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\subsection{Installing the bootloader}
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Installing the bootloader is the trickiest part of the installation.
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The Rockbox bootloader allows users to boot into either the Rockbox
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firmware or the iriver firmware. For legal reasons, we cannot distribute
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the bootloader. Instead, we have developed a program that will patch the
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Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader. These instructions will explain
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how to download and patch the Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader
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and install it on your jukebox.
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2006-03-25 10:36:37 +00:00
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Download a supported version of the Iriver firmware for your \playername\ from
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the Iriver website or from
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\url{http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/ManualRockboxInstall}.
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Supported Iriver firmware versions currently include
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{1.63US, 1.63EU, 1.63K, 1.65US, 1.65EU, 1.65K, 1.66US, 1.66EU
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and 1.66K. Note that the H140 uses the same firmware as the H120; H120 and H140 owners should use the
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firmware called \fname{ihp\_120.hex}. Likewise, the iHP110 and iHP115 use the same
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firmware, called \fname{ihp\_100.hex}. Be sure to use the correct firmware file
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for your player.
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}
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\opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{1.28K, 1.28EU, 1.28J, 1.29K, 1.29J and 1.30EU.\\
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\note{The US H3xx firmware is not currently supported and cannot be patched to be
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used with the bootloader. If you wish to install Rockbox on a US \playername\, you
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must use an international firmware, which will permanently remove DRM support from
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the player.}
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}
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If the file that you downloaded is a \fname{.zip} file, use an unzip
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utility such as \fname{InfoZip}, \fname{7zip}, \fname{WinRAR}, or
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\fname{WinZip} to extract the \fname{.hex} from the \fname{.zip} file
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to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an
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\fname{.exe} file, double-click on the \fname{.exe} file to extract
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the \fname{.hex} file to your desktop.
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\item Download the firmware patcher \fname{fwpatcher.exe} from the site
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listed in the prior step and save it to your desktop.
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\warn{The firmware patcher contains Unicode support, which is not supported by
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all versions of Windows. If you have difficulty with the firmware patcher, try
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downloading the alternate firmware patcher \fname{fwpatchernu.exe}, which is
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built without Unicode support.}
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\item Go to your desktop and double-click on whichever version of the firmware
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patcher you downloaded in the prior step.
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\item In the firmware patcher dialog box, click on the BROWSE button and navigate
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to the \fname{.hex} file that you previously downloaded to your desktop.
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\item Click PATCH. The firmware patcher will patch the original firmware to
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include the Rockbox bootloader. The \fname{.hex} file on your desktop is now
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a modified version of the original \fname{.hex} file.
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\item Turn on your \playername\ and connect it to your computer via USB.
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\item Copy or move the modified \fname{.hex} file to the ROOT directory of
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your jukebox.
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\item Disconnect the jukebox from USB. (Be sure to use Windows' ``safely remove
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hardware'' option.)
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\warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge,
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or that it is connected to the power adaptor.}
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\item Update your \playername s firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
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the jukebox on. Press and hold the
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{\ButtonSelect\ button }
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\opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect button }
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to enter the main menu, and navigate to \setting{General} --> \setting{Firmware
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Upgrade}. Select \setting{Yes} when asked to confirm if you want to upgrade the
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firmware. The \playername\ will display a message indicating that the firmware update
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is in progress. Do not interrupt this process. When the firmware update is
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complete, the player will turn itself off. (The update firmware process usually
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takes a minute or so.)
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You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader.
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\opt{H1xx}{\note{If you install the Rockbox bootloader, but do not install the
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Rockbox firmware, the Rockbox bootloader will load the iriver firmware when the
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jukebox is turned on.}}
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\end{enumerate}
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