gigabeat no firmware, trying to get rockbox to work

[krazykanuk]

i have a gigabeat, and my little brohter just formatted it. i'm trying to get the original firmware (i lost the cd) to get the gigabeat to the stage so i can add rockbox onto it.

Thanks

[CrowdAds]

[saratoga]

Its been 18 months since I installed on the F, but I don't think you actually need the Toshiba firmware. The rockbox install removes it in fact.

[roebeet]

Instructions:

http://download.rockbox.org/manual/r....html#x4-60002

Bootloader:

http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/gigabeat/

As I recall, you have to do this, to get the player into disk mode once the filesystem is wiped:
- Take the top / bottom clips off (be careful, as the plastic can break)
- unscrew the backplate, to get to the hard drive
- disconnect the hard drive
- Boot up the player. You'll get an system error, which is expected
- Connect the USB cable, and you'll see the USB symbol on the screen
- Reconnect the hard drive, while it's powered on (it's OK to do this, as long as you're properly grounded of course)
- At this point, you should have access to the drive's filesystem on your PC. Restore the SYSTEM folder / Rockbox folder manually, or possibly use the Rockbox utility app.

[scharkalvin]

On the rockbox site you will find two 'dummy' files to replace the OF files on the Gigabeat. The zip file they are contained in will unzip into the root directory on the Gigabeat and create the GBSYSTEM directory and the sub-directories. Then just copy the gigabeat boot loader file into the same directory and unzip the gigabeat rockbox firmware into the root directory. Again, the .rockbox directory will be created.

If you replace the orginal hard disk with a larger one, or a CF card with an adapter the same directions apply. When connect the USB cable between the player and the computer for the first time after replacing the hard disk and then power up the player you will briefly get an error message, then see the USB screen come up. The player then connects to the PC and should show up as a removable disk. You might have to open the "my computer" window to force the issue.

[snakethis69]

i need the whole GBSYSTEM folder if anyone has it.

[roebeet]

Actaully, all you need is the RB bootloader:

http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/gigabeat/

And then I believe two dummy files (they are on the Rockbox site, as mentioned). The install utility might add them as well -- was that attempted?

[gcogger]

Originally Posted by snakethis69

i need the whole GBSYSTEM folder if anyone has it.

In case you still need it, here's the one from my F40.

http://www.coggerjones.co.uk/stuff/GBSYSTEM.zip

[blackcatlou]

hello all, I formatted my f40 like a retard and I have followed all the steps that you guys have posted but when I turn it on, it still says System Error. Can you please help me get rockbox on this thing? I took it apart, disconnect the hard drive and everything but it still says the same thing. pls help

[PhoenixFear]

I've tried the methods here too and I'm getting a system error still. I've reformatted it a couple times now.

[roebeet]

To all -- did you format to FAT32? XP doesn't allow formatting to FAT32, FYI You'd need a tool like SwissKnife:

http://www.compuapps.com/download/Sw...swissknife.htm