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September 5th, 2006, 04:52 AM
@itsmeguys
This tutorial helps you install Rockbox onto your h10 (5/6gb) or h20 (20gb). Please Read to the end, as there are some important notes
First of all, you will need to download a bootloader for your device:
5/6gb UMS bootloader can be found here .
5/6gb MTP bootloader can be found here.
20gb MTP bootloader can be found here.
You will need to download Rockbox itself, the latest build can be found here:
Here is the link to the rockbox daily builds list. The H10/20 is down the bottom of the list. 5gb also aplies for 6gb.
Extra fonts can be found here.
Just extract these to the root of your H10/20. You don't need these fonts to run rockbox.
Now, to install rockbox onto your h10, you will need to connect into UMS mode (unless UMS device, IF you don't know how to connect into UMS mode, there is a link in my signature
). Once that is done, unzip the rockbox.zip that downloaded before, into the root of your h10/20. So, say your h10 shows up as E:/, simply unzip the file onto the E:/.
Now, navigate to your System Folder. If you can't see a System Folder, go to Tools > Folder Options > View (tab). Make sure 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' is ticked, and 'Hide Protected Operating Files' is not selected, like so:
Once in your System Folder, rename the H10_20GC.mi4 (20gb) or H10.mi4 (5/6gb) to OF.mi4. Then, copy across the bootloader that you downloaded in Step 1. This file should already be the right name, but if not, name it H10_20GC.mi4 (20gb) or H10.mi4 (5/gb).
wps's (While Playing Screens, which can also refer to themes for rockbox) can be found at:
Here, for 5/6gb, and Here for 20gb.
Put the wps into the .rockbox/wps folder. If there were images aswell, and other stuff, in folders, add those to the same folders in .rockbox folder.
If you download a wps and it has: a wps folder, themes folder, and a backdrops folder. Place the .wps file into the .rockbox/wps folder, anything in the themes folder into the .rockbox/theme folder, and anything in the backdrops folder into the .rockbox/backdrops folder.
To add album art, go here. Also included are some cool plugins etc. Thanks to AngryMan_h10. There are instructions on what to do.
To revert back to your original firmware, change the h10.mi4 or h10_20gc.mi4 to rockbox.mi4, and then rename your h10_bak.mi4 or h10_20gc_bak.mi4 to h10_20GC.mi4, to the correct name.
ALSO
(If you don't want to dual boot, skip the quote below)
To put a video onto your h10/20, follow this tutorial.
Or, alternatively, download this, thanks to TrueJournals, who has made a converter with a GUI
Thanks to the Rockbox Team, and especially Barry Wardell. And Thanks to anyone who contributes wps's, and tutorials
I hope it worked for you, if not, any questions, feel free to PM me, or discuss it in the Rockbox For H10/20 sub forum
September 5th, 2006, 04:52 AM
@itsmeguys
This tutorial helps you install Rockbox onto your h10 (5/6gb) or h20 (20gb). Please Read to the end, as there are some important notes
First of all, you will need to download a bootloader for your device:
5/6gb UMS bootloader can be found here .
5/6gb MTP bootloader can be found here.
20gb MTP bootloader can be found here.
You will need to download Rockbox itself, the latest build can be found here:
Here is the link to the rockbox daily builds list. The H10/20 is down the bottom of the list. 5gb also aplies for 6gb.
Extra fonts can be found here.
Just extract these to the root of your H10/20. You don't need these fonts to run rockbox.
Now, to install rockbox onto your h10, you will need to connect into UMS mode (unless UMS device, IF you don't know how to connect into UMS mode, there is a link in my signature
). Once that is done, unzip the rockbox.zip that downloaded before, into the root of your h10/20. So, say your h10 shows up as E:/, simply unzip the file onto the E:/.Now, navigate to your System Folder. If you can't see a System Folder, go to Tools > Folder Options > View (tab). Make sure 'Show Hidden Files and Folders' is ticked, and 'Hide Protected Operating Files' is not selected, like so:
Once in your System Folder, rename the H10_20GC.mi4 (20gb) or H10.mi4 (5/6gb) to OF.mi4. Then, copy across the bootloader that you downloaded in Step 1. This file should already be the right name, but if not, name it H10_20GC.mi4 (20gb) or H10.mi4 (5/gb).
wps's (While Playing Screens, which can also refer to themes for rockbox) can be found at:
Here, for 5/6gb, and Here for 20gb.
Put the wps into the .rockbox/wps folder. If there were images aswell, and other stuff, in folders, add those to the same folders in .rockbox folder.
If you download a wps and it has: a wps folder, themes folder, and a backdrops folder. Place the .wps file into the .rockbox/wps folder, anything in the themes folder into the .rockbox/theme folder, and anything in the backdrops folder into the .rockbox/backdrops folder.
To add album art, go here. Also included are some cool plugins etc. Thanks to AngryMan_h10. There are instructions on what to do.
To revert back to your original firmware, change the h10.mi4 or h10_20gc.mi4 to rockbox.mi4, and then rename your h10_bak.mi4 or h10_20gc_bak.mi4 to h10_20GC.mi4, to the correct name
.ALSO
: If your files are not showing up, you need to unhide the folders with windows (You may need to connect in UMS mode).
Don't unhide the System, .rockbox, or rockbox.h10!
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE
H10 ROCKBOX MANUAL , OR THE
H20 ROCKBOX MANUAL before starting a new thread asking questions
(If you don't want to dual boot, skip the quote below)
To put a video onto your h10/20, follow this tutorial.
Or, alternatively, download this, thanks to TrueJournals, who has made a converter with a GUI
Thanks to the Rockbox Team, and especially Barry Wardell. And Thanks to anyone who contributes wps's, and tutorials
I hope it worked for you, if not, any questions, feel free to PM me
, or discuss it in the Rockbox For H10/20 sub forum