Chapter 2.
Installation
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3. Take the
.zip
file that you downloaded and use the “Extract all” command of your
unzip program to extract the files onto
your player.
Note:
The entire contents of the
.zip
file should be extracted directly to the root of your
b
player’s drive. Do not try to create a separate directory on your player for the Rockbox
files! The
.zip
file already contains the internal structure that Rockbox needs.
If the contents of the
.zip
file are extracted correctly, you will have a directory called
.rockbox
, which contains all the files needed by Rockbox, in the main directory of your
player’s drive.
Installing the bootloader
•
Download the Rockbox bootloader from
http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/
gigabeat/
•
Starting at the root directory of your player browse into the directory
GBSYSTEM
and from that into the subdirectory
FWIMG
. These directories are hidden. Make
sure that you have configured your browser to show hidden files or you may be
unable to see
FWIMG
.
•
In that directory you’ll find a file called
FWIMG01.DAT
. This too may be hidden.
Rename the file to
FWIMG01.DAT.ORIG
. Make sure you spelled that name correctly
as it is needed for booting the Toshiba firmware.
Warning:
If you do not complete this step then you will be unable to uninstall
!
Rockbox without a copy of the original firmware from the original install CD.
•
Now copy the file
FWIMG01.DAT
you downloaded to that directory. Make sure the
spelling is correct.
2.2.3. Finishing the install
After installing you
need
to power-cycle the player by doing the following steps. Failure
to do so may result in problems.
•
Safely eject / unmount your player and unplug the USB cable.
•
Unplug any power adapter.
•
Hold the
Power
button to turn off the player.
•
Slide the battery switch located on the bottom of the player from ‘on’ to ‘off’.
•
Slide the battery switch back from ‘off’ to ‘on’.
The Rockbox manual
Toshiba Gigabeat F and X Series