Help update the Firmware Editor
 

Hi all,

I am hoping to add some new features to the Editor, if anyone has ideas, either put them in my private message, or add them to the forum.

Things in mind for next release 1.0.2.0,

1. Formatting, backup and restore of the Player
2. Decryption of Actions firmware
3. Projects (firmware and lst files with last position saved)



Future Additions

Hook into RockChipUSB.drv



Cheers
Dancemammal

Re: Help update the Firmware Editor
 

dancemammal?

do you plan to add a firmware extractor for Rockchip players? :shock:

This is the "holy grail" for rockchip owners, if this is achieved then dozens of Rockchip players will be saved.

No firmware extractor exists at all for Rockchip and backup firmwares for unbranded players are nearly non-existant. :!:

whoops, I just asked the same thing in the other thread, knob. lol, but yes, I was wondering the same thing. Do tell, dancemammal. Any exciting things to look forward to? :)

Re: Help update the Firmware Editor
 

Yeah, you should make a extract feature. Many of us don't use this tool because we don't have the firmware (other than a s1clone backup).

There's a lot of 'homebrew' coding guys buzzing around the JXD301 section at the MP4Nation forum - I might see if they are able to look into firmware extraction as well. Some of them apparently are main coders for the GP2X handheld, so they know a 'thing or three'!

suggestions

1. extract all images currently listed in .lst file and auto save to folder of choice, using the "item name" as the name of each image.

2. import all images - the reverse of the above which will allow to import all images into the firmware that were extracted using the method above

4. ability to alter text in the player, , there is currently another small program to do this but integrating here would be even more icing on the cake



Dancemammal - this is fantastic work - well done

this maybe impossible but here goes

do we know how the screen elements on these players are positioned/laid out? if so is it possible to be able to reposition things around the screen or even hide them altogether.

by this i mean can we do things like re-position the track info to top of screen as opposed the the right hand side, could we turn off the graphic equalizer altogether?

this is possible as companies like ramos etc have been able to do this in their firmware

just a thought but it would be great if we could take it this step further and be able to not only skin the player but arrange the screen to how we want

thanks

oh - and also it would be great to be able to change the font

Re: Help update the Firmware Editor
 

Hi All,

You lot don't want much, do you! :)

I think there is a bug in ver 1.0.1.0, the images that you import are being corrupted before they get entered into the firmware, I have two choices,

1. I have fixed the issue, but I am in the middle of coding some of the other features, and could release a interim version.

2. We all wait until I finish the next release, dont know when that will be,


What do you fancy ?


Cheers

Dancemammal

Hi Dance,
I haven't had that problem importing images?
Does it occur only on some condition?
I had it only with 24 bit bmp,with 16 bit is ok.

But i tried to add item using start offset like you said,but if i update a start offset even the item i saved before updating it,change his reference.
What should i do if i want to edit some image that is not sequential?Can't I specify the offset for each item?

Re: Help update the Firmware Editor
 

Hi NBS,

The problem seems to be around 24 bit images, But I have found and fixed it, so wont be a problem for long.

Ok, The start offset is the base offset for all of your images, once you find your first image, you can use the "set start offset" button to create your start.

After creating your start, all the images after that will be based upon their size, and that will dictate their position from the start base offset,

ie :
start offset = 200 bytes
image is 20 x 20 pixels, each pixel is 2 bytes = 800 bytes
so
This image's start is at 200, it's length is 800, the next image will start at 200 + 800 = 1000, and so on.

you only need to set the start offset once, at the biggining,

If you wish to create a lst file with one item in it that just point to one image in the stream, that can be done, but if you wish to create more items, based upon offsets of the item, that you cannot do as yet.



Until the next version is availible, i suggest that you find a lst file that will let you view all your images, then editing is easy, I have taken note of your issue, and i will add functionality to accept item based offsets.


Cheers
Dancemammal