bmp2rb == Paint Shop Pro 9? (RE:Gigabeat Bootloader)

[Job Van Dam]

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GigabeatFXPort#Latest_Bootloader

I was just wondering is it possible create a raw file for the Gigabeat Rockbox bootloader using Paint Shop Pro 9 instead?
PSP does have the ability to make raw files (I just need to know the attributes,  mainly header size). I just hope bmp2rb isn't a proprietary raw file maker.

I ask cause not only would it be more convient to use PSP but also bmp2rb doesn't work for me for some reason. I use the command line "bmp2rb.exe input.bmp -f 4 -r > bootsplash.raw" in the command prompt window (after placing the .bmp in the same folder as bmp2rb and replacing input.bmp in the command line with the filename .bmp) but the raw file it outputs doesn't work, I can tell by the filesize and the fact that when I put on the Gigabeat it shows up garbled. I even used the original stock image and that comes out wrong as well.

Also what does the "-r" attribute do? When looking through the options that one isn't there. When removed though it does it make the outputted raw file bigger.

If this topic is in the wrong forum, I apolgize and if you could point me to the right forum to post this topic.
Thank you.

[dude_phoenix]

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/GigabeatFXPort#Latest_Bootloader

I was just wondering is it possible create a raw file for the Gigabeat Rockbox bootloader using Paint Shop Pro 9 instead?
PSP does have the ability to make raw files (I just need to know the attributes,  mainly header size). I just hope bmp2rb isn't a proprietary raw file maker.

under win. i think we can creat raw if use this --->
Adobe Photoshop 9.0 CS2 + DNG Camera Raw 3.6 (http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/win/3.x/DNG_Camera_Raw_3_6.zip)

[dude_phoenix]

or we can use ACDSee latest than 8.1.** i read it somewhere.

[Bagder]

I just hope bmp2rb isn't a proprietary raw file maker.

bmp2rb is the tool in Rockbox that converts images from BMP to the Rockbox internal format. The tool is available as source code in the Rockbox tarballs and source repository.

[Job Van Dam]

Thanks dude_phoenix an Badger but bmp2rb works now.

It turns out I had an older version of it which didn't have the -r option. I updated my source to the Jan 19th build which had the latest version of the tool.

[MaD_MaX]

I new to Rockbox and this might be a stupid question. Anyway, how can I change the bootsplash on my gigabeat F.  I tried to put the bootsplash.raw file everywhere (in root, .Rockbox, GBSYSTEM, ...) but I never got rid of the ugly bootloader from Toshiba.

[ColdSphinx]

@MaD_MaX: The boot picture is integratet in the rockbox. file ("rockbox.gigabeat" for you).
You have to recompile or you can try it with this tool (click) the target picture can be found on the svn (make sure you choose the right one and replace it wit one in the same size).

[Mad Cow]

@MaD_MaX: The boot picture is integratet in the rockbox. file ("rockbox.gigabeat" for you).
You have to recompile or you can try it with this tool (click) the target picture can be found on the svn (make sure you choose the right one and replace it wit one in the same size).

Strangely, not for the gigabeat. The bootloader searches for bootsplash.raw in the root, if it doesn't find it it shows the original one. This makes it much easier to change that image.

[Llorean]

This is very likely to change though. In the end it should be the Rockbox binary loading a regular bitmap. Bootloaders should not do other things.