rockbox/rbutil/mkamsboot/README
Rafaël Carré 8b926e98f8 Add Sansa Clip+ target to test mkamsboot
UNTESTED, could ver well brick your Clip+
If it works, booting should just be delayed by a small delay (perhaps
not noticeable)
Hopefully the Clipv2 checks will work for Clip+ and then we'll be able
to test the other Clipv2 code (LCD/button)

git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@24219 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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mkamsboot
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A tool to inject a bootloader into a Sansa V2 (AMS) firmware file.
Usage
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mkamsboot <firmware file> <boot file> <output file>
<firmware file> is an original Sansa firmware file obtained from the Sansa
forums for example : http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/?category.id=devices
<boot file> is the code you want to execute (a rockbox bootloader), previously
scrambled with tools/scramble utility.
<output file> is the resulting firmware file which you'll have to copy on your
Sansa player. See "Firmware filenames".
Supported models
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Sansa Clip : firmware version starting with "01."
Sansa Clip+ : firmware version starting with "01."
Sansa Clipv2: firmware version starting with "02."
Sansa Fuze : firmware version starting with "01."
Sansa E200v2: firmware version starting with "03."
Sansa C200v2: firmware version starting with "03."
Sansa M200v4: firmware version starting with "4."
Firmware filenames
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For the firmware upgrade to happen, the firmware has to be named specially:
clip v2 : m30pa.bin
clip : m300a.bin
clip+ : clppa.bin
fuze : fuzea.bin
e200v2 : e200pa.bin
c200v2 : c200pa.bin
m200v4 : m200a.bin
Dual-Boot
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The purpose of this program is to provide dual-boot between the original
firmware and the new (rockbox) firmware.
By default the player will boot into the new firmware.
To boot into the Original Firmware, you need to press the Left key.
***Note : on the c200v2 you need to press the Right key.
The player will boot into the Original Firmware as well if it is powered up by
inserting an usb cable.
***Note : on the m200v4 powering up by usb will cause booting into the new
firmware
Hacking
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See comments in mkamsboot.c and dualboot/dualboot.S for more information.