CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION 15
Warning: Installing non-US firmware on a US Iriver H320 and H340 will perma-
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nently remove DRM support from the player.
If the file that you downloaded is a .zip file, use an unzip utility like mentioned
in the prerequisites section to extract the .hex from the .zip file to your desktop.
Likewise, if the file that you downloaded is an .exe file, double-click on the .exe
file to extract the .hex file to your desktop. When running Linux you should be
able extracting .exe files using unzip.
2. Download the firmware patcher fwpatcher.exe from http://download.rockbox.
org/bootloader/iriver/ and save it to your desktop.
Warning: The firmware patcher contains Unicode support, which is not sup-
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ported by all versions of Windows. If you have difficulty with the firmware
patcher, try downloading the alternate firmware patcher fwpatchernu.exe,
which is built without Unicode support.
3. Go to your desktop and double-click on whichever version of the firmware patcher
you downloaded in the prior step.
4. In the firmware patcher dialog box, click on the BROWSE button and navigate to
the .hex file that you previously downloaded to your desktop.
5. Click PATCH. The firmware patcher will patch the original firmware to include
the Rockbox bootloader. The .hex file on your desktop is now a modified version
of the original .hex file.
6. Turn on your Iriver and connect it to your computer via USB.
7. Copy or move the modified .hex file directly to the root of your player’s drive.
Do not put it inside a directory on your player.
8. Disconnect the jukebox from USB. (Be sure to use Windows’ “safely remove hard-
ware” option.)
Warning: Before proceeding further, make sure that your player has a full charge
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or that it is connected to the power adaptor. Interrupting the next step due to a
power failure most likely will brick your player.
9. Update your player’s firmware with the patched bootloader. To do this, turn
the jukebox on. Press and hold the Navi button to enter the main menu, and
navigate to GENERAL → FIRMWARE UPGRADE. Select YES when asked to confirm
if you want to upgrade the firmware. The Iriver will display a message indicating
that the firmware update is in progress. Do not interrupt this process. When the
firmware update is complete the player will turn itself off. (The update firmware
process usually takes a minute or so.)
You have now installed the Rockbox bootloader.
THE ROCKBOX MANUAL IRIVER H3XX
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