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Problem with iRiver

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  • 31-08-2005 12:29am
    #1
    Devious
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭


    Guys help! I have an iHP-140 and recently installled the Rockbox firmware. However, i just tried to start up in original firmware mode and it seems to have frozen. It simply says "Rockboot Version 4 - Starting original firmware" but doesnt do anything: the backlight stays on with those words on the screen. I cant power it off so have to leave the battery run down.

    Any help much appreciated (I hope you can come to my rescue if you're out there cormie :D )


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    #2
    long_b
    Registered Users Posts: 4,945 ✭✭✭long_b


    Would you be able to put a previous build of rockbox on it ?


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    #3
    jozi
    Registered Users Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    Did you try booting into the original firmware? Rec & Play buttons at the same time.
    If you can, download the latest iriver and rockbox firmwares (and firmware patcher) and load them onto the player and see if that helps.

    Jozi


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    #4
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Its knackered, I'll give you €20 for it :D

    nah, should be easily fixed, did you look on www.misticriver.net


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    #5
    grumpytrousers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭grumpytrousers


    Devious wrote:
    Guys help! I have an iHP-140 and recently installled the Rockbox firmware. However, i just tried to start up in original firmware mode and it seems to have frozen. It simply says "Rockboot Version 4 - Starting original firmware" but doesnt do anything: the backlight stays on with those words on the screen. I cant power it off so have to leave the battery run down.

    Any help much appreciated (I hope you can come to my rescue if you're out there cormie :D )
    If you plug it into the PC using the USB port does it show up as a drive?

    Try switching it on (after next charge of battery) by holding down the RECORD button first while clicking 'ON'. This should cause the IRiver Vanilla firmware to load up. At this point you can either delete the rockbox firmware, re-install the vanilla River, upgrade the firmware and away you go.

    I've had one or two episodes like this; thankfully I've been lucky - hope you are too...


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    #6
    Devious
    Registered Users Posts: 547 ✭✭✭Devious


    Lads, thanks for the replies - just back from work now, left it charging all day and it seems to be booting up just fine in both firmwares.

    Thanks for all the replies.


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    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    If it crashes like that, resetting should restart it. The reset button is a little hole on the bottom that you can push a pin into.


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