About

This project encourages open source driver development for iRiver(known as Astell & Kern)'s iFP portable music players. Ifp-driver was started by Pavel Kriz with ifp-line, a command-line program and the first Free iFP driver. Today, the ifp-driver mailing list is a hub of discussion for iFP driver development: participants include everyone from authors of spin-off projects, to prospective owners/users.

Ifp-driver home projects:

• ifp-line the original command line utility and Midnight Commander plugin. Stable.
• libifp a generic iFP support library. Stable.
• linux-filesystem a linux kernel module that mounts iFP devices as filesystems. UNMAINTAINED.

• user interfaces
  • ifpgui a kde/qt manager by Jim Campbell; uses libifp.
  • ifp-gnome a gnome manager by Billy Charlton; uses ifp-line.
  • ifp-manager a perl+gtk2 gui
  • giriver a python+gtk2 frontend; uses libiriver. (unmaintained)
• plugins
  • kio_iriver> KDE KIO slave by Joe Roback; uses libiriverdriver.
  • [unnamed] KDE KIO slave by Thomas Loeber.
• libraries
  • libiriverdriver a C++ library driver by Joe Roback.
  • pyifp python bindings for libifp, by James Evans
  • rubyifp Ruby bindings for libifp, by Martin Schanzenbach
  • libifp-cil Mono/.NET bindings for libifp, by Christian Elkjaer
  • libiriver an older ifp library. (unmaintained)

Unless otherwise noted, projects support all iRiver iFP devices. Users have reported successfully accessing models iFP-1xx,3xx,5xx,7xx,8xx,9xx and N10. We don't anticipate difficulty supporting future models.

(Note: iRiver offers 'UMS' firmware for some iFP models. Devices running UMS firmware are compatible with generic USB Mass Storage drivers, and do not need any of the drivers mentioned here.)

Mailing list

Everyone is welcome on the ifp-driver mailing list; please join it and share your experiences. If you're looking for help, please consult the FAQ before posting. (If it solves your problem, you can still join and say "hello!" :)