AIGO EROS Q / AIGO EROS K / IRULU Surfans F20 / AGPTek H3 / HIFI WALKER H2

[rdtyphn]

Thanks for the suggestion but I’m not using the database. This crashing is only while using the file tree browser.
I’ve never initialized the database either.

[rdtyphn]

That is a lot of folders! One more idea - have you tried turning off Directory Cache? I'm not actually sure what effect it may or may not have, but I would be interested to hear if it changed the behavior in any way.

I tried turning it off and it made browsing the file tree very very slow and nearly unusable. Maybe the issue is that the directory cache is not able to handle that many folders and when I'm browsing with the option on it's behaving as if it were off and causing errors/crashing.

Thanks

[ZOS474]

Here is the 1.5 firmware for HiFi Walker H2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZxpT8HNgsMVfM0MXmQnTxTTLzTXpixk/view?usp=sharing

Please can you clarify: is this an original firmware version 1.5 for the HiFi Walker H2? I want to make sure I have a backup before trying to install Rockbox. If it isn't, could you please advise how I can extract it off my new player or download it somewhere? Thanks![/s]

[UPDATE] RTFM, I guess... I see that 'user1975' in reply #217 kindly uploaded the original firmware and 'mrsubway' in reply #179 gave some clear & succinct instructions to do the install, which worked well for my new HiFi Walker H2 with the 1.5.01Beta firmware.  Thanks for your guidance.

[speachy]

A couple years ago, AIGO released an EROS Q II, in two variants -- one that looks the same as the old one, and one without most of the controls, replacing it with a touch-senisitive area.  I don't know how the underlying hardware compares to the first-generation, though they made a big deal about how it's more capable, and it also utilizes an ESS 9118 DAC.

Last night I discovered that they're also selling an EROS Q v2.0, and that is based on the same X1000+hibyplayer architecture as the original -- And I know this because there's a firmware update file for it.  I wasn't able to sufficiently navigate the chinese-only website to find pictures, but based on photos on Aliexpress it seems to be similar to the updated Hifiwalker H2, sporting a USB-C port.  (The Q II still has a micro-B USB port)

I should be able to patch the Q v2.0 image to enable the hosted port to run on it.

[chancerlane]

Hi, so this is my first time installing rockbox on anything. I have the HIFI Walker H2 1.5 Firmware. Everything has been going smoothly until I try and use the .upt file after using the Utility Tool. I run the update and get "v_v Failed" Everytime I try and run the update any help?

[mrsubway]

Hi, so this is my first time installing rockbox on anything. I have the HIFI Walker H2 1.5 Firmware. Everything has been going smoothly until I try and use the .upt file after using the Utility Tool. I run the update and get "v_v Failed" Everytime I try and run the update any help?
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Does your firmware say 1.5 or something like 1.51 or 1.5 beta?

Mine came with something like 1.51 or something like that.

If that's the case, you have to downgrade to 1.5 first.  Here is a copy from my Dropbox.  You'll flash this first.  Then try the Rockbox 1.5 upt.

This is stock 1.5.  https://www.dropbox.com/s/jgt0khpijw91e1v/update.upt?dl=0

[chancerlane]

I got Rockbox installed and have been using it for a week now but I'm having a problem with the Database, every time I add new music to my SD Card I have to not just update it (Auto Update doesn't work.) but initialize it and then hard reboot it. Every single time. Is there any way to stream line this or am I just gonna have to use the File Viewer instead?

[mrsubway]

I got Rockbox installed and have been using it for a week now but I'm having a problem with the Database, every time I add new music to my SD Card I have to not just update it (Auto Update doesn't work.) but initialize it and then hard reboot it. Every single time. Is there any way to stream line this or am I just gonna have to use the File Viewer instead?

I don't use it because it keeps crashing.

I actually don't understand its purpose.  File browsing is fine for me.

[chris_s]

There's some tips in the Wiki for troubleshooting database issues: https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/DataBase . It may be choking on a specific file.

As an almost exclusive user of the database, initializing the database works reliably, in my experience. The update function, on the other hand, I try not to use. Never quite worked the way I expected it to, but haven't looked into it any closer than that.

[Roboturner913]

I got an H2 about a week ago and it took some trial and error, but I've finally got Rockbox installed and working great. Wow, what a cool little player this is now! Finally a worthy replacement to my Clip+ (which I still use, all the time, but it's showing its age with sticking buttons and such).

Anyway, much appreciation to everybody who worked on this port! It's amazing. I think I might even buy a second one so I have a backup. 

[mrsubway]

I got an H2 about a week ago and it took some trial and error, but I've finally got Rockbox installed and working great. Wow, what a cool little player this is now! Finally a worthy replacement to my Clip+ (which I still use, all the time, but it's showing its age with sticking buttons and such).

Anyway, much appreciation to everybody who worked on this port! It's amazing. I think I might even buy a second one so I have a backup.

The Clip+ was a great player, but this HiFi Walker is built amazingly sturdy.  I dropped it on the subway tracks the other day. Luckily, no one was hurt when the train derailed.  I'm listening to an audiobook on it now.  😂😂

[mrsubway]

Is the native port still being updated?  I noticed the last update was 07/08/2023.

[Oktan]

Is the native port still being updated?  I noticed the last update was 07/08/2023.

That was the last time there was any commit to Rockbox as a whole, not the Eros Q port specifically.

[mrsubway]

Is the native port still being updated?  I noticed the last update was 07/08/2023.

That was the last time there was any commit to Rockbox as a whole, not the Eros Q port specifically.

The build IS stable.  Thank you.  🙂

[funkateer]

Hey all! I'm happily running Rockbox on my new H2 and it's working excellently. I've been trying out the keyremap plugin but not yet encountered a way to assign the menu button (lower left corner) to enter the "Now Playing" screen/While Playing Screen (WPS) (i.e. I would love for it to enter the WPS regardless of which directory I'm in at the moment, when pressing the menu button). Even better would be if a long-press on the menu button could accomplish to enter the WPS. Does someone here know how to configure this with keyremap?