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Chapter 2. Installation 15
• Starting at the root directory of your player browse into the directory GBSYSTEM
and from that into the subdirectory FWIMG. These directories are hidden. Make
sure that you have configured your browser to show hidden files or you may be
unable to see FWIMG.
• In that directory you’ll find a file called FWIMG01.DAT. This too may be hidden.
Rename the file to FWIMG01.DAT.ORIG. Make sure you spelled that name correctly
as it is needed for booting the Toshiba firmware.
• Now copy the file FWIMG01.DAT you downloaded to that directory. Make sure the
spelling is correct.
Warning: After installing the bootloader you need to power-cycle the player by doing
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the following steps. Failure to do so may result in problems.
• Eject / unmount USB drive and unplug the USB cable.
• Unplug any power adapter.
• Hold the Power button to turn off the player.
• Slide the battery switch located on the bottom of the player from ‘on’ to ‘off’
• Slide the battery switch back from ‘off’ to ‘on’
2.3.3 Enabling Speech Support (optional)
If you wish to use speech support you will also need a voice file, English ones are available
from http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml. Download the “voice” package for your player
and unzip it directly to the root of your player. You should now find an english.voice
in the /.rockbox/langs directory on your player. Voice menus are enabled by default
and will come into effect after a reboot. See section 8.8 (page 62) for details on voice
settings.
2.4 Running Rockbox
Remove your player from the computer’s USB port. Unplug any connected power supply
and turn the unit off. When you next turn the unit on, Rockbox should load. When
you see the Rockbox splash screen, Rockbox is loaded and ready for use.
2.5 Updating Rockbox
Updating Rockbox is easy even if you do not use the Rockbox Utility. Download a
Rockbox build. (The latest release of the Rockbox software will always be available
from http://www.rockbox.org/download/). Unzip the build to the root directory of your
player like you did in the installation stage. If your unzip program asks you whether to
The Rockbox manual Toshiba Gigabeat F Series