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ATA error: -2 at boot after updating Sansa Clip+ (dev builds)
Bitstream:
Unfortunately I keep having problems with the latest version posted. For example, I haven't been able to access the Clip+ as USB drive(s) anymore. This has always been slow for me (sometimes it took 10 mins until the drive names showed up, so I'm used to it), but now it doesn't work with neither Rockbox nor stock firmware. Sansa firmware again hangs on "Refreshing..." forever - even when I take out the SD card before boot. Booting Rockbox I have several problems, for example "Error accessing playlist control file". The database doesn't seem to work, I can only play by file. And playback sometimes "hangs" like a broken CD (short loop)...
So to put it short, I'd rather return to the stable version I've been using for years. While playback sometimes ended mid-track, it was stable otherwise. But I cannot change firmwares as long as the Clip+ doesn't show up as drive, can I? The drive letters sometimes appear, but with no content. Sometimes Windows reports "Device not recognized". Maybe there is something broken after all?
On a side note, if I were to purchase a new, affordable, tiny FLAC player that supports Rockbox (I read that new Sansas don't), what would be the recommendation?
Thanks!
Mihail Zenkov:
--- Quote from: Bitstream on July 24, 2016, 06:38:26 PM ---Unfortunately I keep having problems with the latest version posted. For example, I haven't been able to access the Clip+ as USB drive(s) anymore. This has always been slow for me (sometimes it took 10 mins until the drive names showed up, so I'm used to it), but now it doesn't work with neither Rockbox nor stock firmware. Sansa firmware again hangs on "Refreshing..." forever - even when I take out the SD card before boot. Booting Rockbox I have several problems, for example "Error accessing playlist control file". The database doesn't seem to work, I can only play by file. And playback sometimes "hangs" like a broken CD (short loop)...
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I think you have another issue (not directly related to freq scaling) - hardware or software problem with file system.
When player off - try hold select (middle button) and connect it to usb. Then try check disk for errors.
Bitstream:
Thanks for the hint. I tried that but the drive keeps disappearing even during CheckDisk, also the checking takes very long... I made one last attempt to get the old firmware back onto it during a period where the drive was visible (in Bootloader mode, it appears sometimes at least), but it seems this only killed the bootloader - boot is now hanging at Rockbox logo... The periods where I see the real drive name SANSA CLIP have become shorter and shorter.
Maybe it's really time for a new player, the Clip+ has served me many years of daily use, and I'm not disappointed at all. Before that I already had a Clip, which I only sold because it didn't have an SD slot.
saratoga:
Try rebooting into the firmware and checking the disk for error.
Bitstream:
I did that too in the meantime (been trying for 2 hours), the drive sooner or later always disappears during any operation. No matter if Checkdisk or trying to delete anything. MUSIC folder is corrupted, Rockbox folder is not. But trying to delete it (I'll just try anything now) I get an error about the files not being accessible.
Using the Utility I also get an error (with or without also installing bootloader) about drive not being writable, this seems to be the relevant part:
[rbutil\rbutilqt\base\utils.cpp:194 INFO] free disk space for "D:/" 154972160
[rbutil\rbutilqt\base\ziputil.cpp:80 INFO] extractArchive "D:/" ""
[rbutil\rbutilqt\base\ziputil.cpp:133 INFO] creating output file failed: "D://.rockbox/docs/sample.icons"
[rbutil\rbutilqt\gui\selectiveinstallwidget.cpp:195 INFO] continuing install with stage 2
[rbutil\rbutilqt\gui\selectiveinstallwidget.cpp:197 ERROR] Last part returned error.
Are there any players with Rockbox support still on the market that could replace a Clip+? Is the Clip Zip (still available from some sources) any good?
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