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authorMartin Arver <martin.arver@gmail.com>2006-08-25 08:59:25 +0000
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Some minor updates to the install section. * Include install instructions in the 3g manual.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@10741 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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@@ -7,27 +7,28 @@ already available on your computer but if not you need to get some additional
software.
\begin{description}
-\item[zip Utility.]
- Rockbox is distributed as an archive using the ``zip'' format. Thus you
+\item[ZIP utility.]
+ Rockbox is distributed as an archive using the \fname{.zip} format. Thus you
need a tool to handle that compressed format. Usually your
- computer should have a tool installed that can handle the zip file format.
- Windows XP has builtin support for zip files and presents them to you
- as folders unless you have installed a third party program that handles
- compressed files. For other operating systems this may vary. If the zip file
- format isn't recognized on your computer you can find a program to
- handle them at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or
+ computer should have a tool installed that can handle the \fname{.zip} file
+ format.
+ Windows XP has builtin support for \fname{.zip} files and presents them to
+ you as folders 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 isn't recognized on your computer you can find a
+ program to handle them at \url{http://www.info-zip.org/} or
\url{http://sevenzip.sf.net/} which can downloaded and used free of
charge.
\item[USB connection.]
To transfer Rockbox to your \dap{} you need to connect it to your computer.
- To proceed you need to know where to access the \dap{}. On windows this
+ To proceed you need to know where to access the \dap{}. On Windows this
means you need to figure out the drive letter the device got associated
with. On Linux you need to know the mount point of your \dap{}.
\opt{ipod}{A connection means you need to be able accessing your \dap{}
as hard disk meaning you need to use the so-called ``disk-mode''.
\fixme{add a note on how to enter the disk mode}
}
-\item[Text Editor.]
+\item[Text editor.]
If you want to create customized configuration files you'll need a text
editor like Windows' ``Wordpad''. Of course you can simply save
configurations on the \dap{} for which you don't need an editor at all.
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ software.
\section{Installing Rockbox}\label{sec:installing_rockbox}
\opt{MASCODEC}{
\subsection{Using the windows installer}
- Using the Windows self installing executable to install Rockbox is the easiest
- method of installing the software on your Jukebox. Simply follow the
+ Using the Windows self installing executable to install Rockbox is the
+ easiest method of installing the software on your Jukebox. Simply follow the
on-screen instructions and select the appropriate drive letter and Jukebox
model when prompted. You can use ``Add / Remove Programs'' to uninstall the
software at a later date.
@@ -51,23 +52,25 @@ software.
the procedure is still fairly simple.
}
\opt{SWCODEC}{
-\subsection{Introduction}
- There are two separate components of Rockbox that need to be installed in order
- to run Rockbox.
+ \subsection{Introduction}
+ There are two separate components of Rockbox that need to be installed in
+ order to run Rockbox.
\begin{enumerate}
- \item The Rockbox bootloader. This is the component of Rockbox that is installed
- to the flash memory of your \playerman. The bootloader is the program that tells
- your \dap\ how to boot and load other components of Rockbox.
- \item The Rockbox firmware. Unlike the \playerman\ firmware which runs entirely
- from flash memory most of the Rockbox code is contained in the build that
- resides on your \daps{} hard drive. This makes it easy to update Rockbox. The
- build contain a file named \firmwarefilename\ and a directory called
- \fname{.rockbox} which are located in the root directory of your hard drive.
+ \item The Rockbox bootloader. This is the component of Rockbox that is
+ installed to the flash memory of your \playerman. The bootloader is the
+ program that tells your \dap{} how to boot and load other components of
+ Rockbox.
+ \item The Rockbox firmware. Unlike the \playerman\ firmware which runs
+ entirely from flash memory, most of the Rockbox code is contained in the
+ build that resides on your \daps{} hard drive. This makes it easy to update
+ Rockbox. The build consist of a file named \firmwarefilename\ and a
+ directory called \fname{.rockbox} which are located in the root directory
+ of your hard drive.
\end{enumerate}
% Installing the bootloader
\opt{h1xx,h300}{\input{getting_started/iriver_install.tex}}
-\opt{ipod4g,ipodcolor,ipodnano,ipodmini,ipodvideo}
+\opt{ipod4g,ipod3g,ipodcolor,ipodnano,ipodmini,ipodvideo}
{\input{getting_started/ipod_install.tex}}
\opt{x5}{\input{getting_started/iaudio_install.tex}}