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Installation / Removal => Manual Installation => Toshiba - Installation/Removal => Topic started by: rosco_pc on January 15, 2007, 07:58:26 AM
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I saw that the requirements got updated to point out that the 3.03US original firmware is needed. I can confirm that 1.06JP also works after the changes made on the 13th.
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I hope that all versions will now work, so if anyone cannot get the new bootloader/new rockbox to work with their firmware, please let me know.
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My firmware on my F40 is 3.000 US. I followed the instructions for installation very closely. All I got was a DOS-like screen that said Rockbox was loading, but the screen blacked out unless I held the power button on.
There were three text options - to go back to original (or was it previous) kernel, to go into safe mode, to go back to original firmware. The only option that I could get to work was to go back to original firmware.
The only thing I could not find was the fonts.zip file. I assumed it was in the rockbox-gigabeatf-20070117.zip . So, the only thing I did not do was upload the fonts.zip file. Could this have caused my problem?
Update: I just found rockbox-fonts-20070117.zip - is this the fonts.zip file that is referred to in the installation instructions?
So, I'm back to the Gigabeat original firmware - everything seems to be working fine. I'd rather have Rockbox. Does it work with version 3.000 US?
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yes it does work. I had that firmware as well before I switched to rockbox.
are you sure you have the latest bootloader installed?
And yes, thats the font file you need to get, but without it, rockbox should still load.
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By the way, to the developers, I thought the latest firmware version is 3.000US. Does 3.03 exist at all?
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No, the 3.03 doesn't exist (I guesse) and the latest is 3.001
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All files were current as of 1/16/07. I downloaded files as of 1/17/07 and tried again. Same result. :-\
I did get the nice splash screen graphic coat of arms this time. But, nothing beyond that. The screen just fades to black.
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Try copying the rockbox.gigabeat file from the root folder to the .rockbox folder.
That worked for me a couple of times.
Don't forget to try the new bootloader with the new builds.
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Also, try using the daily builds (if not already) instead of the SVN builds. I find them more stable.
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O.K., I got it to work yesterday. The only thing I did different was to stop the Gigabeat by using the "safely remove hardware" option in Windows.
However, I could not get my database to initialize no matter how many times I tried. The backlight wouldn't stay on long enough, and the screen kept fading out. I couldn't get any of the themes to work, possibly a problem with the fonts.
I did use the latest available files. I will keep trying! But, in the meantime, I'm back to Toshiba's firmware.
Thank you everybody for your suggestions, etc. - I'm sure I'll be back.