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KastenKopf:
Hi,

I have rockbox 3.13 installed on a Sandisk ClipZip
Looks since I tried modifying the cabbiev2 theme I got problems with USB connection in rockbox.
When I connect USB with SD card inserted, rockbox shows an image of a USB-cable and then freezes. No  devices get mounted on my PC.
When I connect USB without SD card, empty SD card slot is recognized and then rockbox freezes. Still internal storage not accessible.
When I start the original firmware, I can access the internal storage. fsck.vfat says 1st and 2nd fat as well as bootsectors differ. Fixing this doesn't seem to help though.
When I format the internal storage and copy a backup of my rockbox folder to internal storage, USB seems to work just one time. When I unmount the devices, disconnect and then connect the player again - freeze.
Apart from that everything seems to work fine.

Any suggestions? It's a bit inconvenient to boot to the original firmware each time I want to access the player from PC.

Sry if this is the wrong forum. Since I don't have the time to actively contribute in development I'm not sure where to post such questions.

__builtin:

--- Quote from: KastenKopf on August 12, 2014, 07:34:42 AM ---I have rockbox 3.13 installed on a Sandisk ClipZip
Looks since I tried modifying the cabbiev2 theme I got problems with USB connection in rockbox.
When I connect USB with SD card inserted, rockbox shows an image of a USB-cable and then freezes. No  devices get mounted on my PC.

--- End quote ---

Modifying the theme shouldn't affect USB connectivity.
If you are on Linux (it seems you are: fsck.vfat), volumes might not automount. You'll need to mount the drive manually if it doesn't mount.
Also, 3.13 is pretty old, so maybe a the latest dev build might help (with 2048! :D).

Astrogoth:
The answer to your problem is to turn off Auto Update in Settings -> General -> Database.

[Saint]:

--- Quote from: Astrogoth on August 12, 2014, 11:49:37 AM ---The answer to your problem is to turn off Auto Update in Settings -> General -> Database.

--- End quote ---

No...no it is not.


[Saint]

KastenKopf:
Thanks for your replies so far.

@theunamedguy:
Yes, I'm on Linux and no: Usually USB devices do automount without problems. So did rockbox. And I can't mount it manually either. With freezing I mean: It really does nothing. No reaction when I pull the plug, nor to any key inputs (except hard reset), no answere on /dev/sd* whatsoever (any access on the device runs into timeout).
Dev build might be worth a try. Just thought, "unstable" means actually not quite usable.
Also I could not find a clear change log...?

Don't know about the theme modifying affecting USB or not. It's the only thing I remember doing that turned even a new rockbox installation into an unstable wreck.
A new installation fixes the problems of course, BTW. I can even copy my old config.cfg and modified theme back into the new installation through the original firmware and everything stays normal. The problems seem to arise when I modify e.g. the wps file while it's loaded... but just notices and guesses. I accidentally wrecked just 2 installations so far. Hope it stays at this if I keep my fingers away from any files in the .rockbox folder while in rockbox.

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