I don't like my Empeg

It's true I don't ...

I absolutely LOVE IT!

Sure it costs a pretty penny and all that but to all the people out there that think you can get the same value for money (or better) using something else : FORGET IT!
I mean think about it, there you are with your xxx brand Mp3 (cd(-R(W))) player and then what ? Like some people have said, it is not JUST an mp3 player. And if new things come out the people at Empeg are sure to consider integrating it into their unit.
Me personally I drive to and from work for about 3 hours a day and I know I will be far more relaxed now in doing so thanks to the fact that I have just about every song I like at hand no matter what my mood is.

Now, for some questions ... The board here is so massive I failed to find an answer to these if it is on here ...

DHCP : I turned off DHCP using the config command of emptool. But when I telnet into the box and 'exit' the shell it still does DHCP discover (developer release 1.01 rc2 btw) ... (DHCP=0 should disable that no?)

Owner & other fields in About : How does one set these, they are obviously there to be set somehow but I am missing the point as to how one can actually set them to something else then 'unknown'.

Car & Home logo: Being rather simplistic of nature, isn't there a small program out there the allows me to edit these bit for bit without having to use stuff like paint shop pro ? Something along the lines of say ... oh nokia logo editor ? I tried it like Tony said and now have a completely white (all pixels at max intensity) custom logo which looks kinda dorky :)

Cheers,
Hans


Mk2 - Blue - 080000431

Hans,

You can set the owner etc, via emplode. It's on the file->configure menu.

Cheers,

Paul.

Paul Haigh, Reg. 4120
(mk1) 6GB, Blue, 00254
(mk2) 12GB, Red, 00357

Eek you mean in need to boot ... Windows ?

How ... horrid.

Thanks
Hans

Mk2 - Blue - 080000431

Car & Home logo: Being rather simplistic of nature, isn't there a small program out there the allows me to edit these bit for bit without having to use stuff like paint shop pro ? Something along the lines of say ... oh nokia logo editor ? I tried it like Tony said and now have a completely white (all pixels at max intensity) custom logo which looks kinda dorky :)

When that happens, it's a palette problem. There's nothing wrong with the file you supplied, it's just that the logo converter software isn't correctly interpreting the palette. KOS's program was only tested with files created in Paint Shop Pro, which is why PSP files seem to work well.

What we really need is a logo-uploader program with more features. One that will accept more file formats, will show a preview of the logo, and will do the uploading for you. And while it's at it, it could also upload kernels for you if you wanted. Heck, it could even have an integrated logo editor built-in.

Hmm, I'm starting to get the itch to write this very piece of software myself.

One question. Hugo, if you're listening:

Is there a way to PULL the flash data from the empeg via the COM port? For instance, could my logo editor allow me to extract the logo from the Empeg, put it on the screen, edit it, and send it back to the Empeg without touching the PC's hard disk? In essence, being an Emplode for the flash?

___________
Tony Fabris

The Mk2 can read back areas of flash, but the mk1 can't - this is in the write-protected boot code, so can't be changed. Sorry!

We're going to be extending the download protocol soon to allow upgrading of the empeg, which will mean you can read and write flash areas via the protocol - this should allow you to do what you need.

Hugo

Nah, the values look to be stored in config.ini, so if you really want to avoid windows you can probably stick them in there... =)
Here's a sample from mine (Sort of... =)
-----------
[Options]
Name=Bob the empeg 2
[User Info]
[email protected]
Phone=+44 123 4567
Name=My Name
-----------

Jazz
(List 112, Mk2 12 gig #40. Mk1 4 gig #30. Mk3 1.6 16v)

Darn and that isn't in emptool .... Perhaps a good one for a later version. Incidentally ... 'config' doesn't check for valid keynames or sections it seems but I don't seem to be able to specify a 2 word section. Not even with the \ ...



But thanks for the tip,

Now where is vi in that developer release

Hans


Mk2 - Blue - 080000431

Now where is vi in that developer release

Awww, you don't need vi -- Just use Word for Windows!

[/run] departs the area very quickly... [/run]

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Who needs vi on the empeg when one can ... Zmodem it ...

Just needed to remember mounting some things rw

Thanks,
One question down.
Hans


Mk2 - Blue - 080000431

OOooooooops ...

config network IPAddress, not config network address ... And it's buhbye DHCP ...

Thats 2 down ...

Now if only I could make Tony itch some more and get that linux logo editor

Cheers,
Hans

Mk2 - Blue - 080000431