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Title: Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players (like an iPod)
Post by: Software Santa on January 13, 2014, 10:37:22 AM
Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players (like an iPod)

Use Rockbox Utility to Install Rockbox on your MP3 player hardware ...

(http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/pub/Main/RockboxUtility/mainwindow.jpg) (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/RockboxUtility)

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Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players. It runs on a wide range of players:

Stable ports

Rockbox runs well on these players, has a complete manual and is supported by the installer (http://www.rockbox.org/download/):


  • Apple: iPod 1g through 5.5g, iPod Mini, iPod Nano 1g[/color][/font]
  • Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio[/color][/font]
  • Cowon: iAudio X5, X5V, X5L, M5, M5L, M3 and M3L[/color][/font]
  • iriver: iHP100 series, H100 series, H300 series and H10 series[/color][/font]
  • MPIO: HD300[/color][/font]
  • Packard Bell: Vibe 500[/color][/font]
  • SanDisk: Sansa c200, e200 and e200R series, Fuze, Clip, Clip+ and Clip Zip[/color][/font]
  • Toshiba: Gigabeat X and F series[/color][/font]
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Unstable ports

Rockbox runs on these players, but is incomplete, less usable or has problems that limit it to advanced users:
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  • Apple: iPod Nano 2g[/color][/font]
  • Cowon: D2 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CowonD2Info)[/color][/font]
  • HiFi E.T: MA9 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifietMAPort), MA8 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifietMAPort)[/color][/font]
  • HiFiMAN: HM-601 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifimanPort), HM-602 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifimanPort), HM-603 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifimanPort), HM-801 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HifimanPort)[/color][/font]
  • MPIO: HD200 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/MPIOHD200Port)[/color][/font]
  • Olympus: M:Robe 500 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/OlympusMR500Info), M:robe 100[/color][/font]
  • Philips: GoGear SA9200 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/GoGearSA9200info), GoGear HDD16x0 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/GoGearHDD6330) and HDD63x0 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/GoGearHDD6330)[/color][/font]
  • Samsung: YP-R0 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SamsungYPR0), YH-820 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SamsungYH92xPort), YH-920 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SamsungYH92xPort) and YH-925 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SamsungYH92xPort)[/color][/font]
  • SanDisk: Sansa Fuze+ (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SansaFuzePlusPort)[/color][/font]
  • Toshiba: Gigabeat S (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/GigabeatSPort)[/color][/font]


Unusable ports

Work has begun on porting Rockbox to these players, but much remains before they are usable:
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  • Onda VX747, VX767 and VX777[/color][/font]
  • Google Android[/color][/font]
  • Apple iPod Classic (6G)[/color][/font]
  • Rockchip rk27xx[/color][/font]
  • Creative: Zen (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CreativeZENPort), Zen Mozaic (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CreativeZENMozaicPort), Zen X-Fi (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CreativeZENXFiPort), Zen X-Fi 2 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CreativeZENXFi2Port) and Zen X-Fi 3 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CreativeZENXFi3Port)[/color][/font]
  • Sony: NWZ-E360 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SonyNWZE360Port) and NWZ-E370 (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/SonyNWZE370Port)[/color][/font]


Click here for a status summary of unstable and unusable ports (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/TargetStatus#New_Platforms_Currently_Under_Development).
Quick links: Why should you run Rockbox? (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/WhyRockbox) · Change log (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/MajorChanges) · Contribute to Rockbox (http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ContributingToRockbox)
If your player is not listed above, then Rockbox does not run on it.
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