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| author | Thom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org> | 2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Thom Johansen <thomj@rockbox.org> | 2008-07-14 22:47:40 +0000 |
| commit | 3a74208d4e5a67d86c4b1b978ebf5ecfb0347a55 (patch) | |
| tree | 3fc5190f0d9e7588332e09f6f365875c633845e8 /manual/getting_started/installation.tex | |
| parent | 167a27dd76849c0ea8ed13d58297e334a9a90a1e (diff) | |
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General language cleanup and small restrucuring of the source code of misc. parts of the manual.
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diff --git a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex index 9cff481..ae40ac2 100644 --- a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex +++ b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex @@ -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'') |