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Rockbox General => Rockbox General Discussion => Topic started by: reapher on September 17, 2010, 06:43:49 PM

Title: Can a rockbox player be used as a USB input device?
Post by: reapher on September 17, 2010, 06:43:49 PM

I would really like to use my ipod clickwheel as a volume control for my computer, is there any way to make this happen with rockbox? It's an ipod video

Title: Re: Can a rockbox player be used as a USB input device?
Post by: soap on September 17, 2010, 07:04:13 PM

http://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-ipodvideo/rockbox-buildch8.html#x11-1530008.5.9

Title: Re: Can a rockbox player be used as a USB input device?
Post by: reepicheep on September 17, 2010, 07:07:27 PM

Not sure specifically about an ipod video, but Rockbox has HID support.
I've used it on a Sansa Fuze and it is documented in the documentation for it:
http://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-sansafuze/rockbox-buildch8.html#x11-1440008.5.7

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8.5.7  USB HID

This option turns the USB HID feature On and Off. When this feature is enabled, the player enumerates as a Human Interface Device (HID), composed of several HID sub devices. Since the player also enumerates as a Mass Storage Device, it becomes a USB Composite Device, which contains both these devices.
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The following modes are available:

Multimedia.
This mode lets you control the volume, playback, and skips tracks on the host computer. It is equivalent for the multimedia keys found on top of some multimedia keyboards.
Key
Action
Volume up / down, respectively
Volume mute
Play / Pause
Stop
Scan previous track
Scan next track

reepicheep

Title: Re: Can a rockbox player be used as a USB input device?
Post by: reapher on September 17, 2010, 10:22:44 PM

actually it's an ipod classic.. can I do anything with it like downgrade the firmware to ipod video?

Title: Re: Can a rockbox player be used as a USB input device?
Post by: saratoga on September 17, 2010, 10:39:22 PM

Quote from: reapher on September 17, 2010, 10:22:44 PM

actually it's an ipod classic.. can I do anything with it like downgrade the firmware to ipod video?

smash it with a hammer, then buy an ipod video and install rockbox on it.  When you do, open a new thread.