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Sansa e200 models are not all the same
Some Sansa’s are very different from others. I have an e280 that is like that originally, and got another e250 recently, and it is like the e280 was. Basically the e200’s have a plastic wheel that is translucent white, lights up blue when in use. All e200’s have this, but what’s underneath isn’t the same.…
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From Win to Ubuntu to Linux Mint
I installed Ubuntu on an old laptop to fix my Sansa e280 last week. A couple of days later I changed the distro to Linux Mint KDE 18.2 64bit UEFI. It’s running great on that old HP laptop. On Tuesday of this week I put that same iso on a DVD to dual-boot install Linux…
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Obstacles to happiness
I’ve given a lot of thought to older device use lately, well ongoing for many, many months now. I love modern devices, but there is something Neo-Victorian in me that is reviving old things, and putting them to use as well as I can. [<3] [things for one purpose, when all-in-one gadgets surround me.] Latest…
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Rock Box Themes Trouble
My Rock Box’d Sansa e280 had trouble with the 3.6 update late 2010. It worked, but THEMES were messed up. I learned to live with it, tried a few things with Rockboxutility but ended up “living with it” instead of reloading my back up of the previous installation. Today I decided to start Rockboxutility when…