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Benedikt Frank<p>Hello, beauty.</p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/iPod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPod</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Zeppelin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zeppelin</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/bowersandwilkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bowersandwilkins</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/moddedipods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moddedipods</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/audiophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiophile</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/kiasmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kiasmos</span></a></p>
Miah Johnson<p>Needed an afternoon distraction from work. For whatever reason I couldn't get the bootloader I patched and copied to the device on Windows to work so I had to repeat the process on my Linux workstation. Worked fine there, should have done that from the start.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@fluepke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fluepke</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@neogoth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neogoth</span></a></span> Ich bin nen Fan von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> weil Mensch damit sich nicht mehr <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iTunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTunes</span></a> antun muss!<br><a href="https://www.rockbox.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rockbox.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@neogoth/114688053760966411" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@neogoth/11468</span><span class="invisible">8053760966411</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@fluepke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fluepke</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> als Firmware löst das Problem...</p>
Don Magnétophone<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wake.st/@liaizon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>liaizon</span></a></span> Already in my Sansa Clip+, and my Archos Recorder 20 (v1) is stuck in 3.13.</p><p><a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/SansaClipPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SansaClipPlus</span></a></p>
Steve<p>For any folks still out there using the <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> firmware, I recently discovered the Hifi Walker H2 which is both officially supported, and more importantly, still being manufactured and sold. Flashing takes a bit of patience if you're <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a>, but it can be done.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/HIFI-WALKER-H2-Resolution-Bluetooth/dp/B072C4YPCG/ref=asc_df_B072C4YPCG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/HIFI-WALKER-H2-Reso</span><span class="invisible">lution-Bluetooth/dp/B072C4YPCG/ref=asc_df_B072C4YPCG</span></a></p>
Benedikt Frank<p>Habe <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> auf einem alten <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/iPod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPod</span></a> installiert. Einige Hürden/Learnings:<br>- Wird der iPod auf MacOS zurückgesetzt erhält er das Mac-Filesystem. Rockbox funktioniert aber ausschließlich mit FAT32.<br>- Windows formatiert größere Datenträger auch nicht mit FAT32, sondern mit ExFAT. Man braucht extra Partitions-Software, die das kann.<br>- Die Windows-Version von iTunes nicht via Microsoft-Store installieren, sondern eine alte Version per .exe - Die aus den Store erkennt iPods nicht (1/2)<br><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Rockbox 4.0 Released - It’s traditional to launch new software on April Fool’s Day, which is when we hear... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/rockbox-4-0-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/19/rockbo</span><span class="invisible">x-4-0-released/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/personalmediaplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalmediaplayer</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/portableaudiohacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portableaudiohacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwarehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarehacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/musicalhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicalhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalaudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalaudio</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ipodhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipodhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mp3player" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mp3player</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a></p>
obrhoff<p>A unimaginable thing happened. Rockbox 4.0 got released. Ladies and gentlemen, update your iPods.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipod</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes4</span><span class="invisible">00</span></a></p>
wakest ⁂<p>Anyone install the new <a href="https://social.wake.st/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> yet?<br><a href="https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes4</span><span class="invisible">00</span></a></p>
Benjamin Balder Bach<p>WOAH 🤩</p><p>»The Rockbox project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Rockbox 4.0. This marks our first release since November 2019, and since then we've been busy adding features and fixing bugs to give you the best Rockbox experience yet.«</p><p><a href="https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes4</span><span class="invisible">00</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.data.coop/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a></p>
Arda Kılıçdağı<p>I fixed it for now by shifting the balance +12% to the right in Rockbox. Others on Reddit have reported the same issue, some with the right side being louder instead. These flex cables on 18-year-old devices (even the replacements are NOS) are kind of a lottery.</p><p>If I lose my mind over it, I might try a reflow, but since I can’t fix this in the original firmware, I’m twice as happy I installed Rockbox.</p><p><a href="https://micro.arda.pw/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a></p>
Jordan<p>My favorite offline music player - a Sansa C200 with wired earbuds, running Rockbox firmware.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/musicplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicplayer</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oldschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldschool</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a></p>
hobbsc<p>whilst the 20 year old <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/iPod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPod</span></a> with <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a> is pretty decent, it's ui is showing its age. I'm working on going back to an offline <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> collection and now I'm trying to decide between getting a budget <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/DAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAP</span></a> or picking up a <a href="https://social.sdf.org/tags/DAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DAC</span></a> dongle to use on my phone (and maybe computer).</p><p>The tempotec offerings look decent for entry level stuff that might be compatible with my terrible hearing.</p><p>I'd also like to get the wireless porta pros. I bought the wired ones on accident. They work with my bt xceiver tho</p>
Arda Kılıçdağı<p>I haven't updated here for a while about my <a href="https://micro.arda.pw/tags/ipod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipod</span></a> modding journey.</p><p>I tried to stick with Stock OS, but it was too much of a hassle to convert all my music to ALAC, so I tried to tinker with <a href="https://micro.arda.pw/tags/rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockbox</span></a> firmware.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@esden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>esden</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@jacqueline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jacqueline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@buzzyrobin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>buzzyrobin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ailurux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ailurux</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ErinRose" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ErinRose</span></a></span> yeah, I guess <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RockBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockBox</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBc</span></a> are easy to do, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> does have tight control on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clickwheel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickwheel</span></a> design...</p><p>Thx m8!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@esden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>esden</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@jacqueline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jacqueline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@buzzyrobin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>buzzyrobin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ailurux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ailurux</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@ErinRose" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ErinRose</span></a></span> cool.</p><p>Does it come with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USBc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USBc</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Clickwheel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clickwheel</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RockBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockBox</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firmware</span></a>?</p>
Jérémie Zimmermann🎶💗🧀🫖5946<p>Sometimes i believed in the legend of "convergence": one device to rule them all and forever bind them.</p><p>Since i use a <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/pinephone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pinephone</span></a> and reposessed a personal computing environment that is frugal and tailored to my needs, i am completely re-considering.</p><p>Got myself a "modern" device to run <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a> on (<a href="https://www.rockbox.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rockbox.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). and OH MY! 1/ how much it progressed since the last 15y i didnt use it! 2/ how amazing to have dedicated, reliable top-notch audio sw+hw!</p><p>Sometimes i leave "phone" at home.</p>
Sebastiaan Ammerlaan 🇳🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.chiefgyk3d.com/@chiefgyk3d" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>chiefgyk3d</span></a></span> Whoa, that looks so good! I've been rocking a Surfans F20, because I just can't leave behind <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a>. I just love that software, though development has significantly slowed in the last decade.</p>
Doctor M. Popular<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@godzero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>godzero</span></a></span> this is my 5th gen iPod. It has 30 gigs and is also running <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rockbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rockbox</span></a>. It also has a new battery, but the original drive.</p><p>I also have a first gen iPod Mini that I freaking love, but wish it had more than 8 gigs.</p>