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Interested in Rockboxing Sansa E280?

post #1 of 7
3/6/10 at 11:03am
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Hello all,
I have a 8Gb Sansa E280 that I had just about given up on after getting a new Sansa Fuze and came across a thread where someone mentioned Rockbox firmware. I am interested in installing this on my E280 as from what I have read it should improve the player substantially. Currently the micro SD expansion is limited to 2Gb. Anything larger is not recognized by the player.
This is my biggest gripe. If I install the Rockbox firmware will I be able to use a higher capacity expansion card or will I still be stuck at the 2Gb limit?
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post #2 of 7
3/6/10 at 1:06pm
you can use higher than 2gb with rockbox firmware
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post #3 of 7
3/6/10 at 1:43pm
No, I am not interested!
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post #4 of 7
3/6/10 at 1:55pm
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Awsome,
Just need to learn how to do this!
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post #5 of 7
3/6/10 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
No, I am not interested!
Wow! Today I hit my 100th post. Only 31,825+ more posts to beat you!
Watch your back
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post #6 of 7
3/6/10 at 5:48pm
I would highly recommend Rockboxing the E280, if at all possible - it will breath new life into your player.

First caveat: Your player may not be supported. At this time, only the V1 and R models work with Rockbox. Check out the wiki here: SansaE200Port < Main < Wiki. If you have a V2, you're out of luck. If I remember correctly, firmware 1.xxx is v1, 2.xxx is R, and 3.xxx is a V2 (but don't quote me on that). If you have a V1 or an R, read the wiki for the installation. If I remember correctly, the V1's are very easy to install, but the R's require a few extra steps.

You'll get extra codec support, ability to run 30fps videos instead of 15fps, some games, and support for MicroSD cards above 2GB. What you'll lose is the ability to play DRM'd files as Rockbox does not support that. And the excellent EQ will improve the SQ a bit, although it's general known that the older E200's SQ are not very good overall.
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post #7 of 7
3/6/10 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by roebeet View Post
I would highly recommend Rockboxing the E280, if at all possible - it will breath new life into your player.

First caveat: Your player may not be supported. At this time, only the V1 and R models work with Rockbox. Check out the wiki here: SansaE200Port < Main < Wiki. If you have a V2, you're out of luck. If I remember correctly, firmware 1.xxx is v1, 2.xxx is R, and 3.xxx is a V2 (but don't quote me on that). If you have a V1 or an R, read the wiki for the installation. If I remember correctly, the V1's are very easy to install, but the R's require a few extra steps.

You'll get extra codec support, ability to run 30fps videos instead of 15fps, some games, and support for MicroSD cards above 2GB. What you'll lose is the ability to play DRM'd files as Rockbox does not support that. And the excellent EQ will improve the SQ a bit, although it's general known that the older E200's SQ are not very good overall.
Thanks for the info. Mine's an R model.
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