04-18-2010, 07:58 PM | #1 |
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Iriver Story firmware to go opensource
According to Iriver's site, iRiver has made Story's firmware open source: http://www.iriver.com/opensource.html
Implications: Pros: We may finally see some real improvements made to the firmware by the community of users. BUT given the fact that it is not a product that has a wide audience, I doubt we are going to see any changes soon. Besides, where do we find the non-official upgrades? Cons: iRiver may be taking a less active approach in upgrading the firmware from this point on, leaving the upgrades to the community. The promise by iRiver's management that there would be an English dictionary is probably not going to be fulfilled. Comments, anyone? |
04-20-2010, 08:31 AM | #2 |
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I think this will be a good step. I would like to look at the source code.
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04-24-2010, 01:56 AM | #3 | ||
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05-01-2010, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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Has anyone yet managed to build the firmware from the provided sources?
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05-20-2013, 03:52 AM | #5 |
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Hmmm. I feel like I found a dark corner of the internet. Hi!
Two questions: 1 - What would having the hex password give us? I don't quite understand the firmware upgrade process. 2 - Are these things going to end up sold dirt cheap...? >_> Because I want more of them. |
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05-20-2013, 08:23 AM | #6 | |
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For the Story HD, it gives you the mods that are already there, and not much else. You can find the info in the openinkpot wiki.
(The title of this thread is overly optimistic, the iriver firmware is anything but OpenSource, and for the Story HD in particular there is no known recovery method, so experiments will lead to irreversible brickage). Quote:
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05-21-2013, 09:13 PM | #7 |
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Ehhh, from what I gather this is an entirely generic Freescale setup. I am looking through their datasheet and the functions they talk about sound a lot like what was mentioned in the EEV teardown. I am exploring their source and hope to find something useful soon.
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05-22-2013, 04:05 AM | #8 |
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Well. If you find something that actually WORKS, please let me know.
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