Hello, beauty.

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.

For any folks still out there using the #Rockbox 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 #blind, but it can be done.

https://www.amazon.com/HIFI-WALKER-H2-Resolution-Bluetooth/dp/B072C4YPCG/ref=asc_df_B072C4YPCG

Habe #Rockbox auf einem alten #iPod installiert. Einige Hürden/Learnings:
- Wird der iPod auf MacOS zurückgesetzt erhält er das Mac-Filesystem. Rockbox funktioniert aber ausschließlich mit FAT32.
- Windows formatiert größere Datenträger auch nicht mit FAT32, sondern mit ExFAT. Man braucht extra Partitions-Software, die das kann.
- 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)
#retrotech

Rockbox 4.0 Released - It’s traditional to launch new software on April Fool’s Day, which is when we hear... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/19/rockbox-4-0-released/ #personalmediaplayer #portableaudiohacks #softwarehacks #musicalhacks #digitalaudio #ipodhacks #mp3player #rockbox

A unimaginable thing happened. Rockbox 4.0 got released. Ladies and gentlemen, update your iPods.
#ipod #rockbox

https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400

Anyone install the new #Rockbox yet?
https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400

WOAH

»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.«

https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ReleaseNotes400

My favorite offline music player - a Sansa C200 with wired earbuds, running Rockbox firmware.

whilst the 20 year old #iPod with #rockbox is pretty decent, it's ui is showing its age. I'm working on going back to an offline #music collection and now I'm trying to decide between getting a budget #DAP or picking up a #DAC dongle to use on my phone (and maybe computer).

The tempotec offerings look decent for entry level stuff that might be compatible with my terrible hearing.

I'd also like to get the wireless porta pros. I bought the wired ones on accident. They work with my bt xceiver tho

Sometimes i believed in the legend of "convergence": one device to rule them all and forever bind them.

Since i use a #pinephone and reposessed a personal computing environment that is frugal and tailored to my needs, i am completely re-considering.

Got myself a "modern" device to run #Rockbox on (https://www.rockbox.org/). 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!

Sometimes i leave "phone" at home.