[helljudgement]

How do I switch from orginal firmware to rockbox? I press something when I'm in rockbox and it switched back to original firmware and the next thing I know I can't turn it back. Can someone help? Thanks in advance.

 

[dmcom]

Just reboot without pressing the home button.

 

[helljudgement]

I just reboot but its still the same is something wrong?

 

[rawrster]

did you install it properly? It should load to rockbox normally and to sansa firmware if you hold home while powering on.

 

[helljudgement]

I tried reinstalling the bootloader but for some reason it always comes out error and refuse to boot. Is anything wrong here? Thanks for your help guys much appreciated.

 

[helljudgement]

Just finish installing rockbox with rockbox utility. Does anyone find the sound a bit weird as compared to the original firmware? Somehow it sounded slightly worse for me.

 

[Artmuzz]

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Just finish installing rockbox with rockbox utility. Does anyone find the sound a bit weird as compared to the original firmware? Somehow it sounded slightly worse for me.

Yeah, I noticed that too when I first installed Rockbox on my Clip+. All you need to do is adjust EQ and sound settings to your preference and you should get good SQ just as good as the original firmware if not better.
 
 
Art

 

[jegarn]

Hi
 
I'm thinking about replacing my shuffle (v2) with the clip+ so I can listen to my .ma4 s.
How stable is rockbox at the moment? Any improvements over the last months?

 

[shigzeo]

It is pretty damn good. If the V2 is indicative of rockbox for the Clip line, however, there are audible artefacts in the signal: more hiss and pops and clicks that aren't problematic in the OF. I've had no issues of stability though.

 

[buz]

Similar problems with the Clip+, it basically has audible background noise at the beginning of the song (I assume while it caches the data into RAM) which does not happen with the OF. Stability has been perfect for the past few weeks for me.
 
And the soundquality is better than with the Shuffle, which hissed for me with pretty much any IEM I threw at it.

 

[usf09]

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It is pretty damn good. If the V2 is indicative of rockbox for the Clip line, however, there are audible artefacts in the signal: more hiss and pops and clicks that aren't problematic in the OF. I've had no issues of stability though.

I have this problem with poorly recorded tracks...the buzzing in the background that isn't prevalent in the OF is more pronounced in Rockbox. Definitely a little annoying, but the tradeoff is worth it, IMO.
 
Edit: Does anyone know if there is any way to get louder volumes on Rockbox. I've changed the volume settings, but that doesn't actually seem to do much. Do I just need to hook it up to a portable amp? In the original firmware, I never have to go above 1/2 volume level, but in Rockbox, I'm almost near the end, and it's still quieter than the OF...

 

[Artmuzz]

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I have this problem with poorly recorded tracks...the buzzing in the background that isn't prevalent in the OF is more pronounced in Rockbox. Definitely a little annoying, but the tradeoff is worth it, IMO.
 
Edit: Does anyone know if there is any way to get louder volumes on Rockbox. I've changed the volume settings, but that doesn't actually seem to do much. Do I just need to hook it up to a portable amp? In the original firmware, I never have to go above 1/2 volume level, but in Rockbox, I'm almost near the end, and it's still quieter than the OF...

Use the compressor on Rockbox and adjust the threshold setting will give you louder volume.
 
Art

 

[usf09]

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Use the compressor on Rockbox and adjust the threshold setting will give you louder volume.
 
Art

 
Awesome, thanks...setting it to -15dB seems to work perfectly, plenty of volume...doesn't seem to be any added distortion or anything either, which is great...again, thanks very much!
 

 

[helljudgement]

@Artmuzz Thanks for your reply. I'm not really good with eq so this might take some getting used to. Do you mind sharing your eq setting?

 

[setmenu]

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Edit: Does anyone know if there is any way to get louder volumes on Rockbox.

I am using a build by an ABI member Timar:
 
 
 http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showpost.php?p=471212&postcount=382
 
This works well for me,not an up to date build but proved 100% reliable for me thus far.
I have not tried using the compresor though.