170 lines
7.2 KiB
Perl
170 lines
7.2 KiB
Perl
#define _LOGO_ <img src="rockbox400.png" align=center width=400 height=123>
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#define _PAGE_ Open Source Jukebox Firmware
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#include "head.t"
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<p><small><a href="docs/FAQ">FAQ</a> ·
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<a href="notes.html">research notes</a> ·
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<a href="docs/">data sheets</a> ·
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<a href="schematics/">schematics</a> ·
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<a href="mods/">hardware mods</a> ·
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<a href="http://bjorn.haxx.se/rockbox/mail.cgi">mail list archive</a> ·
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<a href="irc/">IRC</a> ·
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<a href="tools.html">tools</a> ·
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<a href="internals/">photos</a> ·
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<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/rockbox/">sourceforge project</a> ·
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<a href="cvs.html">CVS</a> ·
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<a href="/isd200/">linux driver</a>
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</small>
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<form action="http://www.google.com/search">
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<input name=as_q> <input value="Search" type=submit>
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<input type=hidden name=as_oq value=rockbox>
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<input type=hidden name=as_sitesearch value="bjorn.haxx.se">
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</form>
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<h2>Purpose</h2>
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<p>The purpose of this project is to write an Open Source replacement
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firmware for the Archos Jukebox <i>6000</i>, <i>Studio</i> and <i>Recorder</i> MP3 players.
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<h2>Activity</h2>
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#include "activity.html"
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<h2>News</h2>
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<p><i>2002-05-03</i>: <b>SOUND!</b> Linus' experimental MAS code has
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<a href="http://bjorn.haxx.se/rockbox/mail/rockbox-archive-2002-05/0016.shtml">played our first 4 seconds of music</a>.
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<p><i>2002-04-27</i>: Julien Labruyére has generously donated an Archos Jukebox 6000 to the project. Thank you!
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<p><i>2002-04-25</i>: Grant Wier has tested the Player LCD's double-height capability:
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<a href="archos-text-DH1.jpg"><img align=center src="archos-text-DH2_sm.jpg"></a>
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<p><i>2002-04-23</i>: Report from the <a href="devcon/">Rockbox Spring Developer Conference 2002</a> ;-)
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<p><i>2002-04-22</i>: Gentlemen, we have <a href="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/rockbox/firmware/thread.c">threading</a>.
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<p><i>2002-04-11</i>: The <a href="codes_rec.png">Recorder charset</a> has been mapped.
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<p><i>2002-03-28</i>: Lots of new stuff on the web page:
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<a href="docs/FAQ">faq</a>,
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<a href="irc/">irc logs</a>,
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<a href="tools.html">tools</a> and
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<a href="internals/">photos</a>.
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<p><i>2002-03-25</i>: New section for
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<a href="mods/">hardware modifications</a>.
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First out is the long awaited
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<a href="mods/serialport.html">serial port mod</a>.
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<p><i>2002-03-25</i>: New instructions for
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<a href="cross-gcc.html">how to build an SH-1 cross-compiler</a>.
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<p><i>2002-03-14</i>: New linux patch and instructions for
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<a href="lock.html">unlocking the archos harddisk</a> if you have the "Part. Error" problem.
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<p><i>2002-03-08</i>: Uploaded a simple example, showing
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<a href="example/">how to build a program for the Archos</a>.
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<p><i>2002-03-05</i>: The
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<a href="lock.html">harddisk password lock problem is solved</a>!
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Development can now resume at full speed!
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<p><i>2002-01-29</i>: If you have feature requests or suggestions,
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please submit them to our
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<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/rockbox/">Sourceforge page</a>.
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<p><i>2002-01-19</i>: Cool logo submitted by Thomas Saeys.
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<p><i>2002-01-16</i>: The project now has a proper name: Rockbox.
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Logos are welcome! :-)
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<br>Also, Felix Arends wrote a quick <a href="sh-win/">tutorial</a>
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for how to get sh-gcc running under windows.
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<p><i>2002-01-09</i>: Nicolas Sauzede
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0096.shtml">found out</a>
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how to
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0099.shtml">display icons and custom characters</a> on the Jukebox LCD.
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<p><i>2002-01-08</i>: The two LCD charsets have been
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<a href="notes.html#charsets">mapped and drawn</a>.
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<p><i>2002-01-07</i>:
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2002-01/0026.shtml">Jukebox LCD code</a>.
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I have written a small test program that scrolls some text on the display.
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You need
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2002-01/att-0026/01-archos.mod.gz">this file</a>
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for units with ROM earlier than 4.50 and
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2002-01/att-0050/02-archos.mod.gz">this file</a>
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for all others. (The files are gzipped, you need to unzip them before they will work.)
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<p><i>2001-12-29</i>: Recorder LCD code. Gary Czvitkovicz knew the Recorder LCD controller since before and wrote some
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2001-12/att-0145/01-ajbr_lcd.zip">code</a>
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that writes text on the Recorder screen.
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<p><i>2001-12-13</i>: First program
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2001-12/0070.shtml">released</a>!
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A 550 bytes long
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<a href="mail/rockbox-archive-2001-12/att-0070/01-archos.mod">archos.mod</a>
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that performs the amazing magic of flashing the red LED. :-)
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<p><i>2001-12-11</i>: Checksum algorithm solved, thanks to Andy Choi. A new "scramble" utility is available.
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<p><i>2001-12-09</i>: Working my way through the setup code. The <a href="notes.html">notes</a> are being updated continously.
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<p><i>2001-12-08</i>: Analyzed the exception vector table. See <a href="notes.html">the notes</a>. Also, a <a href="mail.cgi">mailing list archive</a> is up.
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<p><i>2001-12-07</i>:
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I just wrote this web page to announce descramble.c.
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I've disassembled one firmware version and looked a bit on the code, but no real analysis yet.
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Summary: Lots of dreams, very little reality. :-)
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<p>I've set up a mailing list: rockbox@cool.haxx.se.
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To subscribe, send a message to <a href="mailto:majordomo@cool.haxx.se">majordomo@cool.haxx.se</a> with the words "subscribe rockbox" in the body.
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<h2>About the hardware</h2>
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<p>I wrote a <a href="internals/bjorn.html">"dissection" page</a> some months ago,
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showing the inside of the Archos and listing the main components.
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I have also collected a couple of <a href="docs/">data sheets</a>.
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Also, don't miss the <a href="notes.html">research notes</a>
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from my reverse-engineering the firmware.
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<h2>About the software</h2>
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<p>The player has one version of the firmware burnt into flash ROM.
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The first thing this version does after boot is to look for a file called
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"archos.mod" in the root directory of the harddisk.
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If it exists, it is loaded into RAM and started.
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This is how firmware upgrades are loaded.
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<h2>Dreams</h2>
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<p>Ok, forget about reality, what could we do with this?
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<ul>
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<li>All those simple mp3-play features we sometimes miss:
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<ul>
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<li>No pause between songs
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<li>Mid-song resume
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<li>Mid-playlist resume
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<li>No-scan playlists
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<li>Unlimited playlist size
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<li>Autobuild playlists (such as "all songs in this directory tree")
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<li>Auto-continue play in the next directory
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<li>Current folder and all sub-folder random play
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<li>Full disk random play
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<li>REAL random (if press back it goes to the previous song that was played)
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<li>Multi song queue (folder queue)
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</ul>
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<li>Faster scroll speed
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<li>Archos Recorder support. Most of the hardware is the same, but the display and some other things differ.
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<li>All kinds of cool features done from the wire remote control, including controlling your Archos from your car radio (req hw mod)
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<li>Ogg Vorbis support [unverified: the MAS is somewhat programmable, but enough?]
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<li>Support for megabass switch (req hw mod) [unverified: I just saw the DAC docs shows how to do it switchable. we need a free port pin to be able to switch]
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<li>Player control via USB [unverified]
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<li>Memory expansion? [doubtful: the current DRAM chip only has 10 address lines. we'd have to pull off one heck of a hw mod to expand that]
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</ul>
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#include "foot.t"
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