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AGPTEK Rocker
Milardo:
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--- Quote from: coacharnold on July 06, 2019, 03:18:51 PM ---please someone correct me if im wrong. My understanding is that there is no bootloader, that agptek did the kernel update itself and it only supports dual booting... so you have to select rocker or rockbox when you start up, everytime.
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well, if that is the case, i will clearly stick to fw 1.2 2017, so to boot up straight into rb.
@milardo: regarding the patched fw, which ofw is it based on and can you boot right into rb with it?
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It's a dual boot solution, but you can enter rockbox right away by just pressing the enter/play button. I'm not sure what ofw it is based on sorry.
shabu:
--- Quote from: Milardo on July 07, 2019, 10:43:56 AM ---It's a dual boot solution, but you can enter rockbox right away by just pressing the enter/play button. I'm not sure what ofw it is based on sorry.
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oh well, never mind - i believed it is your own build. any chance to contact the maintainer of that patched fw then?
one more question: regarding the few new devel devices like sony nwz, xduoo, rocker - which one is the most advanced rb experience?
or in other words - is the rocker choice n1 when looking for a new rboxable player?
Milardo:
--- Quote from: shabu on July 07, 2019, 12:11:51 PM ---
--- Quote from: Milardo on July 07, 2019, 10:43:56 AM ---It's a dual boot solution, but you can enter rockbox right away by just pressing the enter/play button. I'm not sure what ofw it is based on sorry.
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oh well, never mind - i believed it is your own build. any chance to contact the maintainer of that patched fw then?
one more question: regarding the few new devel devices like sony nwz, xduoo, rocker - which one is the most advanced rb experience?
or in other words - is the rocker choice n1 when looking for a new rboxable player?
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Actually the build is not mine, i followed the compiling instructions and uploaded it for people.. On the forum here and i think the irc channel- user "wodz" is the one to ask about it.
I think the rocker is the best choice, except that the battery life isn't too good at the moment-6 + hours
Yes the rocker is the lowest priced, it still can be bought new, that's probably the best choice for a new rockboxable player. Sony nwz ones aren't new anymore, and the xduoo can be pricey.
coacharnold:
Hey .... do I go through the install process
It seems to reboot, then for a split second each screen
screen 1 - Insert TF PLs
Screen 2 - Updater V 1.1
Screen 3 - v-v failed
Then it reboots back to the original firmware. Mine says version 1.31 Beta
Any Ideas?
coacharnold:
So ... i discovered this post ... apperently there is different version rockers? I downgraded using the below intructions ... to version 1.2
I still cannot upgrade to the rb firmware and get the v_v error.
any thoughts ?
Re: AGPTEK Rocker
« Reply #248 on: October 07, 2018, 04:20:21 AM »
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Quote from: shikotee on October 05, 2018, 03:03:44 PM
Unless I am mistaken, only underst0rm has managed to do this successfully by opening up the device, soldering access through serial console, and making a date fix.
My fingers are crossed that (sometime in the near future) something will be figured out that will allow flashing from the device.
Not true. In the end, the fix is only to change the version string in the image, not something on the player. No need to open up the device.
Under Linux, I can modify the AGPTEK image to flash on the T6 like this:
Code:
# Download imagearchive and extract image
$ wget http://images.agptek.us/Download/AGPTEK_ROCKER\(20171101\).rar
$ unrar e AGPTEK_ROCKER\(20171101\).rar
# Extract the internal image files into the "iso" folder
xorriso -osirrox on -ecma119_map lowercase -indev ROCKER_update.upt -extract / iso
# Open iso/version.txt, Replace ver=1.0.0.0 with ver=2018-10-07T00:00:00+08:00
# Repack into an update image
xorriso -as mkisofs -volid 'CDROM' --norock -output uROCKER_update_1.8_beta.upt iso
The same process works also on a rockbox enabled 1.2 firmware. I'm sure you can also use windows, as long as you find something which can unpack and pack an iso image.
« Last Edit: October 07, 2018, 04:23:47 AM by underst0rm »
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