Compatibility guides about Linux and portable digital audio/music players manufactured by Cowon iAudio. Reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the general resource section at the bottom, containing links to utilities (mostly available under GPL), community efforts, HOWTOs and FAQs. Have you written an installation or compatibility tutorial yourself? Then please feel free to submit a new entry.

Cowon iAudio 6(http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2006/12/) [PRINT]	Linux	German
Cowon iAudio 7(http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2007/11/) [PRINT]	Linux	German
Cowon iAudio S9(http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2009/03/Superschick) [PRINT]	Linux	German
Cowon iAudio U3(http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2006/12/) [PRINT]	Linux	German
Cowon iAudio U3(http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/50793/)	Novell/SuSE 10.0
Cowon iAudio X5L(http://chrichri.org/dotclear/index.php?2006/05/07/16-installer-rockbox-sur-iaudio-x5l)	RockBox	French

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RockBox

Rockbox(http://www.rockbox.org/) is an Open Source replacement firmware for mp3 players. It runs on a number of different models:

• Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
• iRiver: H100 and H300 series
• Apple: iPod 4th gen (grayscale and color), 5th gen (Video), Nano and Mini 1st/2nd gen
• iAudio: X5 (including X5V and X5L)
• Additional models are in development

RockBox Themes Collection

• Green5G RockBox Theme(http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/05/green5g-rockbox-theme.html)
• jClix Rockbox Themes - iPod Video(http://pijulius.blogspot.com/2006/08/jclix-rockbox-themes-ipod-video.html) - an enhanced port of the iRiver iClix theme
• TKX5b: Rockbox themes for the iAudio X5(http://toykeeper.net/rockbox/themes/)
• RockBox-Themes Community Portal(http://www.rockbox-themes.org/)

Resources

• back to Linux with mobile music players survey
• manufacturer site: Cowon
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• A Survey of Debian GNU/Linux Packages for Portable Audio and Video Players
• Linux Applications for Portable Music and Video Players
• free music
• free eBooks and AudioBooks
• do-it-yourself Cowon portable music and video player upgrading, repairing and modding(http://repair4player.org/disassembly_cowon.html)
• FCC ID: unknown
• A list of hardware(http://wiki.xiph.org/VorbisHardware) , from Portable Audio Players, to PDAs, to mobile (cell) phones to DVD players, that can play Ogg Vorbis files.
• file conversions for portable media players: Ogg Vorbis, MP3s, video(http://dataconv.org/apps_portable_media_player.html)