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Title: Rockbox Hangs Install issues
Post by: Hypnocracy on January 17, 2010, 12:23:33 PM

Yes I am a newbie to the Rockbox and iHP120...Picked one up in the Yard Sale last week...this is the issue.

I have a Lenmar PPU2100 USB battery backup that I have used to power a IPod and was hoping to use it to extend battery life of the iRiver. The issue is that as soon as I plug the USB connection from the Lenmar battery the iRiver stops and shows a USB Icon on the display...

Am I going about this wrong? Do I have to use the power input that the walwart uses?

Also the Rockbox installed is a 2007 Build. I do not have a backup on my home computer. I assume I should update and have a backup...Correct?

After downloading the Rockbox install utility. on install it hangs on the format screen where you select the type of device. when I go to connect to the device there is a "Device Not found at Mountpont" ??

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: earmonger on January 17, 2010, 03:04:19 PM

I'm pretty sure the USB is just for file transfer, not charging.

Quote from: Hypnocracy on January 17, 2010, 12:23:33 PM

Am I going about this wrong? Do I have to use the power input that the walwart uses?

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: fmaderjr on January 18, 2010, 07:19:43 PM

earmonger is correct. It doesn't charge through USB.

You need something like this:
http://www.gomadic.com/iriver-ihp-120-emergency-aa-battery-extender.html

You can build one yourself cheap out of Radio Shack parts. Someone here may have a link to instructions.

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on January 18, 2010, 09:21:09 PM

Unrelated and sorry for hijacking your post but is there a way to get rid of rockbox and go back to the stock OS?  Don't use it for recording and frankly can't stand the rockbox layout.

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: fmaderjr on January 18, 2010, 10:24:24 PM

From the rockbox site:

There are two alternatives for removing Rockbox. First, you can remove the Rockbox files, but retain the Rockbox bootloader. Second, you can remove Rockbox entirely and return to the iriver bootloader. Either alternative will cause your jukebox to boot automatically into the iriver firmware.

ALERT! It is a good idea to keep the Rockbox bootloader, even if you are not using Rockbox. Unlike the iriver firmware, the Rockbox bootloader allows you to boot into USB mode even if the hard drive is corrupted. (The iriver firmware, on the hand, will not enter USB mode until it has successfully read the hard drive.) Thus, the Rockbox bootloader provides the possibility to rescue a broken file system or hard drive in situations that would render your player unbootable without it. We recommend retaining the Rockbox bootloader unless you need to send your jukebox to iriver for a warranty claim.

To use remove the Rockbox files, but retain the Rockbox bootloader:

   1. Delete the rockbox.iriver file.
   2. Delete the .rockbox directory.

To completely remove Rockbox entirely and return to the iriver bootloader:

   1. Delete the rockbox.iriver file.
   2. Delete the .rockbox directory.
   3. Download and flash an original, unpatched version of the iriver firmware from http://www.iriver.com.

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on January 18, 2010, 10:55:09 PM

^ hey thanks!   :coolguy:

Title: Re: Rockbox iHP120 Hangs at USB Battery plug in & Install issues
Post by: Hypnocracy on January 22, 2010, 01:46:30 PM

Anyone help with the installer? Or do I not worry about having a backup?