LINUX pleaseee

048135 · 02-11-2008

pleaseee someone out there, please make linux for m6
it would be so amazing
anyone know any alternative firmware for the m6?

with a much more amazing GUI?

roelandb · 02-11-2008

rockbox is also a great custom firmware, but it seems like there is no-one who is capable of making it wants to do it, i am also hoping someone will come forward and make rockbox or linux work on the m6.

dravik · 02-11-2008

What about asking the makers of rockstar to do it if we pay the player? i think a lot of mezy m6 user will donate some bucks for it!

roelandb · 02-11-2008

i would donate for sure, so anyone has an idea how we can arrange this?

nexxyz · 02-13-2008

Yeah. you could go to the rockbox forums and state your ideas:

there is even a topic for it:
Meizu M6 "miniplayer"

Da_Flex · 02-15-2008

Rockbox is Linux. There are several documents and tools how to start developement for a new player. It takes some time to find them all on the rockbox page. So, let's slow down and read that stuff first.

The critical point is the bootloader, which let you choose between original FW and rockbox. If you build a bootloader and it doesn't work, than you got a problem. I don't know how to get back to virgine state.

It's not a good idea to ask rockbox developers for a new port. It's explicitely writen on their page NOT TO DO THAT. They may help you after you startet your own project and you got a special question.

If some guys got guts and want to risk to break their player by a bad bootloader, than we could start developement. I got the tools, but at the moment I don't risk to break my player, because there is still warranty.

roelandb · 02-15-2008

you might be able to recover by using DFU tools perhaps, or not?

Da_Flex · 02-15-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by roelandb

you might be able to recover by using DFU tools perhaps, or not?

If we would know, it would be a big step into save developement. Feel free to do research at that point.

roelandb · 02-15-2008

i suggest that we find some players with 1GB, or even smaller (=cheaper) if these exist, and try it on those, i have a 8GB version wich cost me a lot, so i'm not going to try with mine...
anyway, there will also be a difference between TP SP and SL versions, since it has other hardware i think there need to be made 3 different loaders for it to work...

CmdrCord · 02-18-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by roelandb

i suggest that we find some players with 1GB, or even smaller (=cheaper) if these exist, and try it on those, i have a 8GB version wich cost me a lot, so i'm not going to try with mine...

Even a bricked 1GB player would be too expensive, as you'd probably also brick the next few ones until you get it right ... :eek:
So what is really needed is a safe recovery procedure, or some research on the DFU part.
If it can recover M6 from flashing wrong firmware (e.g. TP on an SP model), it seems likely it could also recover from a bad rockbox boot loader - but noone has ever done this and there seems to be no definitive statement, so it remains risky.

IMHO, the existing firmware still isn't bad enough to take that risk

Of course, if someone came up with a safe and proven way to recover from a bad flash, or some datasheets, things might get rolling...