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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #330 on: August 25, 2011, 12:01:45 PM »
If you have a stable version of Rockbox <snip>,  I would just plug it in to the usb and delete the old RB folder and drag and drop the new one.  Work flawlessly for me.

yes, that is what I remember doing as well and worked flawlessly for me.

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #331 on: August 25, 2011, 02:27:32 PM »
If you have a stable version of Rockbox <snip>,  I would just plug it in to the usb and delete the old RB folder and drag and drop the new one.  Work flawlessly for me.

yes, that is what I remember doing as well and worked flawlessly for me.

Are yours players booting from Rom?
I have already tried, but this solution doesn't work for me!
The kernel of the previous version of rockbox was flashed in the Rom image, so there are inchoerent data with the files in the new rockbox folder copied in the CF.
The iRiver turns on usually, but doesn't play any file.

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #332 on: August 25, 2011, 10:01:30 PM »
So how do i upgrade my current build with the CF Mod?

I have bootloader version 7pre4 installed and generally boot from ROM. 

I connected my unit to my computer via USB and unzipped the 2011-08-25 (todays) build to the rockbox folder.

It still shows my version as 2011-04-15.

I tried flashing from ROM and RAM and it displayed the message "Incompatible Version".

Don't know what to do now.  Am I ever going to be able to update the current build to something more recent.  If so,...how?

Any and all help is appreciated.

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #333 on: August 26, 2011, 02:25:00 AM »
So how do i upgrade my current build with the CF Mod?

It seems that it is impossible if your player isn't able to boot from disk (CF).

http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IriverFlashing:

NOTE: if you're updating a pre-flashed H1xx ensure that the boot sequence is set to DISK prior to executing RoLo.

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #334 on: August 26, 2011, 10:56:04 AM »
I don't own an H120 anymore, but I would down load the folder to my desktop and then I would delete the folder off the recorder.  After that I would drag and drop the new rockbox folder on to the H120.  If that doesn't work I'm out of suggestions.   ???
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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #335 on: August 26, 2011, 11:52:02 AM »
^ I second what he said (with the exception of I still have my H320)
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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #336 on: August 26, 2011, 12:56:44 PM »
I don't own an H120 anymore, but I would down load the folder to my desktop and then I would delete the folder off the recorder.  After that I would drag and drop the new rockbox folder on to the H120.  If that doesn't work I'm out of suggestions.   ???

Anyhow you would copy the new rockbox folder on the CF, you still will have the previous version flashed in the Rom!

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #337 on: August 26, 2011, 01:10:40 PM »
if I am following you, the rockbox software doesn't run from the ROM, it runs from the CF card
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Anyhow you would copy the new rockbox folder on the CF, you still will have the previous version flashed in the Rom!

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #338 on: August 28, 2011, 03:38:53 AM »
if I am following you, the rockbox software doesn't run from the ROM, it runs from the CF card
 ???

Anyhow you would copy the new rockbox folder on the CF, you still will have the previous version flashed in the Rom!


We are talking about a pre-flashed CF Mod iRiver wich only can boot from ROM or RAM. The "core" of the rockbox was flashed to the ROM.
So If you simple replace the rockbox folder with the last version one - without re-flashing - the player will not be able to work correctly.
In fact it will display again the previous rockbox version number, and rockbox utility will show double version data, too.

I have just found among Rockbox Technical Forums this post that confirm my point of view:

http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,27363.0.html
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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #339 on: November 01, 2012, 10:43:00 AM »
I have flashed my iRiver with "7pre4"-bootloader, I use boot from ram or rom and it seems to work like it should but I can't connect it to my computer, it will not show up and I need to copy the files to the CF card  First time it said "CF card found installing drivers" but nothing more happening, same thing on my laptop. Do I need to format the CF card before I can use it??? It's a Kingston 16GB ultimate 266X
EDIT:after 5 minutes it show up but I can't access it or format, it seems to go in slowmotion.  ??? maybe the CF adapter is crap, bought new from some Hong Kong store on ebay
« Last Edit: November 01, 2012, 02:54:38 PM by paxhell »

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #340 on: November 10, 2012, 12:19:17 AM »
My CF Mod works perfectly...except for the fact that after I transfer files to my computer via USB and disconnect the drive it says "no partition found".  I am not able to tun off the unit via the off button.  At that point I just hit the reset button on the bottom of the unit and everything is fine, boots normally, etc.

Kinda frustrated me at first but I've gotten used to it.  Love the CF Mod, great battery life and really no potential to lose the data from a HD failure.
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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #341 on: October 10, 2015, 10:36:41 AM »
Has anyone had success with a SDHC / SD to CF Card Adapter like this one?
http://www.dx.com/p/extreme-sdhc-sd-to-cf-card-adapter-black-white-230774#.Vhkb52vGB8E
The Compact flash cards are much more expensive than SDHC/SDXC/MicroSD nowadays, so It would be great if it works.

I consider to "upgrade" to a Sony M10, not sure how much upgrade it would be, I really like the AGC Safety clip the iRiver has.. as I understand it don't work with M10?

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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #342 on: October 10, 2015, 10:43:45 AM »
upgrade to an M10!!  Way better device and can do 24bit. 

Has anyone had success with a SDHC / SD to CF Card Adapter like this one?
http://www.dx.com/p/extreme-sdhc-sd-to-cf-card-adapter-black-white-230774#.Vhkb52vGB8E
The Compact flash cards are much more expensive than SDHC/SDXC/MicroSD nowadays, so It would be great if it works.

I consider to "upgrade" to a Sony M10, not sure how much upgrade it would be, I really like the AGC Safety clip the iRiver has.. as I understand it don't work with M10?
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Re: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!
« Reply #343 on: October 10, 2015, 01:14:18 PM »
I consider to "upgrade" to a Sony M10, not sure how much upgrade it would be, I really like the AGC Safety clip the iRiver has.. as I understand it don't work with M10?

The M10 has a limiter feature that, while not quite as cool as the iRiver's AGC safety, still helps to avoid clipping.

More to the point, though, as jbell says, the M10 does 24-bit, which allows you to set your levels way, way lower and still get the same audio quality. It's a worthwhile tradeoff.

 

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