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Rockbox General => Announcements => Topic started by: AlexP on June 03, 2010, 06:53:51 PM

Title: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: AlexP on June 03, 2010, 06:53:51 PM
Hello all,

On behalf of the Rockbox developers, I'm very pleased to announce that Rockbox 3.6 has just been released!

Go here to download the installer (individual zips are also available):

         http://www.rockbox.org/download/

Read up on the most noticeable changes in 3.6:

         http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes36

And above all, enjoy!

Alex
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: spike66 on June 03, 2010, 09:10:28 PM
Great news! Was looking for the iPod Video 60/80GB zip but it seems to be missing though :-[ (manual download and installer)
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: mc2739 on June 03, 2010, 10:28:25 PM
Great news! Was looking for the iPod Video 60/80GB zip but it seems to be missing though :-[ (manual download and installer)

Hopefully, this will be fixed up shortly.

In the meantime, you could use the standard ipod video build.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: tomers on June 04, 2010, 02:16:41 AM
Read up on the most noticeable changes in 3.6:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes36

I think we should start a new tradition of listing new committers in the release notes. What do you think?
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: funman on June 04, 2010, 02:56:33 AM
Great news! Was looking for the iPod Video 60/80GB zip but it seems to be missing though :-[ (manual download and installer)

Hopefully, this will be fixed up shortly.

In the meantime, you could use the standard ipod video build.

Uploaded on the server, all the download mirrors should have it within one hour.

Although the manual is there already: it's the same manual than for the 30GB model

Read up on the most noticeable changes in 3.6:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes36

I think we should start a new tradition of listing new committers in the release notes. What do you think?

Sounds like a good idea.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: AlexP on June 04, 2010, 03:04:47 AM
Great news! Was looking for the iPod Video 60/80GB zip but it seems to be missing though :-[ (manual download and installer)

It *should* have already been there - each mirror syncs once an hour and I waited for an hour after release before posting.  Still, it looks like it is there now either way :)

Edit:  Ah, I see now that it wasn't originally uploaded.

Read up on the most noticeable changes in 3.6:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes36

I think we should start a new tradition of listing new committers in the release notes. What do you think?

Sounds good.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: jacrider on June 04, 2010, 07:50:09 AM
New RockBox user here.  I am running on 3.5.1 on an iMod and loving being able to play .flac files.

In order to upgrade to 3.6, do I loose my music library?  I have over 100GB and it takes a long time to transfer everything over.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: mc2739 on June 04, 2010, 09:43:19 AM
In order to upgrade to 3.6, do I loose my music library?  I have over 100GB and it takes a long time to transfer everything over.

No, you should not lose your music.  Just extract the zip file to the root of your player.  It will replace the 3.5.1 release files.  Your custom settings will be retained.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: psycho_maniac on June 08, 2010, 04:40:36 AM
SWEET! i just read this: #  Upgraded/replaced hard disks are now supported on all disk-based players (except Archos). Drives over 137GB and drives with large physical sectors are both supported.

This is awesome news. now I dont have to build my own rockbox when i plan on upgrading my mp3 players.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: torne on June 08, 2010, 06:01:10 AM
now I dont have to build my own rockbox when i plan on upgrading my mp3 players.
Yup, that's why it was done; we'd rather most people were happy with our builds than feel they need to build their own. :)
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: isamu on June 09, 2010, 05:17:28 PM
Hello. I haven't been keeping up with Rockbox for a long time. Just to confirm, this release will work on all the older iPods like the 4th Gen Ipod Photo, etc correct?
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: torne on June 09, 2010, 05:54:57 PM
Yes, see the front page. Older targets are still maintained.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: isamu on June 09, 2010, 06:00:37 PM
Thanks Torne :)
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: sadzior on June 10, 2010, 11:36:48 AM
great job guys! I must admit that battery life on 3.6 is about 10% better than on 3.5.1 (sansa fuze v1)
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: Recording Guy on June 26, 2010, 03:28:16 AM
Have updated on an Iriver H10, everything sweet, noticed that it fixes the battery life report in system/Rockbox Info.
Was previously showing 160 hrs life left,
now shows the more likely 5hrs or so.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: Lebon14 on August 09, 2010, 08:49:01 PM
I'm really looking forward a new version of Rockbox where it will be stable under the Fuze V2 (I guess that V02.02.26A is V2)
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: cosmocat on September 26, 2010, 01:54:37 PM
Just to know...

Is there someone knowing if a new stable release is plane? If there is a roadmap or a list of blocking bugs?

Thanks for all the stuff you do!!!
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: saratoga on September 26, 2010, 02:02:48 PM
I think we just haven't gotten around to packaging up a new release.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: psycho_maniac on September 27, 2010, 03:51:17 AM
isnt it every 3 months?
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: Yotto on September 27, 2010, 12:50:30 PM
No. It's was about every 3 months for a while, but 3.5 was over 4 months after 3.4, and 3.6 was exactly 4 months after 3.5.

That's just looking at the past though to get an idea. I don't think there is any actual release schedule.
Title: Re: Rockbox 3.6 released!
Post by: AlexP on September 27, 2010, 02:10:30 PM
Well there sort of is, we're just crap at sticking to it :)