Chapter 2.
Installation
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2.3 Running Rockbox
When you turn the unit on, Rockbox should load.
2.4 Updating Rockbox
Rockbox can be easily updated with Rockbox Utility. You can also update Rockbox
manually - download a Rockbox build as detailed above, and unzip the build to the root
directory of your player as in the manual installation stage. If your unzip program asks
you whether to overwrite files, choose the “Yes to all” option. The new build will be
installed over your current build.
The bootloader only changes rarely, and should not normally need to be updated.
Note:
If you use Rockbox Utility be aware that it cannot detect manually installed
b
components.
2.5 Uninstalling Rockbox
2.5.1 Automatic Uninstallation
You can uninstall Rockbox automatically by using Rockbox Utility. If you installed
Rockbox manually you can still use Rockbox Utility for uninstallation but will not be
able to do this selectively.
2.5.2 Manual Uninstallation
If you would like to go back to using the original Archos software, connect the player to
your computer, and delete the
ajbrec.ajz
file.
If you wish to clean up your disk, you may also wish to delete the
.rockbox
directory
and its contents. Turn the Archos off. Turn the player back on and the original Archos
software will load.
2.6 Troubleshooting
“File Not Found”
If you receive a “File Not Found” from the bootloader, then the
bootloader cannot find the Rockbox firmware.
This is usually a result of not
extracting the contents of the
.zip
file to the proper location, and should not
happen when Rockbox has been installed with Rockbox Utility.
To fix this, either install Rockbox with the Rockbox Utility which will take care
of this for you, or recheck the Manual Install section to see where the files need to
be located.
The Rockbox manual
Archos Recorder
