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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Download sansapatcher.exe from
\download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/win32/sansapatcher.exe}
and run it whilst logged in with an administrator account.
\item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
your \playertype{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now
install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit
sansapatcher.
\end{enumerate}
\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Attach your \dap{} to your Mac and wait for its icon to appear in
Finder.
\item Download and open sansa.dmg from
\download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/macosx/sansapatcher.dmg}
and then double-click on the sansapatcher icon inside.
\item If all has gone well, you should see some
information displayed about your \dap{} and a message asking you if you
wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
sansapatcher will now unmount your \dap{} and install the bootloader.
After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.''
Press ENTER again to exit sansapatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
\end{enumerate}
\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Download sansapatcher from
\download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/linux32x86/sansapatcher} (32-bit x86
binary) or \download{bootloader/sandisk-sansa/sansapatcher/linux64amd64/sansapatcher}
(64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
steps will assume you have saved it in your home directory.
\item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
\item Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
\begin{code}
cd $HOME
chmod +x sansapatcher
./sansapatcher
\end{code}
\note{You need to be the root user in order for sansapatcher to have
sufficient permission to perform raw disk access to your \dap{}.}
\item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
your \playertype{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and sansapatcher will now install the
bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader
installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit sansapatcher.
\end{enumerate}