rockbox/manual/getting_started/iriver_install.tex
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\subsection{Installing the bootloader}
Installing the bootloader is the trickiest part of the installation.
The Rockbox bootloader allows users to boot into either the Rockbox
firmware or the iriver firmware. For legal reasons, we cannot distribute
the bootloader. Instead, we have developed a program that will patch the
Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader. These instructions will explain
how to download and patch the Iriver firmware with the Rockbox bootloader
and install it on your jukebox.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Download a supported version of the Iriver firmware for your
\playername\ from the Iriver website or from
\wikilink{ManualRockboxInstall}.
Supported Iriver firmware versions currently include
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{1.63US, 1.63EU, 1.63K, 1.65US, 1.65EU, 1.65K, 1.66US,
1.66EU and 1.66K. Note that the H140 uses the same firmware as the H120;
H120 and H140 owners should use the firmware called \fname{ihp\_120.hex}.
Likewise, the iHP110 and iHP115 use the same firmware, called
\fname{ihp\_100.hex}. Be sure to use the correct firmware file for
your player.}
\opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{1.28K, 1.28EU, 1.28J, 1.29K, 1.29J and 1.30EU.
\note{The US H3xx firmware is not currently supported and cannot be
patched to be used with the bootloader. If you wish to install Rockbox
on a US \playername\, you must use an international firmware, which will
permanently remove DRM support from the player.}
}
If the file that you downloaded is a \fname{.zip} file, use an unzip
utility such as \fname{InfoZip}, \fname{7zip}, \fname{WinRAR}, or
\fname{WinZip} to extract the \fname{.hex} from the \fname{.zip} file
to your desktop. Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an
\fname{.exe} file, double-click on the \fname{.exe} file to extract
the \fname{.hex} file to your desktop.
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\item Download the firmware patcher \fname{fwpatcher.exe} from
\url{http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/iriver/} and save it to your desktop.
\warn{The firmware patcher contains Unicode support, which is not supported by
all versions of Windows. If you have difficulty with the firmware patcher, try
downloading the alternate firmware patcher \fname{fwpatchernu.exe}, which is
built without Unicode support.}
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\item Go to your desktop and double-click on whichever version of the firmware
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
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
include the Rockbox bootloader. The \fname{.hex} file on your desktop is now
a modified version of the original \fname{.hex} file.
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\item Turn on your \playerman{} 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
your jukebox.
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\item Disconnect the jukebox from USB. (Be sure to use Windows' ``safely remove
hardware'' option.)
\warn{Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge,
or that it is connected to the power adaptor.}
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\item Update your \playerman{} s firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
the jukebox on. Press and hold the
\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }%
\opt{IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonSelect{} button }%
to enter the main menu, and navigate to \setting{General $\rightarrow$ Firmware
Upgrade}. Select \setting{Yes} when asked to confirm if you want to upgrade the
firmware. The \playerman{} will display a message indicating that the
firmware update
is in progress. Do not interrupt this process. When the firmware update is
complete, the player will turn itself off. (The update firmware process usually
takes a minute or so.)
You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader.
\opt{h1xx}{\note{If you install the Rockbox bootloader, but do not install the
Rockbox firmware, the Rockbox bootloader will load the iriver firmware when the
jukebox is turned on.}}
\end{enumerate}