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1mkamsboot
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3
4A tool to inject a bootloader into a Sansa V2 (AMS) firmware file.
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6
7Usage
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10mkamsboot <firmware file> <boot file> <output file>
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12<firmware file> is an original Sansa firmware file obtained from the Sansa
13 forums for example : http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/?category.id=devices
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15<boot file> is the code you want to execute (a rockbox bootloader), previously
16 scrambled with tools/scramble utility.
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18<output file> is the resulting firmware file which you'll have to copy on your
19 Sansa player. See "Firmware filenames".
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22Supported models
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24
25Sansa Clip : firmware version starting with "01."
26Sansa Clip+ : firmware version starting with "01."
27Sansa Clipv2: firmware version starting with "02."
28Sansa ClipZip: firmware version starting with "01."
29Sansa Fuze : firmware version starting with "01."
30Sansa Fuzev2: firmware version starting with "02."
31Sansa E200v2: firmware version starting with "03."
32Sansa C200v2: firmware version starting with "03."
33Sansa M200v4: firmware version starting with "4."
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36Firmware filenames
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39For the firmware upgrade to happen, the firmware has to be named specially:
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41clip v2 : m30pa.bin
42clip : m300a.bin
43clip+ : clppa.bin
44clip zip: clpza.bin
45fuze : fuzea.bin
46fuzev2 : fuzpa.bin
47e200v2 : e200pa.bin
48c200v2 : c200pa.bin
49m200v4 : m200a.bin
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51
52Dual-Boot
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54
55 The purpose of this program is to provide dual-boot between the original
56firmware and the new (rockbox) firmware.
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58 By default the player will boot into the new firmware.
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60 To boot into the Original Firmware, you need to press the Left key.
61 ***Note : on the Clip+ you can alternatively press the Home key.
62 ***Note : on the Clip Zip you can alternatively press the Vol- key.
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64Hacking
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67See comments in mkamsboot.c and dualboot/dualboot.S for more information.