[Tfug] The littlest Linux box...conceals in a closed fist.

[Shawn Nock]

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Jim March wrote:
> A few days ago I scored a woot.com deal - a Sansa e260 pocket media
> player with 4gig internal flash.  I needed it mainly for it's audio
> recording functions but hey, who doesn't need a "sorta iPod thingie"?
> 
> http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=1940
> 
> Mine is a refurb at $50 :).
> 
> One cool feature: you can add up to another 4gig via a microSD card
> slot (takes 512/1/2/4 size cards) which appears as a separate disk
> icon once you USB-connect it.  Linux interoperability is decent while
> stock.
> 
> And then I loaded Linux into it :).
> 
> Anybody heard of the Rockbox project?

I second your recommendation of Rockbox. I am very happy with it on my
iRiver H10, but I don't think that it is Linux-based.

It is open source, but I believe it was developed from scratch.

The mailing list reveals that there has been some cross-pollination with
the linux-arm port recently.

Cheers,
Shawn

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Shawn Nock (OpenPGP: 0x8801F8F4)
nock at fastmail dot fm
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