On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 08:22:36PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > Daniel Dalton: > > > > The hard drive in the mp3 just spins up and back down when I plug the > > usb in. Now it's not even showing up under /dev. Do you guys think it's > > a bad hdd and it's time to get a new mp3? > > Yes and no. The hd is probably dying, but if I were you, I would search > for a replacement of the hd and keep the player. I own an iriver H120 > and still love it. I installed Rockbox on the very first day and I It's a nice player, just a bit big. > really recommend doing that as well. I'm totally blind and rockbox is great I've also ordered a sansa too. > > Instead of buying an 1.8" hd, you could buy a compact flash card and use > that instead. You'll need to install Rockbox, though. See here for more > details: > > http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/CFModGuide Ah yes, that's a great idea, I'll have to do that at some stage. Thanks very much, Dan.
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