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% $Id$
\warn{Before starting this procedure, ensure that you have a copy
of the original \playerman{} firmware. Without this, it is
\emph{not} possible to uninstall Rockbox. It is also needed if you want to
install the dual-boot bootloader. The \playerman{}
firmware can be downloaded from
\url{http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/firmware/MESV12US.zip}.\\}
The single-boot bootloader can only boot Rockbox, whereas the dual-boot
bootloader can boot both Rockbox and the \playerman{} firmware.
The single-boot bootloader boots Rockbox more quickly if you no longer need
access to the \playerman{} firmware.\\
Installing the bootloader is only needed once. It involves replacing the
existing firmware file on your \dap{} with another version.
When running the original \playerman{} firmware (a version of Windows CE), it is
only possible to connect the \dap{} to a PC in ``MTP mode'', which hides
the actual content of your \daps{} disk and provides restricted access
to its contents.
In reality, the \daps{} hard disk contains two partitions, a small
(150MB) ``firmware partition'' containing the \daps{} firmware (operating
system), and a second ``data partition'' containing your media files. The main
firmware file in the bootloader partition is called \fname{nk.bin}, and
this is the file that is loaded into RAM (by the \daps{} ROM-based
bootloader) and executed when your \dap{} is powered on.
\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
\item Download \fname{beastpatcher.exe} from
\download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/win32/beastpatcher.exe}
and then perform one of the following, depending on whether you want single
or dual-boot.
\begin{description}
\item [Single Boot.] Run \fname{beastpatcher.exe}. You should see some
information displayed about
your \dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and beastpatcher will
install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully''. Press ENTER again to exit
beastpatcher.
\item [Dual Boot.] Inside the \fname{MESV12US.zip} file you downloaded earlier
you should find an \fname{.iso} file. Using e.g. 7zip
(\url{http://www.7-zip.org} you can extract an \fname{.exe} file from this
\fname{.iso} file. Using 7zip again, extract the \playerman{} firmware file
\fname{nk.bin} from the \fname{.exe} file and place it in the same
directory as \fname{beastpatcher.exe}. Open a command prompt and navigate
to this directory, and then type the following commands:
\begin{code}
beastpatcher -d nk.bin
\end{code}
After a short time you should see the message
``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully''. Press ENTER again to exit
beastpatcher.
\end{description}
\item After a successful installation, you need to disconnect your \dap{} from
USB, and then immediately reconnect it. It should reboot then enter the Rockbox
bootloader ``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your \daps{} disk to your
computer as a standard USB Mass Storage device.
\end{enumerate}
\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
\item Download and open beastpatcher.dmg from
\download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/macosx/beastpatcher.dmg}
and then perform one of the following,
depending on whether you want single or dual-boot.
\begin{description}
\item [Single Boot.] Double-click on the beastpatcher icon. You can also
drag the beastpatcher icon to a location on your hard drive and launch
it from the Terminal. If all has gone well, you should see some
information displayed about your \dap{} and a message asking you if you
wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
beastpatcher will now install the bootloader. After a short time you
should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully''
followed by some error messages that you can safely ignore. Press
ENTER again to exit beastpatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
\item [Dual Boot.] Inside the \fname{MESV12US.zip} file you downloaded earlier
you should find an \fname{.iso} file. Using e.g. 7zip
(\url{http://www.7-zip.org} you can extract an \fname{.exe} file from this
\fname{.iso} file. Using 7zip again, extract the \playerman{} firmware file
\fname{nk.bin} from the \fname{.exe} file and place it in the same
directory as \fname{beastpatcher}. Open a terminal window and type the
following command:
\begin{code}
./beastpatcher -d nk.bin
\end{code}
\end{description}
\item After a successful installation, your \dap{} will immediately turn off.
Turn it on again, and (because it is still connected to your Mac)
it will enter the Rockbox bootloader's
``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your \daps{} disk to your computer
as a standard USB Mass Storage device.
\end{enumerate}
\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Download beastpatcher from
\download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/linux32x86/beastpatcher}
(32-bit x86 binary) or
\download{bootloader/toshiba/gigabeat-s/beastpatcher/linux64amd64/beastpatcher}
(64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
steps will assume you have saved it in your home directory.
\item Attach your \dap{} to your computer and then perform one of the following,
depending on whether you want single or dual-boot.
\begin{description}
\item [Single Boot.] Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
\begin{code}
cd $HOME
chmod +x beastpatcher
./beastpatcher
\end{code}
If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
your \dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and beastpatcher will now install the
bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader
installed successfully'' followed by some error
messages that you can safely ignore. Press ENTER again to exit beastpatcher.
\item [Dual Boot.] Inside the \fname{MESV12US.zip} file you downloaded earlier
you should find an \fname{.iso} file. Using e.g. 7zip
(\url{http://www.7-zip.org} you can extract an \fname{.exe} file from this
\fname{.iso} file. Using 7zip again, extract the \playerman{} firmware file
\fname{nk.bin} from the \fname{.exe} file and place it in the same
directory as \fname{beastpatcher}. Open a terminal window and type the
following commands:
\begin{code}
cd $HOME
chmod +x beastpatcher
./beastpatcher -d nk.bin
\end{code}
After a short time you should see the message
``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully'' followed by some error
messages that you can safely ignore. Press ENTER again to exit
beastpatcher.
\end{description}
\item After a successful installation, your \dap{} will immediately turn off.
Turn it on again, and (because it is still connected to your PC)
it will enter the Rockbox bootloader's
``USB Mass Storage'' mode, which exposes your \daps{} disk to your computer
as a standard USB Mass Storage device.
\end{enumerate}
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