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

Jon bigj at flatwan.net
Thu Dec 13 22:21:33 MST 2007


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?
>
> http://www.rockbox.org/
>
>   
Thanks for the post, Jim. I bought the 2GB module off Woot several 
months ago and like it as is but I'll definitely look in to putting 
rockbox on there.

--
Jon




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