Specifications

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8.3.3. The MANAGE SETTINGS menu
The MANAGE SETTINGS menu can be found in the MAIN MENU. The MANAGE SET-
TINGS menu allows you to save and load .cfg files. The MANAGE SETTINGS menu
also allows you to load or save different firmware versions.
Browse .cfg Files. Opens the file browser in the /.rockbox directory and displays
all .cfg (configuration) files. Selecting a .cfg file will cause Rockbox to load
the settings contained in that file. Pressing Minus will exit back to the MANAGE
SETTINGS menu. See the WRITE .CFG FILES option on the MANAGE SETTINGS
menu for details of how to save and edit a configuration file.
Browse Firmwares. This displays a list of firmware files in the /.rockbox system
directory. Firmware files have an extension of .mod. Playing a firmware file
loads it into memory. Thus, it is possible to run the original Archos firmware
or a different version of Rockbox from here (assuming that you have the right
files installed on your disk. There is no need for any other file or directory to be
installed to use this option; the firmware is resident in that one file.
Reset Settings. This wipes the saved settings in the player and resets all settings to
their default values.
Write .cfg file. This option writes a .cfg file to your player’s hard disk. The configu-
ration file has the .cfg extension and is used to store all of the user settings that
are described throughout this manual.
Hint: Use the WRITE .CFG FILE feature (MAIN MENU → GENERAL SETTINGS) to
save the current settings, then use a text editor to customize the settings file. See
Appendix section
C (page 66) for the full reference of available options.
8.4. Firmware Loading
When your player powers on, it loads the Archos firmware in ROM, which automati-
cally checks your Jukebox hard disk’s root folder for a file named archos.mod. Note
that Archos firmware can only read the first ten characters of each filename in this pro-
cess, so don’t rename your old firmware files with names like archos.mod.old and so
on, because it’s possible that the player will load a file other than the one you intended.
8.4.1. Using ROLO (Rockbox loader)
Rockbox is able to load and start another firmware file without rebooting. You just
“play” a file with the extension .mod. This can be used to test new firmware
versions without deleting your current version.
THE ROCKBOX MANUAL ARCHOS STUDIO/PLAYER