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I am ashamed to admit, that until JUST NOW, I have been holding off on flashing to the RB firmware ! Yes, I am a big ol' baby, who wanted to wait for a "stable" release yada yada, but I just couldn't hold out any longer it appears...

The iRiver and Rockbox community couldn't make it any easier in regards to the instructions and pretty much doing all the work involved. It was a snap patching and flashing, and I just did a test run for gapless with the one track I always said I would, just to see (well hear), and BINGO ! (The track is Airbag leading into Paranoid Android)

I'm now listening to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and it just passed that test too ...I'm SO F'N loving this !!! Sighs of relief wash over me, as I slip into audio bliss.

Now to read the manual and learn the intracacies of RB. One thing I noticed, is that the volume is around 80, whereas it would normally be at about an 8-9 with the regular firmware ? I'm not asking..I'll look at the FAQ's. Unless of course, this is something not covered there, and someone wants to tell me that something's screwed ?

Till then...Happy Rockboxing !

P.S. I already love the difference in the GUI, the super fast scrolling, the fading light, how the shuffle option etc works...Brilliant !