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authorThom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org>2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000
committerThom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org>2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000
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General language cleanup and small restrucuring of the source code of misc. parts of the manual.
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@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
\opt{ipodnano}{
\note{Rockbox presently runs only on the original Ipod Nano. Rockbox does
- \emph{not} run on the newer, second generation Ipod Nano (the all aluminium
- version). For information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on
+ \emph{not} run on the newer second and third generation Ipod Nano. For
+ information on identifying which Ipod you own, see this page on
Apple's website: \url{http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61688}.
}
}
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ installation options.
\begin{description}
\opt{HAVE_RB_BL_ON_DISK}{
\item[The \playerman{} bootloader.]
- The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to boot
- and load the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the
+ The \playerman{} bootloader is the program that tells your \dap{} how to load
+ and start the firmware from disk. It is also responsible for the
disk mode on your \dap{}.
This bootloader is stored in special flash memory in your \playerman{}.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ installation options.
\opt{HAVE_RB_BL_IN_FLASH}{
The bootloader is the program that tells your
- \dap{} how to boot and load other components of Rockbox. This is the
+ \dap{} how to load and start other components of Rockbox. This is the
component of Rockbox that is installed to the flash memory of your
\playerman.}
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ installation options.
\nopt{player} {
Apart from the required parts there are some addons you might be interested
- in installing too.
+ in installing.
\begin{description}
\item[Fonts.] Rockbox can load custom fonts. The fonts are
- distributed as separate package and thus needs to be installed
+ distributed as a separate package and thus need to be installed
separately. They are not required to run Rockbox itself but
a lot of themes require the fonts package to be installed.
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ installation options.
\section{Prerequisites}\label{sec:prerequisites}
\index{Installation!Prerequisites}
Before installing Rockbox you should make sure you meet the prerequisites.
-You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will be
-already available on your computer but if not you need to get some additional
-software.
+You may need some additional tools for installation. In most cases these will already be available on your computer, but if not, installing some additional
+software might be necessary.
\begin{description}
\item[USB connection.] To transfer Rockbox to your \dap{} you need to
@@ -140,11 +139,10 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
\begin{description}
\item[ZIP utility.]\index{zip}
Rockbox is distributed as a compressed archive using the
- \fname{.zip} format, so you'll need a tool which can open it.
- Usually your computer will have a tool already installed that can
- do this. Windows XP has built-in support for
- \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you have
- installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For
+ \fname{.zip} format. Your computer will normally already have a means of
+ handling such archive files. Windows XP has built-in support for
+ \fname{.zip} files and presents them to you as directories unless you
+ have installed a third party program that handles compressed files. For
other operating systems this may vary. If the \fname{.zip} file format
is not recognised on your computer you can find a program to handle them
at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or \url{http://sevenzip.sf.net/}, both of
@@ -158,9 +156,9 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
\opt{ipod}{
\note{In addition to the requirements described above, Rockbox only works on
- Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by iTunes
+ Ipods formatted with the FAT32 filesystem (i.e. Ipods initialized by Itunes
for Windows). It does not work with the HFS+ filesystem (i.e. Ipods
- initialized by iTunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for
+ initialized by Itunes for the Mac). More information and instructions for
converting an Ipod to FAT32 can be found on the
\wikilink{IpodConversionToFAT32} wiki
page on the Rockbox website. Note that after conversion, you can still use
@@ -180,7 +178,7 @@ For manual installation and customization additional software is required.
1.05 or greater which may not be available on the download site yet.}}
To automatically install Rockbox, download the official installer and
-housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to
+housekeeping tool \textsc{Rockbox Utility}. It allows you to:
\begin{itemize}
\item Automatically install all needed components for using Rockbox
(``Small Installation'')