De-crappifying 'i' things of #apple by replacing #proprietarySoftware with #freesw https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/classic-ipods-are-super-upgradeable-in-2022/ #Rockbox

Classic iPods Are Super Upgradeable in 2022

#digitalaudiohacks #ipodhacks #ipod #microsd #rockbox #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

iPod Mod Puts Pi Zero in New Bod

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posted by pod_feeder_v2

My #Sandisk Sansa Clip+ portable music player started acting up yesterday. Actually it has been buggy for a long time, but now it stopped working if the MicroSD memory card was inside it. Then I found #Rockbox works great on my device.

https://www.rockbox.org/

Rockbox is a free replacement firmware for digital music players. It runs on a wide range of players

I'd heard of Rockbox before but never tried it or even tried to find out if it worked on my Sansa. I installed it, which was super easy, almost trivial, and now everything works great. Much better than it ever did with the crappy, original proprietary #firmware! Some songs that didn't play at all before work flawlessly now.

Rockbox is an amazing piece of #freesoftware released under the #gnu #gpl. Everyone with a compatible device should at least try it out. Rockbox is a prime example of how much better the world would be if all electronic devices had #free-software on them by default.

Hooray for #freesw!