iRiver H10

Manufacturer: iRiver

Model number: H10

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PCI id:

Reason: iRiver’s got some deal with Microsoft, and so the US version of the player (by default) only works with Windows Media Player. However if you hold the O Button as the iriver boots up, UMS compatibility will be restored, so Linux may recognize the device.

{Added by David Halliday Note: I just got one in the UK. if you go to http://www.iriver.com/ you will (hopefully) find a link on the site to a firmware update to enable UMS file transfer (windows application). Hope this helps others out. Worked fine for me doing UMS under windows, Linux not tested yet. WARNING: This firmware update removes all data from device (backup music first). }

Note that international versions (anywhere outside the U.S.) do not require this workaround.

Functionality (from 0 to 100% of full functionality): 80%

URL for more information:

Notes: The H10 has two modes for accessing music - one is via a file browser, and the other is via an index of artist/album/etc. The file browser works fine, but you’ll need to update the internal database of the player. Easyh10 is created especially or that purpose (easyh10.sourceforge.net)

1/7/06 - twill at 4051 dot net - I would be curious to see if gphoto2 can detect and use the H10 with the same methods that it uses the T10. Check this wiki’s page for the T10 and go from there.

30/01/07 - Not only the H10 is recognized by recent versions of gphoto2, gphoto2 can be used to upload the UMS firmware to the device while in MPT mode. As well, Rockbox recently has been ported to the H10 with Dual Boot options with the iRiver firmware. Details here: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/H10InstallationBeta

Update: for software to update/manage the H10 database, checkout http://easyh10.sourceforge.net/ - there is a CUI version which compiles/runs on Linux.