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Hardware / Re: IPOD (ALL MODELS) iFlash Adapter Issues [SOLVED!?]
« Last post by speachy on September 14, 2023, 10:55:50 PM »... are you using an actual iFlash board, or is it a generic knockoff?
What you're reporting is unusual; the mSATA-based flash adapters are known to be very power hungry but the SD-based ones should, if anything, lead to improved battery times.
That said, rockbox actually disables some of the ATA power management stuff because it's known to lead to data corruption on the the iFlash SD adapters -- the tl;dr is that they don't properly handling the ATA power management commands, leading to massive data corruption if we try to tell the device to go into a state where it's safe to kill power (and then kill power a couple of seconds after we're told it's ok to do so)
What you're reporting is unusual; the mSATA-based flash adapters are known to be very power hungry but the SD-based ones should, if anything, lead to improved battery times.
That said, rockbox actually disables some of the ATA power management stuff because it's known to lead to data corruption on the the iFlash SD adapters -- the tl;dr is that they don't properly handling the ATA power management commands, leading to massive data corruption if we try to tell the device to go into a state where it's safe to kill power (and then kill power a couple of seconds after we're told it's ok to do so)
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Hardware / Re: New cheap portable player in the market
« Last post by speachy on September 14, 2023, 10:47:11 PM »The FunKey hardware is actually very well suited for a DAP -- The V3/V3s SoC would be my choice if I were starting a design from scratch today, and the only real strike against the FunKey is its clamshell design -- it has to be open to be used (there's a magnetic switch that completely kills power when you close the unit up)
But a touchscreen is IMNSHO worthless in a DAP, because without hard buttons, you have to be able to see the screen in order to effectively operate the device. This makes it a non-starter for visually impaired folks, or in situations where looking at a screen would be unsafe.
But a touchscreen is IMNSHO worthless in a DAP, because without hard buttons, you have to be able to see the screen in order to effectively operate the device. This makes it a non-starter for visually impaired folks, or in situations where looking at a screen would be unsafe.
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Hardware / Re: New cheap portable player in the market
« Last post by sandreas on September 14, 2023, 10:27:35 PM »FYI:
I filed and issue at the FunKey S hardware repository, wether they would be interested in forking a dedicated audio player...
I think the FunKey S would be a very interesting platform, because it is completely open hardware / firmware and the only things missing would be a touchscreen (Sitronix ST7789V), an audio jack and an appropriate case . However, the quality of the selected audio chip would be something very important...
Perhaps someone is able to work on this, I would be interested.
As an Android device, I'm pretty happy with my Unihertz Jelly 2e, which has Android 12, is pretty fast, has an Audio Jack, a programmable custom button (I use it for media control), decent battery life and is about 100 bucks used.
Currently I'm developing a Fully Cross Platform App (Win,Lin,macOs,iOS,Android) with AvaloniaUI (C#) for Music and Audiobooks (ToneAudioPlayer), but it is pretty far from being released.
I filed and issue at the FunKey S hardware repository, wether they would be interested in forking a dedicated audio player...
I think the FunKey S would be a very interesting platform, because it is completely open hardware / firmware and the only things missing would be a touchscreen (Sitronix ST7789V), an audio jack and an appropriate case . However, the quality of the selected audio chip would be something very important...
Perhaps someone is able to work on this, I would be interested.
As an Android device, I'm pretty happy with my Unihertz Jelly 2e, which has Android 12, is pretty fast, has an Audio Jack, a programmable custom button (I use it for media control), decent battery life and is about 100 bucks used.
Currently I'm developing a Fully Cross Platform App (Win,Lin,macOs,iOS,Android) with AvaloniaUI (C#) for Music and Audiobooks (ToneAudioPlayer), but it is pretty far from being released.
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Hardware / Re: IPOD (ALL MODELS) iFlash Adapter Issues [SOLVED!?]
« Last post by woodensoul on September 14, 2023, 08:36:02 PM »I noticed the back felt warm after transferring a lot of files with the OF and then playing them in Rockbox. I would have to check if it gets warm during normal playback in Rockbox. I can say that battery run time in the OF seems normal. Testing right now and at 2.5 hours and 60% full battery.
The battery run time in Rockbox was much better with the spinning hard drive before I converted to SD.
My assumption is the iFlash adapter is getting warm based on how the back of the case seems to be acting like a heat sink.
The battery run time in Rockbox was much better with the spinning hard drive before I converted to SD.
My assumption is the iFlash adapter is getting warm based on how the back of the case seems to be acting like a heat sink.
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Hardware / Re: IPOD (ALL MODELS) iFlash Adapter Issues [SOLVED!?]
« Last post by saratoga on September 14, 2023, 08:05:50 PM »^^ Open it up and see what part is getting hot?
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Rockbox Utility / Re: Help? Could not open iPod:permission denied
« Last post by philden on September 14, 2023, 07:14:42 PM »Try running the Rockbox Utility from the Terminal using sudo:
sudo /Applications/RockboxUtility.app/Contents/MacOS/RockboxUtility
sudo /Applications/RockboxUtility.app/Contents/MacOS/RockboxUtility
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Hardware / Re: IPOD (ALL MODELS) iFlash Adapter Issues [SOLVED!?]
« Last post by woodensoul on September 14, 2023, 06:10:35 PM »I have an iPod Mini 1G with a 512GB SD card and iFlash adapter. Rockbox seems to work well except the battery life (with a brand new battery) is atrocious. Maybe 1.5 hours. I am running the daily build 230914. Does anyone have any suggestions to fix this?
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Rockbox General Discussion / Re: Are there any players I can buy for using Rockbox?
« Last post by Polarigel on September 14, 2023, 03:51:16 PM »I too use my Rockbox-player for listening to audio-books in bed- about the same way you do with podcasts. I hold my player in my hand for jumping back in track or changing the volume. Strangely just holding my powered-off player sometimes helps me to sleep 
. I used to wake up in the morning lying on my Clip+. The Hifi Walker is larger, but that actually doesn't disturb me. I don't wake up lying on it any more, but that's all.
If you prefer a small item, you could try a mobile phone with a podcast or audiobook app on your nightstand and a bluetooth remote control (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/-/de/TUNAI-Button-Media-Remote-Control/dp/B07JQ8Q6X6?ref_=ast_sto_dp). My remote (no longer available) is about the size of a Clip+. It can start or stop the audioplayer, jump in the track and control volume. The Hifi Walker is to big for carrying around, so I use the remote in combination with my phone when travelling.
. I used to wake up in the morning lying on my Clip+. The Hifi Walker is larger, but that actually doesn't disturb me. I don't wake up lying on it any more, but that's all.If you prefer a small item, you could try a mobile phone with a podcast or audiobook app on your nightstand and a bluetooth remote control (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/-/de/TUNAI-Button-Media-Remote-Control/dp/B07JQ8Q6X6?ref_=ast_sto_dp). My remote (no longer available) is about the size of a Clip+. It can start or stop the audioplayer, jump in the track and control volume. The Hifi Walker is to big for carrying around, so I use the remote in combination with my phone when travelling.
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Rockbox Utility / Help? Could not open iPod:permission denied
« Last post by ShockADD on September 14, 2023, 02:19:16 PM »Trying to install RB on a 30GB iPod Video- using the automatic installation I get "could not open iPod: permission denied" three times in the progress box
Using OS X 10.15.7 Bought a used iPod for this as I got nostalgic for same I had back in 2010 with RB on it.
Gotta be something silly right??
Using OS X 10.15.7 Bought a used iPod for this as I got nostalgic for same I had back in 2010 with RB on it.
Gotta be something silly right??
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Other - Installation/Removal / Re: [Solved] Surfans F20 "stock firmware image"
« Last post by Lohe on September 14, 2023, 12:54:59 PM »Excellent! Worked flawless. Very nice! Thanks!