Q: Boot-up hangs on “read file system.” What can I do? (usually caused by rockbox)
This just happened to me and I’m going to share how I fixed it. In my case the rockbox firmware did something somewhere that the original firmware didn’t like or couldn’t read. This doesn’t mean that you can’t use rockbox, as this isn’t a common problem and it usually won’t happen again after you fix it the first time. It’s like chicken pox!
Solutions:
1.) Fully charge player:
-this usually doesn’t fix the problem but some have said that’s all it took for them
2.) Run scandisk/error check on your dap
-This has worked for many people, but not me. Open up My Computer and right click on your drive, then click properties. Then click the tools tab and click the check now button in the error-checking section. Follow any other directions and wait. Make sure that the usb cable is in tight and it’s a very good idea to have the power cable in as well. If your dap lost power or the connection during this process you’d have a messed up hard drive that wouldn’t be so easy to fix.
3.) Back-up and fully reformat the dap
-This is what worked for me. Make sure you have a backup of everything on your dap, then right click the drive in My Computer and click format. Don’t do a quick format as it won’t do any good, and make sure you format in FAT32 and not NTFS. If you have an h140 or other 40gig dap you can’t use windows’ built in format tool. You have to download another like
Swissknife for free.
If you’ve done all these things and it still doesn’t work, then you may have a faulty drive on your hands. Email or call iRiver and see if they’ll replace it for you. iRiver America’s phone # is 1-800-399-1799. For another country’s info or email just go to
www.iriver.com and pick the country you need.
Note: All directions are for windows XP, if you have another OS and these directions no longer apply, you may not have the right built in tools or you have to look somewhere else for them (like start-accessories-system tools). I’m sure that windows 2000 has these tools but I’m not sure about anything older.
Info: I got lots of info about this and other stuff here, so I'm more of a messenger to those who haven't checked rockbox yet:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/vie...are_no_longer_