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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by amachronic on Today at 05:16:17 PM »The touchpad doesn't work well because it isn't physically wired properly, and/or the controller firmware is massively broken. The right 1/3rd of the screen reports two fixed values (for the back and right arrow "buttons") and the left 2/3rds is highly nonlinear which makes the scrollbar a bit janky. By nonlinear I mean this -- If the pad is linear then 1pt = 1mm (for example) no matter where your finger is or what direction you move. But with a nonlinear pad 1pt reported by the pad could be 1mm, or 2mm in another place or 0.1mm at some other point on the screen. And this varies independently in each axis so the problem is compounded. In fact, the pad supports 2-point multitouch, but very unreliably, and only in the left 2/3rds. The touchpad on this device is absolutely TERRIBLE, in fact.
I can easily add an option to change the size of the touch zones, which could be used to make the up/down zones easier to press, but I suspect the issue is simply that the center of the touch is detected poorly -- your finger is very large compared to one "pixel" on the touchpad, and the firmware must calculate the center point based on a huge number of physical inputs from the pad. With bad firmware / bad pad the reported values will also be bad, and it's impossible to fix since it's all hardcoded and hardwired.
Sorry for the long winded rant, but I hope it's explains why the M3K's touchpad sucks.
I can easily add an option to change the size of the touch zones, which could be used to make the up/down zones easier to press, but I suspect the issue is simply that the center of the touch is detected poorly -- your finger is very large compared to one "pixel" on the touchpad, and the firmware must calculate the center point based on a huge number of physical inputs from the pad. With bad firmware / bad pad the reported values will also be bad, and it's impossible to fix since it's all hardcoded and hardwired.
Sorry for the long winded rant, but I hope it's explains why the M3K's touchpad sucks.
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Rockbox Utility / Re: Rockbox version
« Last post by saratoga on Today at 03:01:20 PM »No, each build only runs on it's respective device.
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Rockbox Utility / Rockbox version
« Last post by Den on Today at 02:52:07 PM »Hi,
I know that there is a specific version of Rockbox for the Ipod 5.5g but is the Rockbox version for the Ipod Classic 7g would be compatible with the Ipod 5.5g
there is more flexibility with this newest version
Thanks
Denis
I know that there is a specific version of Rockbox for the Ipod 5.5g but is the Rockbox version for the Ipod Classic 7g would be compatible with the Ipod 5.5g
there is more flexibility with this newest version
Thanks
Denis
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by 7o9 on Today at 02:47:35 PM »Would be nice if the top and bottom regions were a bit bigger. I hit the 'enter' region often too.
Will try to modify the keymap to see if it makes any difference.
Thing is that you are drawn to click on the top/bottom of the elipse thing but the touchstrip extends above and below that.
Will try to modify the keymap to see if it makes any difference.
Thing is that you are drawn to click on the top/bottom of the elipse thing but the touchstrip extends above and below that.
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by bahus on Today at 02:01:09 PM »You can tap the top and bottom of the slide strip for up and down.Yeah I got it. But it's not stable for me. It mostly works but sometime it acts as enter. So I would really like to avoid using scroll at all if possible.
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by 7o9 on Today at 01:56:49 PM »You can tap the top and bottom of the slide strip for up and down.
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by bahus on Today at 01:37:48 PM »Which version of Windows are you using?Windows 10 Pro (Version 2004, OS Build 19041.985)
First feedback: Can you please map prev/next touch buttons in lists as simple move up/down actions (with accelerations on long press) and maybe also play button as enter (as in OF). To me it's very inconvenient to use scroll (it has weird responsiveness) - it would really be great to have ability navigating folders and menus without it.
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by 7o9 on Today at 01:33:55 PM »Those are some very elaborate and specific ways to control the player.I have no problem with pressing play button with my middle finger and Vol+/Vol- with my index finger simultaneously. If you don't like it or can't do it - it shouldn't affect you in any way. And that's just my suggestions. What's yours?
Please demonstrate how to do those while the device is in your pocket!
Calm down, I was just responding to your original "I wonder how to make rockbox more usable in pocket ...". If this helps you, best of luck with it.
I am still getting used to the keymap of the M3K. It has some things that take a little getting used to, only having used RockBox on a long line of various Sansa's before.
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by amachronic on Today at 01:20:19 PM »Be aware installation doesn't work with Zadig WinUsb driverWell that's weird. I tested on a fresh Windows 10 VM under Virtualbox and it worked with WinUSB...
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Zadig libusbk driver needs to be installed instead of WinUSB.
Which version of Windows are you using?
(That was pretty fast by the way!
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Other - Installation/Removal / FiiO M3K Install (Native port)
« Last post by amachronic on Today at 01:16:40 PM »Official FiiO M3K Native installation instructions
There is now a prebuilt bootloader available for the FiiO M3K native port! jztool binaries are currently provided for Windows, and Linux binaries should be available soon. Mac is not yet supported by jztool -- we need some Mac users to try compiling it and let us know that it works.
If you encounter any issues, spot mistakes, or have suggestions for improvements don't hesitate to get in touch.
How to install
First, download the Rockbox bootloader bootloader.m3k and the installation utility jztool for your platform. You will need to refer to the bootloader file later on the command line so it's recommended to put both files in the same folder.
Next, connect the M3K in USB boot mode: plug in one end of the USB cable, and then plug in the other end while holding down the Volume Down button. If you did it correctly then the button light will turn on and the LCD will remain off. Since the USB boot mode is very low level, you might not see any indication on your computer that a USB device was plugged in.
Windows users should now follow the USB driver installation instructions below, before running jztool.
To load the Rockbox bootloader, open a terminal / command prompt in the folder where you downloaded jztool and run the command below. If you have put bootloader.m3k in different folder, you will have to adjust the path accordingly.
Windows:
Linux and Mac: (Linux users will need to run jztool as root, eg. with sudo or su -c)
You should see the Rockbox recovery menu appear on your M3K. If this doesn't happen, check the terminal window for errors. Should you encounter repeated problems loading the bootloader please post here so we can be aware of the problem.
It is highly recommended that you take a backup of the original firmware's bootloader using the "Backup bootloader" option before installing, just in case anything goes wrong or you need to restore the old bootloader for any reason. The backup file fiiom3k-boot.bin will be placed on the root of your SD card, make sure to copy it to your computer and keep it safe somewhere. If you need to restore the bootloader, copy the backup file to your SD card and repeat the steps above to re-load the Rockbox bootloader. Then pick "Restore bootloader" from the menu.
To install the Rockbox bootloader, copy bootloader.m3k to the root of a FAT32-formatted SD card and plug it into your M3K, and choose "Install/update bootloader" from the recovery menu. Once the bootloader is installed, you can access the recovery menu by holding Volume Up while powering on the M3K.
Assuming everything went smoothly, your M3K is now Rockboxed! Simply unzip a Rockbox build to your SD card and enjoy.
Windows USB driver installation
jztool uses a library called libusb to access the M3K in its USB boot mode, and on Windows you need to enable the WinUSB driver for the M3K to make it accessible by libusb. WinUSB is a Microsoft driver and comes bundled with Windows, but unfortunately it's not easy to enable it directly, as it's intended to be "installed" by 3rd party applications as needed.
The recommended way to install the driver is using Zadig, a tool dedicated to installing various USB drivers on Windows for libusb-based applications (download link is at the end of the post). Zadig will require administrator access on the machine you're using. Also note that Zadig is not supported or maintained by the Rockbox developers, so we generally cannot provide support for any Zadig-specific issues you might encounter.
After connecting the M3K to your computer in USB boot mode, open Zadig and select the M3K from the drop down menu. Note the name may end up displaying strangely (just an "X" and a hollow square), the important thing is that the USB IDs are the correct ones (A108 1000).
Ensure you select the WinUSB driver and click "Install Driver". This can take a couple of minutes to complete. Assuming the driver installs successfully you can continue with the installation instructions above.
Links
There is now a prebuilt bootloader available for the FiiO M3K native port! jztool binaries are currently provided for Windows, and Linux binaries should be available soon. Mac is not yet supported by jztool -- we need some Mac users to try compiling it and let us know that it works.
If you encounter any issues, spot mistakes, or have suggestions for improvements don't hesitate to get in touch.
How to install
First, download the Rockbox bootloader bootloader.m3k and the installation utility jztool for your platform. You will need to refer to the bootloader file later on the command line so it's recommended to put both files in the same folder.
Next, connect the M3K in USB boot mode: plug in one end of the USB cable, and then plug in the other end while holding down the Volume Down button. If you did it correctly then the button light will turn on and the LCD will remain off. Since the USB boot mode is very low level, you might not see any indication on your computer that a USB device was plugged in.
Windows users should now follow the USB driver installation instructions below, before running jztool.
To load the Rockbox bootloader, open a terminal / command prompt in the folder where you downloaded jztool and run the command below. If you have put bootloader.m3k in different folder, you will have to adjust the path accordingly.
Windows:
Code: [Select]
jztool.exe fiiom3k load bootloader.m3k
Linux and Mac: (Linux users will need to run jztool as root, eg. with sudo or su -c)
Code: [Select]
./jztool fiiom3k load bootloader.m3k
You should see the Rockbox recovery menu appear on your M3K. If this doesn't happen, check the terminal window for errors. Should you encounter repeated problems loading the bootloader please post here so we can be aware of the problem.
It is highly recommended that you take a backup of the original firmware's bootloader using the "Backup bootloader" option before installing, just in case anything goes wrong or you need to restore the old bootloader for any reason. The backup file fiiom3k-boot.bin will be placed on the root of your SD card, make sure to copy it to your computer and keep it safe somewhere. If you need to restore the bootloader, copy the backup file to your SD card and repeat the steps above to re-load the Rockbox bootloader. Then pick "Restore bootloader" from the menu.
To install the Rockbox bootloader, copy bootloader.m3k to the root of a FAT32-formatted SD card and plug it into your M3K, and choose "Install/update bootloader" from the recovery menu. Once the bootloader is installed, you can access the recovery menu by holding Volume Up while powering on the M3K.
Assuming everything went smoothly, your M3K is now Rockboxed! Simply unzip a Rockbox build to your SD card and enjoy.
Windows USB driver installation
jztool uses a library called libusb to access the M3K in its USB boot mode, and on Windows you need to enable the WinUSB driver for the M3K to make it accessible by libusb. WinUSB is a Microsoft driver and comes bundled with Windows, but unfortunately it's not easy to enable it directly, as it's intended to be "installed" by 3rd party applications as needed.
The recommended way to install the driver is using Zadig, a tool dedicated to installing various USB drivers on Windows for libusb-based applications (download link is at the end of the post). Zadig will require administrator access on the machine you're using. Also note that Zadig is not supported or maintained by the Rockbox developers, so we generally cannot provide support for any Zadig-specific issues you might encounter.
After connecting the M3K to your computer in USB boot mode, open Zadig and select the M3K from the drop down menu. Note the name may end up displaying strangely (just an "X" and a hollow square), the important thing is that the USB IDs are the correct ones (A108 1000).
Ensure you select the WinUSB driver and click "Install Driver". This can take a couple of minutes to complete. Assuming the driver installs successfully you can continue with the installation instructions above.
Links
- Current version (May 15 2021): 2254b8de80-210515
- Bootloader download: https://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/fiio/m3k/bootloader.m3k
- jztool for Windows (32/64 bit): https://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/fiio/m3k/win32/jztool.exe
- Zadig homepage and download: https://zadig.akeo.ie/