manual/getting_started/sansa_install.tex

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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}