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title: Feature Bits
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created: 2008-12-31 00:32:38 +0200
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updated: 2008-12-31 00:32:38 +0100
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hardware
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- sandisk
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- sansa
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- fuze
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- features
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- hacking
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---
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The Sansa's have different features for different countries/regions. E.g. the Japanese radio frequencies ranging from 76 to 90 MHz
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are partly used for Police radio and thus it is not allowed to tune to these *forbidden* frequencies.
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SanDisk achieved this by removing the **Japan** region from the Radio region selector. In European models of the FUZE you will
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only find "USA" and "World" as options in this setting.
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Another example is the missing "Hebrew" language for "Arabic" regions and vice-versa.
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Now the exciting part: If you download firmware files of the same version for different regions (e.g. from [daniel.haxx.se](http://daniel.haxx.se/sansa/v2fw.html))
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you'll notice that ALL firmware files have the same checksum. So how does the player decide which features to enable and which to leave disabled?
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As the freaks of the [RockBox](http://rockbox.org/) team pointed out in their [forums](http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14064.msg113302#msg113302),
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those feature bits are controlled by the **filename of the firmware file**.
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The *Sansa Updater* of SanDisk seems to download a new firmware and put it into the root of the player named as `fuzp.bin`.
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This way the firmware gets updated without changing any feature-bit. An European player stays an European player.
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BUT, if you name the file `fuzpA.bin`, the player will set the feature bits for the USA and thus the **Japan** radio region
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will become available. If you have the European version without FM radio, you might want to try naming the file `fuzpF.bin`
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to get the FM radio feature. From what I've read, it is only disabled by firmware with the hardware still built-in.
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To get most of your player, you should name the firmware file `fuzpT.bin` so that all feature bits get set.
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Feature overview
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| | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | Region |
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|:------:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:------:|:----:|:----:|:---------------------|
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|A (`41`)| X | | | X | | X | | Americas / World |
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|E (`45`)| | | | X | | | | Europe (no FM radio) |
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|F (`46`)| X | | | X | | | | Europe |
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|G (`47`)| | X | | X | `15` | | | Israel (no FM radio) |
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|H (`48`)| X | X | | X | `15` | | | Israel |
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|M (`4d`)| | | X | X | `17` | | | Arabic (no FM radio) |
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|N (`4e`)| X | | X | X | `17` | | | Arabic |
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|P (`50`)| X | | | X | | X | | ? |
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|S (`53`)| | | | X | | X | | South America? (no FM) |
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|T (`54`)| X | X | X | X | | X | X | TEST mode firmware |
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**Description of the flags** (taken from the rockbox forums)
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* **Flag 1:** By looking at the way it varies, I'd bet that this flag means whether the radio is enabled or not. This seems consistent with bclick's findings.
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* **Flag 2** is only 1 for H, G and the test firmware. bclick reported that, in the m300, H and G were Hebrew and Greek respectively.
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So maybe this is an "allow alternate font" flag or something of the sort. Or, maybe, an option which controls whether Greek/Hebrew are present as options in the language selection dialog.
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* **Flag 3** is only 1 for M, N and the test firmware. Same as above with "Arabic" (as bclick reported).
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* **Flag 4** is always 1, so there's no way of knowing what it means.
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* **Flag 5** is probably the default font/character encoding. I recall bclick reporting that, in the m300, M and N looked "like Arabic" (flag = 17),
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G Greek, and H Hebrew (both flag = 15). All others use the default font. The fact that this is the only flag that the test mode does not set is also worth noting.
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* **Flag 6:** I don't really know. Maybe whether the "high" volume option will appear on the menu?
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*mbirth: might be the "Japan" radio range*
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* **Flag 7** is (quite probably) whether the "test" option will appear on the menu or not. It is only 01 for T, the test firmware.
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title: MTP mode
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created: 2008-12-31 00:56:58 +0200
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updated: 2008-12-31 00:56:58 +0100
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hardware
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- sandisk
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- sansa
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- fuze
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- mtp
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The Sansa differentiates between songs transferred via MTP mode and those transferred via MSC mode.
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The demo songs are all in the *MTP area* and thus you won't see them when looking at the device in MSC mode.
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But it is possible, to mount the device in MTP mode also. You just have to install the packages [libmtp8](apt://libmtp8), [mtpfs](apt://mtpfs)
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and maybe [mtp-tools](apt://mtp-tools). Now connect your player in MTP mode and do a
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mtpfs /mnt/sansa
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(make sure, the directory `/mnt/sansa` exists before trying the mount command.)
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Now you should have access to the MTP area of your Sansa where you can delete the demo songs or put new files in.
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title: Rhythmbox and Sansa
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created: 2008-12-31 00:48:23 +0200
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updated: 2008-12-31 01:32:47 +0100
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tags:
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- know-how
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- hardware
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- sandisk
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- sansa
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- rhythmbox
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To work with the FUSE in Rhythmbox, you have two choices: **MTP** mode or **MSC** mode. The MTP mode is the *Media Transfer Protocol* which the
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Windows Media Player uses. There's a plugin for Rhythmbox which lets the player show up and you are able to manage the player from there.
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The MSC mode is *Mass Storage Class* mode which brings up the player like any other USB stick or external harddrive. Rhythmbox won't
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recognize it as a player in this mode but you can force it by creating a file `.is_audio_player` in the root of your Sansa.
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Make sure to put following contents into that file:
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audio_folders=MUSIC/,PODCASTS/,AUDIOBOOKS/
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output_formats=application/ogg,audio/mpeg,audio/flac,audio/x-ms-wma,audio/aac,audio/mp4,audio/audible
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input_formats=application/ogg,audio/mpeg,audio/flac,audio/x-ms-wma,audio/aac,audio/mp4,audio/audible
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folder_depth=1
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playlist_path=PLAYLISTS/%File
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playlist_format=audio/x-iriver-pla
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The `audio_folders` tells Rhythmbox where to put music files. Without that line all songs will be put under the root and thus the player won't recognize them.
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The `output_formats` describes all formats the player can **create**, i.e. by the internal recording feature.
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The `input_formats` describes all formats the player recognizes so that Rhythmbox can decide whether to transcode a file or not.
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`folder_depth` influences the directory structure Rhythmbox creates. A `folder_depth` of **2** creates a `Artist/Album/Song.mp3` structure. A **1** creates a `Artist - Album/Song.mp3` (which is what I prefer) and, I guess, a **0** doesn't create any folder but just puts the files into the `MUSIC/` directory.
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The `playlist_path` and `playlist_format` describe the location for playlists and what format the player supports. (I'm not sure whether the FUZE supports `audio/x-mpegurl` format.)
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The file `/usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/10-usb-music-players.fdi` lists the options usually set for FUZE players. Just search for the string "Fuze". But I guess the PnP-ID of the newer models isn't in that XML file.
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title: Video format
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created: 2008-12-31 00:33:58 +0200
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updated: 2008-12-31 00:33:58 +0100
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- video
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The Sansa is very picky about what file to play and what not. The demo video has the following format:
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General #0
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Complete name : WAZ.MineToRemember.SansaPlayer.avi
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Format : AVI
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Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
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Format/Family : RIFF
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File size : 20.0 MiB
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PlayTime : 3mn 26s
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Bit rate : 812 Kbps
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Writing application : InterVideo
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Video #0
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Codec : DivX 5
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Codec/Family : MPEG-4
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Codec profile : Unknown
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Codec settings/Packe : No
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Codec settings/BVOP : Yes
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Codec settings/QPel : No
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Codec settings/GMC : 0
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Codec settings/Matri : Default
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PlayTime : 3mn 26s
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Bit rate : 667 Kbps
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Width : 224 pixels
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Height : 176 pixels
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Display Aspect ratio : 1.273
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Frame rate : 20.000 fps
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Resolution : 8 bits
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Interlacement : Progressive
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Codec : MPEG-1 Audio layer 3
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PlayTime : 3mn 26s
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Bit rate : 128 Kbps
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Bit rate mode : CBR
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Channel(s) : 2 channels
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Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
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Resolution : 16 bits
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Writing library : Xing (new)
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According to [this post](http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showpost.php?p=307639&postcount=14) the
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[Any Video Converter](http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/) should be able to convert videos for the FUZE. The Settings are:
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title: ID3 tagging & Album Art
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created: 2008-12-31 16:02:09 +0200
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updated: 2009-01-01 12:52:05 +0100
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The FUZE does **<del>not</del>** (since firmware 1.2.26/2.2.26) support ID3v2.4. But it does support ID3v2.3 and as it appears not only in ISO-8859-1 encoding but also in UTF-16.
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Genres
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*Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Dance, Disco, Funk, Grunge, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Metal, New Age, Oldies, Other, Pop, R&B, Rap,
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Reggae, Rock, Techno, Industrial, Alternative, Ska, Death Metal, Pranks, Soundtrack, Euro-Techno, Ambient, Trip-Hop, Vocal,
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Jazz+Funk, Fusion, Trance, Classical, Instrumental, Acid, House, Game, Sound Clip, Gospel, Noise, AlternRock, Bass, Soul,
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Punk, Space, Meditative, Instrumental Pop, Instrumental Rock, Ethnic, Gothic, Darkwave, Techno-Industrial, Electronic,
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Pop-Folk, Eurodance, Dream, Southern Rock, Comedy, Cult, Gangsta, Top 40, Christian Rap, Pop/Funk, Jungle, Native American,
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Cabaret, New Wave, Psychadelic, Rave, Showtunes, Trailer, Lo-Fi, Tribal, Acid Punk, Acid Jazz, Polka, Retro, Musical,
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E.g. EasyTag writes `(127)` for "Drum & Bass". Since the FUZE doesn't know this ID, it get's listed as "Unknown".
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show up while browsing the album list. If there's a `folder.jpg`, the player will still show the embedded album art.
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To make images appear there, put a file `folder.jpg` or `album art.jpg` in the folder of the specific album. (same constraints as for the embedded cover art)
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