Download Firmware Rockbox 3.9

An update of Rockbox has been released with version number 3.9. Rockbox is an open source alternative to the firmware of many portable music players, including several models from Apple, Archos, Cowon and iRiver. The firmware adds additional functionality such as support for different formats and the ability to delete or rename files from the player. An extensive overview of the extra options can be found on this page be found, faq stand here. The changelog of this release shows the following changes and improvements:

core

• Major rework or playback engine (FS#12069)
• Rework WM8758 configuration to reduce popping during statrtup and optimize THD and SNR (FS#12154)
• Fix issues with iPod nano 2G displays caused by too low voltage supply. (FS#11911)
• Significant SD card compatibility improvements on AMSv2, particularly for devices with the newer SD controller variant (FS#11870)
• Add support for embedded album art in MP4/M4A files (FS#12009)
• Line-in recording on the MPIO HD300
• Support for nice looking anti-aliased fonts added (FS#8961)
• A new translation, US English, has been added, as well as updates to many other languages. Rockbox 3.9 is released fully translated to 6 languages ​​and with 22 additional languages ​​at more than 95% completed.
• Keymap: Holding any button during USB insert now forces charge mode
• Allow a short rewind when playback is paused (FS#11931)
• Logical-OR for tagnavi_custom.config, allowing more powerful song-database queries (FS#12095)
• Remove track-number generation heuristic from database (FS#12107)

Codecs

• Implement more robust MPEG header parsing for better playability of mp1/2/3 files (FS#12007)
• Performance optimizations for several audio codecs. (FS#11268, FS#12113, FS#12115, FS#12117)
• Optimize tremor for faster decoding of ogg/vorbis on tagets with no special iram buffer. (FS#11268)
• Major rework of m4a parser to reduce memory consumption and enhance playability on low memory targets (FS#8923)