Topic: iRiver H120 CF Mod Attempt - Success!

[Chuck]

Whaa...hoo! Success! 

I just had to load the firmware into ROM...

Question, is it normal for the red light (drive activity light) to be ON a lot when using the CF card? Mine is on almost constantly, even when not recording.

[EarlyMorningRain]

yeah I had seen this link before. Time for a re-visit and wouldn't you know it. It worked, I upgraded my H320 from a 4gig CF card to a 16gig CF card !!

So you can flash the boot loader from within Rockbox, and working from off a CF card.... 

If I could give +t's around, I certainly would, so you all will just have to pretend you got 'em!


Thanks all, and especially for Petur on the RB project in itself !!

That's what I did on my H120:
http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,95239.msg1388440.html#msg1388440

[Chuck]

Two successful conversions today!

Sometimes I do miss the T's...

[petur]

My post was in response to the h3x0. Rockbox doesn't support flashing on h3x0 so you need the original firmware for that, which won't work with CF (afaik)

On h1x0 there is a much more advanced bootloader that even allows rockbox to be stored in flash, which is what chuck seems to have. And on h1x0, you can flash new firmwares from within rockbox itself.

But anyway, congrats on the conversions

(I hadn't even seen the tickets were gone.... sad thing....)

[Chuck]

I have an extra Compact Flash to 1.8" IDE adaptor. It's new, still sealed in the original packaging. It looks like the one Alex has pictured in the first post on this thread. If you want it, let me know. Ideally, I'd like to trade for another CF card (4 - 8 GB) + $, but I'm certainly open to any offer. I bought three at one time and used the first one to do the mod to my iHP-120 described in this thread. I'm keeping the second so I can mod my iHP-140. Anyway, if you want the third one, PM me. I can provide a pic if needed.  - Chuck

[EarlyMorningRain]

ok, took a look (again) at the pics in the very first post in this thread. I'd be interested in your adapter only if this would work in a JB3 (for my next mod attempt).     

Seems to me the HD in the iRiver's is smaller/thinner than the HD in the JB3's. But do they utilize the same (40 pin) connector??

Time to go through this entire thread (again), ugh


edit:
as Sunjan posted on page 4 of this thread
"Note that the JB3 IDE connector is for 2,5" drives, so you can't use the same adapter as for the Iriver 1,8" drive"

so in other words, I have no use for your extra adapter Chuck

[petur]

I have an extra Compact Flash to 1.8" IDE adaptor. It's new, still sealed in the original packaging. It looks like the one Alex has pictured in the first post on this thread. If you want it, let me know. Ideally, I'd like to trade for another CF card (4 - 8 GB) + $, but I'm certainly open to any offer.

Trade a CF adapter for a 4-8GB CF card + $? Did you pay too much for your adapter then?

Anyway, I already have a spare one

[EarlyMorningRain]

I think he meant:

I'll trade this adapter + some $$ for your 4(or8) gig CF card. So meaning the adapter is far less in price than most CF card's currently on the market.   

[Chuck]

I think he meant:

I'll trade this adapter + some $$ for your 4(or8) gig CF card. So meaning the adapter is far less in price than most CF card's currently on the market.   

Yeah, that's right. The adaptors were less that $10 each. They came from China, so they take a while to arrive. I figured I could save someone that wait time.

No trade offers yet.
One cash offer...
I'd prefer a trade.

[sunjan]

Two successful conversions today!

Sometimes I do miss the T's...

Just wanted to report about my results too.
I basically followed Arni99's guide above: http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,95239.msg1388440.html#msg1388440
Too much tech speak on the Rockbox page :-P

For the fun of it, I had three CF cards to play around with:
16GB Adata Speedy = success
2GB Lexar 133x = success
2GB Lexar 80x = "no partition found".
I didn't bother troubleshooting further, since the Lexar 80x series has been reported to be incompatible:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/CFModGuide#Incompatibility_Chart

So I guess I'll be running a H116 from now on 

[taper420]

Success!
Finally!

Man that was a bit of a headache,  but I'm glad it's working now.
First I had trouble updating the bootloader. Problem: I wasn't pressing the play button, I was pushing the scroll button in.
So I got that installed and then what? I pop in an 8gb lexar and ata -80 error.
Shit.
Then I pop in an 8gb PQI. Success. Rockbox loads!
I connect it to the the computer.... and nothing. It won't mount. Crap.
Then I try a 2gb Sandisk. It mounts! And loads! Sweet. But 2gb sucks, so I try my last brand of 8gb, a Kingston. Yes! It mounts and loads.

Sweetness.

[EarlyMorningRain]

congrats to both of you!

Guess I'm running a H316 now myself (prior to that it was H304) !
 

So I guess I'll be running a H116 from now on 

edit:
Chuck, still have that adapter for sale? Don't have anything to offer for a trade though (I don't think)

[Chuck]

congrats to both of you!

Guess I'm running a H316 now myself (prior to that it was H304) !
 

So I guess I'll be running a H116 from now on 

edit:
Chuck, still have that adapter for sale? Don't have anything to offer for a trade though (I don't think)

Someone did buy the adaptor, sorry.
I am still interested in getting another CF card. Anything 8 gigs and up & cheap is what I want.

[Liquid Drum]

Great thread, possibly going to do this to my newly acquired h120 also.

Is it easy to put in the CF card?? Does it need any soldering or anything or does it basically just clip in somehow.?

Cheers!

[Chuck]

Great thread, possibly going to do this to my newly acquired h120 also.

Is it easy to put in the CF card?? Does it need any soldering or anything or does it basically just clip in somehow.?

Cheers!

No soldering needed. It's pretty straight forward.