Comments on: Rockbox for Zune Coming Soon

By: Bill A

Bill A — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:36:36 +0000

I just got an 80gig Zune and was wondering if there is any update as to the status of this project? Is it still being work on or have the developers given up on the player?
Thanks,
-Bill

By: THE HANDSOME HACKER

THE HANDSOME HACKER — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:23:15 +0000

well dudes while we are feeling so exited about that news
then just think about the programmers and testers who are investing
not just hardware they also are doing a massive effort to compille that firmware. i think we have the responsibility of give some thing back

e.g. we could make themes and other stuff

By: nobody special

nobody special — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:09:35 +0000

Go with Rockbox when its ready. By that time your warranty probably will have run anyway. If the port is like the Gigabeat you will be able to save your old Zune firmware if you want to go back to it.

I have it running on my gigabeat and it improves the sound 100%, plus tons of .rock file extras like games, wild plasma screens, etc.

By: ananymous

ananymous — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:21:40 +0000

will the zune rockbox be able to run that doom game like the ipod

By: markun

markun — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 12:33:51 +0000

“Rockbox for Zune Coming Soon” is very misleading. Perhaps you should read the article again.

Only with hard work from people who own a Zune and some luck can a port be done.

By: webonics

webonics — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:14:32 +0000

Oh, and Rockbox sounds cool…but not so much at the risk of violating the warranty.

By: webonics

webonics — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:13:15 +0000

The only problems that I encountered with the software was the firmware update. It took four restarts of the Zune software before the firmware actually ran. After the firmware was complete, the software did not recognize my Zune was connected despite the device stating “Connected”. I had to restart again. Other than that, no technical issues. However, one big issue that needs to be addressed immediately is that the Zune software does not support Windows Vista and since the new O/S is already rolling out to the enterprise and to consumers in about 6 weeks, this issue needs to be a big priority.

The Zune Marketplace has some opportunities though especially in comparison to iTunes. I’m sure these will come in time. Some things that I would like to see are top downloads for an artist, reviews, aggregation of ratings for a track/video and zunecasts. Oh, and adding video to the marketplace is definitely something needed soon to be competitive.

By: Tyraxus

Tyraxus — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:56:33 +0000

I downloaded the Zune software last night and the install went off without a hitch. There was a really long download of an update that was long enough to have me concerned… but otherwise it went fine. Granted, I was installing it without actually owning (and therefore connecting) a Zune. But it seemed cool enough to me. HOWEVER, it is great news to hear that there will be some additional software options to choose from! I’m just wondering how Rockbox is going to end up utilizing the wireless capabilities if they can get past the security features.