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Rockbox is a free and open-source replacement firmware for digital music players.

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Rockbox is a free and open-source replacement for digital music players.

It is available for a great number of devices and supports many different audio file formats.

Website: http://www.rockbox.org/

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Linux friendly MP3 player devices

I currently have a Creative Zen MP3 player, which I'm finding increasingly painful to use. I have to use the (shoddy) Windows based software to transfer files, I cannot mount it under Linux as a USB disk, and I've tried mtp-fuse but sometimes the…
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"Remote Control" Rockbox plugin?

I recently updated Rockbox to version 3.4 on my Sandisk Sansa e280, and I've noticed a new plugin in the Applications section called remote_control. Opening it reveals a visibly non-functional settings menu. What does this do? Does it control the…
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RockBox not boots

I have Sanasa 16gb Clip Sport+ mp3 player. I flashed Rockbox firmware to it: But Sansa original software is still running on it even I turn off/on device. How to run RockBox on my Sansa?
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Fresh re-install of rockbox on MP3 player causes "error accessing playlist control file" when unplugged

Occasionally Rockbox on my MP3 player (Sansa Clip Zip) seems to play up. I clear the settings and re-install Rockbox. After re-installing it this time, I noticed "error accessing playlist control file", when I unplug the USB cable. Why? Software…
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Universal sound format

I have the following devices: Ubuntu machines PSP iPod with Rockbox installed XBox 360 My music collection is mainly encoded in OGG apart from a few bought albums in MP3. What is the most universal file format that is commonly supported across all…
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How can I troubleshoot a Rockbox Utility installation?

I'm trying to install Rockbox on my sansa e260 v2 because it's no longer working properly and I thought I might as well try Rockbox before chucking it out. The problem is that I can charge it fully, but then it shuts down after some 10 minutes or…
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Where to place tracks in external card

I have added external 64Gb card to my Sansa Clip Zip that runs RockBox. But where to place tracks? There is no any files and directories there should I place to root?
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