[Insidious Meme]

It's been a long time since I initially installed rockbox on the dx50, and I have avoided installing any updated versions for over a year. Finally bit the bullet on installing a newer version, and it works as advertised.

I just wanted to thank cholero and others who have worked tirelessly on this project and continue to make progress with it.

 

[Leguar]

  Firmware 1.9.3 with rockbox dualboot:
http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/KmjjR2Ej/file.html

Thank you ....

 

[zzzzero]

I have never been able to figure out how to make a simple playlist. This thing gathered dust for months because I just about gave up on it. Someone help please. Just basic step by steps. Assume I'm totally clueless because I am.

 

[ceemsc]

I have never been able to figure out how to make a simple playlist. This thing gathered dust for months because I just about gave up on it. Someone help please. Just basic step by steps. Assume I'm totally clueless because I am.

From the Main Menu :-
Click 'Files'
Browse to /mnt/sdcard or /mnt/ext_sdcard
Press & hold on any music file or folder you want to make a playlist out of.
Select playlist menu
Select Create new playlist
Click ok to accept playlist name
Done. New playlist appears in Playlist Catalogue.

 

[FlacFan]

  Firmware 1.9.3 with rockbox dualboot:
http://www88.zippyshare.com/v/KmjjR2Ej/file.html

 I just installed this from the previous version. Booted to Mango - I just wanted to hear V1.9.3 - and under System Info I find. 1.9.2.....Hmmm. I will try this again, maybe I made a mistake.
 
Cheers
 
UPDATE: Tried this again today (07/13) and it works just fine now. Weird gremlins I guess.....
 
Cheers.

 

[natalieann]

I just installed rockbox and now my computer will not recognize the device.....any ideas??

 

[ceemsc]

I just installed rockbox and now my computer will not recognize the device.....any ideas??

I get that error if I USB plug in the DX50 to charge the battery but don't switch it on to the Rockbox main menu.

After switching on, it takes a minute or so for the system to shutdown to the USB graphic & for the PC to install the drivers to recognise the new drive.

 

[FlacFan]

  I just installed rockbox and now my computer will not recognize the device.....any ideas??

The device has to be on and running. Only then your PC will recognize it. If the device is powered off, you PC will only charge it.
 
Also, check on the USB mode settings in rockbox....
 
Cheers

 

[Otakupath]

Am buying a dx50 or dx90 soon, am wondering is either of them able to pay m4a format. Bought couple of albums from itune store and they came in m4a format.

 

[ceemsc]

Am buying a dx50 or dx90 soon, am wondering is either of them able to pay m4a format. Bought couple of albums from itune store and they came in m4a format.

You mean AAC or ALAC?
On Rockbox the iBasso DAPs can.
I would expect the original iBasso firmware to be able to process the same.

 

[sduck]

m4a files play fine on my dx50 with rockbox. I'm pretty sure he means m4a, as that's how itunes is supplying it's music content these days on my mac at least. 

 

[Otakupath]

Thanks ceemsc and sduck. is it hard to install rockbox in dx50?

 

[idunnosoSTFU]

Thanks ceemsc and sduck. is it hard to install rockbox in dx50?

I think it's pretty straightforward.

 

[ceemsc]

m4a files play fine on my dx50 with rockbox. I'm pretty sure he means m4a, as that's how itunes is supplying it's music content these days on my mac at least. 

Yeah .m4a = AAC which is the format Apple sells the music files in.

 

[ceemsc]

Thanks ceemsc and sduck. is it hard to install rockbox in dx50?

The instructions at the top of this forum pretty much cover what is required.

Apart from choosing the correct files to place in which location, the only complex part might be using the cwm recovery menu.