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'''Please do not use any other builds unless you really know what you're doing!''' | '''Please do not use any other builds unless you really know what you're doing!''' | ||
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| + | ==r708: April 24th, 2011== | ||
| + | ===Release notes / Known issues=== | ||
| + | * The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now. | ||
| + | * Reducing the CPU core voltage on the iPod Classic has been disabled. Battery life might be adversely affected. | ||
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| + | ===Fixes / Improvements=== | ||
| + | * Fixed several kernel bugs that affected CPU exception and panic handling and caused the device to just lock up instead of showing proper error messages. | ||
| + | * Added trivial memory protection to catch most null pointer or garbage memory address accesses. | ||
| + | * Fixed a race condition in libUI that caused the boot menu to crash occasionally. | ||
| + | * Fixed various graphics glitches in the boot menu. | ||
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| + | ===Files=== | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110406/bootstrap-ipodclassic-r692-20110406.dfu bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu] <small>(some people have reported that this file gives an error: ''Exception: DFU upload failed! (2 / 7)'' so if you also see this message, please use bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu from the previous release)</small><br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/fastboot-r708-20110424.emcoreapp fastboot.emcoreapp]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/installer-ipodclassic-r708-20110424.ubi installer-ipodclassic.ubi]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/installer-ipodnano2g-r708-20110424.bootnote installer-ipodnano2g.bootnote]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/installer-ipodnano2g-r708-20110424.ipodx installer-ipodnano2g.ipodx]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/installer-ipodnano2g-r708-20110424.ubi installer-ipodnano2g.ubi]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/rockbox-ipodclassic-r29777-20110424.zip rockbox-ipodclassic.zip]<br/> | ||
| + | [http://files.freemyipod.org/releases/20110424/rockbox-ipodnano2g-r29777-20110424.zip rockbox-ipodnano2g.zip]<br/> | ||
==r692: April 6th, 2011== | ==r692: April 6th, 2011== | ||
===Release notes / Known issues=== | ===Release notes / Known issues=== | ||
| − | * The boot menu occasionally locks up | + | * The boot menu occasionally locks up due to a cinbination of a kernel bug and a libUI bug. Rebooting the iPod the hard way by holding the menu and select buttons for 5 seconds should help. |
* The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now. | * The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now. | ||
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* Reducing the CPU core voltage on the iPod Classic has been disabled. Battery life might be adversely affected. | * Reducing the CPU core voltage on the iPod Classic has been disabled. Battery life might be adversely affected. | ||
===Fixes / Improvements=== | ===Fixes / Improvements=== | ||
| − | * Disabled undervolting for the iPod Classic | + | * Disabled undervolting for the iPod Classic. |
* Fixed a kernel bug that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display. | * Fixed a kernel bug that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display. | ||
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===Release notes / Known issues=== | ===Release notes / Known issues=== | ||
* This is the first public release, so please be aware that there might be a bunch of still unknown bugs in the wild. | * This is the first public release, so please be aware that there might be a bunch of still unknown bugs in the wild. | ||
| − | * The boot menu occasionally locks up | + | * The boot menu occasionally locks up due to a cinbination of a kernel bug and a libUI bug. Rebooting the iPod the hard way by holding the menu and select buttons for 5 seconds should help. |
* The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now. | * The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now. | ||
* This release reduces the CPU core voltage to conserve battery power, but apparently by a bit too much for some iPod Classic devices, causing all kinds of weird behavior. This was disabled in the r692 release, so please update if you suspect that you're affected by this. | * This release reduces the CPU core voltage to conserve battery power, but apparently by a bit too much for some iPod Classic devices, causing all kinds of weird behavior. This was disabled in the r692 release, so please update if you suspect that you're affected by this. | ||
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* We found a kernel bug in this release that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display. This should not affect normal users. | * We found a kernel bug in this release that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display. This should not affect normal users. | ||
===Fixes / Improvements=== | ===Fixes / Improvements=== | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 24 April 2011
Here is a list of all builds of emCORE that have been released into public so far.
Please do not use any other builds unless you really know what you're doing!
Contents
r708: April 24th, 2011
Release notes / Known issues
- The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now.
- Reducing the CPU core voltage on the iPod Classic has been disabled. Battery life might be adversely affected.
Fixes / Improvements
- Fixed several kernel bugs that affected CPU exception and panic handling and caused the device to just lock up instead of showing proper error messages.
- Added trivial memory protection to catch most null pointer or garbage memory address accesses.
- Fixed a race condition in libUI that caused the boot menu to crash occasionally.
- Fixed various graphics glitches in the boot menu.
Files
bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu (some people have reported that this file gives an error: Exception: DFU upload failed! (2 / 7) so if you also see this message, please use bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu from the previous release)
fastboot.emcoreapp
installer-ipodclassic.ubi
installer-ipodnano2g.bootnote
installer-ipodnano2g.ipodx
installer-ipodnano2g.ubi
rockbox-ipodclassic.zip
rockbox-ipodnano2g.zip
r692: April 6th, 2011
Release notes / Known issues
- The boot menu occasionally locks up due to a cinbination of a kernel bug and a libUI bug. Rebooting the iPod the hard way by holding the menu and select buttons for 5 seconds should help.
- The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now.
- Reducing the CPU core voltage on the iPod Classic has been disabled. Battery life might be adversely affected.
Fixes / Improvements
- Disabled undervolting for the iPod Classic.
- Fixed a kernel bug that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display.
Files
bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu (some people have reported that this file gives an error: Exception: DFU upload failed! (2 / 7) so if you also see this message, please use bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu from the previous release)
fastboot.emcoreapp
installer-ipodclassic.ubi
installer-ipodnano2g.bootnote
installer-ipodnano2g.ipodx
installer-ipodnano2g.ubi
rockbox-ipodclassic.zip
rockbox-ipodnano2g.zip
r674: March 25th, 2011
Release notes / Known issues
- This is the first public release, so please be aware that there might be a bunch of still unknown bugs in the wild.
- The boot menu occasionally locks up due to a cinbination of a kernel bug and a libUI bug. Rebooting the iPod the hard way by holding the menu and select buttons for 5 seconds should help.
- The display doesn't work on some iPod Nano 2G devices. If this happens to you, we suggest to stick with iLoader for now.
- This release reduces the CPU core voltage to conserve battery power, but apparently by a bit too much for some iPod Classic devices, causing all kinds of weird behavior. This was disabled in the r692 release, so please update if you suspect that you're affected by this.
- We found a kernel bug in this release that causes lockups when injecting a firmware image while the boot menu is updating the display. This should not affect normal users.
Fixes / Improvements
- Initial public emCORE release
Files
bootstrap-ipodclassic.dfu
fastboot.emcoreapp
installer-ipodclassic.ubi
installer-ipodnano2g.bootnote
installer-ipodnano2g.ipodx
installer-ipodnano2g.ubi
rockbox-ipodclassic.zip
rockbox-ipodnano2g.zip
