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SD card support in bootloader?

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Mihail Zenkov:
Mini how-to update bootloader:
1. place to one dir: OF (clpzV010121.bin), new (bootloader-clipzip.sansa) and mkamsboot.
2. open terminal in this dir and run: ./mkamsboot clpzV010121.bin bootloader-clipzip.sansa clpzV010121_new.bin
3. copy clpzV010121_new.bin to your player
4. reboot to OF

johnb:
I successfully installed the new bootloader on this clip+ I mentioned before.
While I faced dismounting issues in Win10 and drives disappearing when I was
- trying to copy over the latest rockbox build
- deleting the files/dirs created by the OF
which is familiar (that's why I said the internal storage is dying),
I ended in a situation where the clip+ actually booted from SD, recent_bookmarks file was created in the .rockbox dir on the SD and no internal storage was visible from the file browser.

In a nutshell: the new bootloader WORKED for me!

Thanks a lot!

P.S.: during those activities, an ATA error and a mount problem was reported on the clip. Chkdsk also had found problems. So I am not fully clear, whether it really is the flash or the controller which is flaky.

Mihail Zenkov:
johnb: Good report, I glad that changes works as expected and helpful. And yes - when rockbox boot from SD it will show only SD as internal storage was not mounted.

shrizza:
I have a Sansa Clip Zip that randomly (about 50% of the time) stops at boot on the "Boot 4.0" message. I suspected it was suffering from faulty NAND and thus decided to install this bootloader.

I'm pretty sure it was successfully installed since I am seeing a different message "Boot 7cb1e5a-160" as opposed to "Boot 4.0". Unfortunately, it is still randomly failing with the message "Loading firmware. Read failed" (there's a bit more to that message but it is cut off). Is my Clip Zip failing in some way this bootloader is not expecting?

For reference: both before and after the installation, when booting is successful it shows a "Boot 3.13" message before finally idling at the usual RB menu. When it is not successful it sometimes stops at a blank screen with the message "Plug USB cable".

johnb:
Do you have a copy of the .rockbox directory on the SD card?

Don't use the 3.13, but the current dev build and try again.

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