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Theming and Appearance Customization / Re: SPAZZ theme
« Last post by philden on January 12, 2025, 07:33:35 PM »Just had a play, and I like it. I had a couple of issues, though. The right channel peak value disappears on the right side, presumably because my play list was large, see pic.
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Feature Ideas / Re: First button press enables backlight only (when docked)
« Last post by Bilgus on January 12, 2025, 09:29:56 AM »'Backlight (While Plugged In).'
and under exemptions 'Disable on External Power'
I think this is probably the reverse of what you are asking for..
and under exemptions 'Disable on External Power'
I think this is probably the reverse of what you are asking for..
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New Ports / Re: Surfans F28
« Last post by schatteneis on January 11, 2025, 10:11:55 AM »sadly no
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Hardware / Re: Changed settings sometimes not saved when relaunching via rockbox.ipod
« Last post by iPodVT on January 09, 2025, 07:00:19 PM »I doubt ROLO goes through the shutdown procedure and I don't see any reason it should if you want your settings saved shut the device down..
Got it - thanks.
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / Re: SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by Frankenpod on January 09, 2025, 02:00:09 PM »You aren't wrong that iFlash adaptors can be troublesome. I get the impression that RB devs have learned more about that than they would have liked to. And I've heard, but not from personal experience, that SSDs with a native ZIF interferface work more reliably. SSDs do seem to have a surprisingly high power draw, compared to the original 1.4" hard drives, though.
If you only need 256GB there's also the 240GB Toshiba 1.4" double-platter hard drive, but that now seems to be vanishingly-rare (have a couple and I'm hanging on to them!).
Main thing with the iFlash seems to be that the work to get round their limitations (failure to properly implement the cache flushing commands?) has the knock-on effect of increasing their power consumption, so I'm not sure the data in that linked 2016 article would still apply.
If you only need 256GB there's also the 240GB Toshiba 1.4" double-platter hard drive, but that now seems to be vanishingly-rare (have a couple and I'm hanging on to them!).
Main thing with the iFlash seems to be that the work to get round their limitations (failure to properly implement the cache flushing commands?) has the knock-on effect of increasing their power consumption, so I'm not sure the data in that linked 2016 article would still apply.
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / Re: SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by graemehh on January 09, 2025, 12:38:05 PM »Thanks again.
That article was well worth reading.
CF cards, ouch, very expensive.
That article was well worth reading.
CF cards, ouch, very expensive.
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / Re: SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by rockbox_dev123 on January 09, 2025, 07:46:36 AM »If money is no object and you can bear a thick case back then I would get a 256GB Compact Flash card and a 3000mAh battery. Compact Flash uses the same interface (PATA) as the original ZIF hard drives. They have good performance, low heat and low power draw. There are no larger cards available than this so if you want more storage then it's either SD or SSD (mSATA/NVMe).
Recommended reading:
https://www.iflash.xyz/runtime-shootout-2016-quad-dual-solo-msata-vs-original-hard-drive/
Recommended reading:
https://www.iflash.xyz/runtime-shootout-2016-quad-dual-solo-msata-vs-original-hard-drive/
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / Re: SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by graemehh on January 09, 2025, 06:58:34 AM »Thank you for the advice.
I've read a lot of negative comments about iFlash adapters and SD cards on these forums so I was wondering if there is a better alternative?
Initially I just want 256GB. All my digital music is in FLAC, WAV and AIFF files, that is why I want to use Rockbox. If 256GB works OK I might expand up to 1TB.
I've read a lot of negative comments about iFlash adapters and SD cards on these forums so I was wondering if there is a better alternative?
Initially I just want 256GB. All my digital music is in FLAC, WAV and AIFF files, that is why I want to use Rockbox. If 256GB works OK I might expand up to 1TB.
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / Re: SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by rockbox_dev123 on January 09, 2025, 06:16:05 AM »Whilst I've no experience with this exact offering I have experience with using mSATA drives in iPods. The drive in your link looks no different to the many similar offerings on AliExpress.
My advice would be to use an SD card with an iFlash adapter. Why?
Before SD card support was mature in Rockbox there were valid reasons for using mSATA drives. However, there is no reason not to use them now.
The biggest drawback of SATA drives is the high power consumption. You can check the iFlash website for detailed power draw stats between CompactFlash, mSATA and SD.
They're also bulky and can prevent using a slim back.
My advice would be to use an SD card with an iFlash adapter. Why?
Before SD card support was mature in Rockbox there were valid reasons for using mSATA drives. However, there is no reason not to use them now.
The biggest drawback of SATA drives is the high power consumption. You can check the iFlash website for detailed power draw stats between CompactFlash, mSATA and SD.
They're also bulky and can prevent using a slim back.
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Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players / SSD sold by iPod Parts UK
« Last post by graemehh on January 09, 2025, 02:02:08 AM »Does anyone have any experience of fitting the custom built SSD's sold by iPod Parts UK to an iPod?
https://ipodparts.co.uk/product/ipod-classic-solid-state-drives/
I believe it is based around an M.2 board. Is it a better alternative to the iFlash adapter?
Thanks
https://ipodparts.co.uk/product/ipod-classic-solid-state-drives/
I believe it is based around an M.2 board. Is it a better alternative to the iFlash adapter?
Thanks