Fiio M3k

[mario69]

and when i try to put a music in fiio with windows i receive the message in attachment...

[mario69]

I found that I had to put the.rockbox folder from the old sd on the new sd.Unfortunately, I can't load the music files from windows because it tells me the directory does not exist.
i dont understand...

[amachronic]

I found that I had to put the.rockbox folder from the old sd on the new sd.Unfortunately, I can't load the music files from windows because it tells me the directory does not exist.
i dont understand...

My guess: either the tool you used to create the filesystem was utterly broken, or perhaps your SD card is a fake. Have you used this card before in another device?

if not you can try reformatting it with NTFS or exFAT and filling it up. If it still gets corrupted then the problem is most likely the SD card. (Fake cards pretend to be bigger than they actually are so if you write enough data to them, they will lose data or get corrupted.)

If the card is definitely okay then perhaps you should try another tool to create the FAT32 filesystem.

[mario69]

Thanks, the sd card is fine as I have tested it on another mp3 player and it works (sansa clip) also I only uploaded 200 mb of files. In my opinion the problem is related to the fact that I have already uploaded the files to the fiio bootloader.m3k and jztool with the old sd and then I inserted the new sd card by loading the old .rockbox file, taken from the old sd card.I did so because by downloading the .rockbox file from the page of rockbox and loading it on the new sd card, it did not work.Could this be the way to understand the error?
I try two kind of software for make a fat32 format.

[7o9]

You only have to do the bootloader once for your device, but you need to copy Rockbox itself (thr .rockbox directory) to each card you want to use. The bootloader is stored on the device, Rockbox on the sd card. It does not hurt to do the bootloader multiple times though, it will just have no effect.

The fact that Rockbox starts means the bootloader works, the sd card is FAT/FAT32 amd the .rockbox directory exists.

Your music files do not have to be inside the .rockbox directory. You can create any directory on the sd card (i.e. Music) and put your files in there.

I guess Windows says .rockbox does not exist because it starts with . and those might be hidden by default.

[mario69]

thanks
when i try to put a music files in the fiio i read the following error message:
"the file ... is too large for the target file system"
 any idea about th error?

[mario69]

while if i put in the sd card the music files not via fiio but normally via pc its all ok...

[amachronic]

Thanks, the sd card is fine as I have tested it on another mp3 player and it works (sansa clip) also I only uploaded 200 mb of files.
...
I try two kind of software for make a fat32 format.

Okay, that was a bit of a long shot anyway. Another question about the card: how big is it, and what brand?

In my opinion the problem is related to the fact that I have already uploaded the files to the fiio bootloader.m3k and jztool with the old sd and then I inserted the new sd card by loading the old .rockbox file, taken from the old sd card.I did so because by downloading the .rockbox file from the page of rockbox and loading it on the new sd card, it did not work.Could this be the way to understand the error?

Regarding the bootloader 7o9 is correct -- it is written to the Fiio's internal flash, it's not linked to the SD card.

If I understand correctly, the old .rockbox boots on your new SD card, but the latest development version does not? That would be a bug.

Can you give me your bootloader version? It is printed along the bottom of the screen in the recovery menu -- you can get to it by holding Volume Up + Power, or just by booting without an SD card plugged in. It looks like this:

Code: [Select]

4c60bc9e68-210714
\--------/ \----/
    |         |
revision    date

The latest bootloader version is 95408f2117-210614. If you are using an older version, which will have an older date, you might be hitting a bug that exists on your unit and updating the bootloader might help. Download the latest bootloader.m3k, drop it on an SD card and use the "Install/update bootloader" option on the recovery menu.

Once you have the latest bootloader, try again with the development build (not the old .rockbox).

thanks
when i try to put a music files in the fiio i read the following error message:
"the file ... is too large for the target file system"
 any idea about th error?

FAT32 has a 2GB file size limit. But if you're only using small files, then this might be another Rockbox bug.

while if i put in the sd card the music files not via fiio but normally via pc its all ok...

Do you mean transferring files over USB with Rockbox is corrupting your files? Possibly another bug. USB might not be totally stable and I don't use it much myself, so I would advise using an SD card reader or booting into the original firmware to transfer over USB (the OF is also nearly twice the speed of Rockbox).

I can look into the Rockbox bugs if you can trigger the problem on the latest development build. Just make sure to report what you did to trigger the bug and give me the Rockbox version, and if you get any panic screen, let me know what it says (take a picture of it or type it out).

[mario69]

Thanks, the sd card is fine as I have tested it on another mp3 player and it works (sansa clip) also I only uploaded 200 mb of files.
...
I try two kind of software for make a fat32 format.
Okay, that was a bit of a long shot anyway. Another question about the card: how big is it, and what brand?

It’s huawei 256 gb

Quote from: mario69 on Today at 03:02:15 AM
In my opinion the problem is related to the fact that I have already uploaded the files to the fiio bootloader.m3k and jztool with the old sd and then I inserted the new sd card by loading the old .rockbox file, taken from the old sd card.I did so because by downloading the .rockbox file from the page of rockbox and loading it on the new sd card, it did not work.Could this be the way to understand the error?
Regarding the bootloader 7o9 is correct -- it is written to the Fiio's internal flash, it's not linked to the SD card.

If I understand correctly, the old .rockbox boots on your new SD card, but the latest development version does not? That would be a bug.

Yes maybe it is

Can you give me your bootloader version? It is printed along the bottom of the screen in the recovery menu -- you can get to it by holding Volume Up + Power, or just by booting without an SD card plugged in. It looks like this:
Code: [Select]
4c60bc9e68-210714
\--------/ \----/
    |         |
revision    date

Its 954808f2117-210614 the latest

The latest bootloader version is 95408f2117-210614. If you are using an older version, which will have an older date, you might be hitting a bug that exists on your unit and updating the bootloader might help. Download the latest bootloader.m3k, drop it on an SD card and use the "Install/update bootloader" option on the recovery menu.

Once you have the latest bootloader, try again with the development build (not the old .rockbox).

Quote from: mario69 on Today at 06:42:40 AM
thanks
when i try to put a music files in the fiio i read the following error message:
"the file ... is too large for the target file system"
 any idea about th error?
FAT32 has a 2GB file size limit. But if you're only using small files, then this might be another Rockbox bug.
up to now i used a 128 gb sd card and it works perfectly. i don't understand this limitation you are talking about. even before it was formatted in fat32



Quote from: mario69 on Today at 06:49:43 AM
while if i put in the sd card the music files not via fiio but normally via pc its all ok...
Do you mean transferring files over USB with Rockbox is corrupting your files? Possibly another bug. USB might not be totally stable and I don't use it much myself, so I would advise using an SD card reader or booting into the original firmware to transfer over USB (the OF is also nearly twice the speed of Rockbox).

I can look into the Rockbox bugs if you can trigger the problem on the latest development build. Just make sure to report what you did to trigger the bug and give me the Rockbox version, and if you get any panic screen, let me know what it says (take a picture of it or type it out).

please note that I have never correctly deleted the firmware from http://xvtx.ru/rockbox/download.htm on the player
could this be the problem?

[Julian67]

please note that I have never correctly deleted the firmware from http://xvtx.ru/rockbox/download.htm on the player
could this be the problem?

Yes.

[mario69]

how can i delete it and start over?
maybe starting from the original fiio firmware not rockbox
very thanks

[amachronic]

please note that I have never correctly deleted the firmware from http://xvtx.ru/rockbox/download.htm on the player
could this be the problem?

Yes.

No. Native rockbox doesn't care what original firmware is installed because it doesn't use the flash, except for a tiny area that is the same across all firmware versions. Including the XVortex version.

If you do want to reflash the Fiio firmware for your own peace of mind, put the Fiio M3K.fw on the SD card and hold Play+Volume Up+Power to trigger the original firmware's update. To reinstall Rockbox you can follow the install instructions again. However, I don't think this will fix your problem because you already have the latest bootloader.

If you try booting the Rockbox development build, what error message do you get?

[mario69]

I have no error messages. my problem is that I see rockbox loaded on the fiio correctly but when I go to import the music files I get this error: "the file ... is too large for the target file system". redo everything with another sd to understand if the problem is related to the sd card itself or to the procedure, then I will let you know, thank you all!

[mario69]

I inserted an 8gb sd card formatting it in fat32 and everything works fine. So the problem is that a 256gb sd card cannot be used because the software that was suggested to me to format in fat32 does not work and windows 10 does not support fat32 format for 256gb. If anyone knows another method to format the 256gb sd card in fat32 is welcome, otherwise if anyone knows other solutions ... Thanks

[mario69]

Has anyone on the rockbox fiio used a 256gb or larger sd card? It seems strange