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Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Topic: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod) (Read 4854 times)
Llorean
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #15 on:
November 29, 2007, 01:05:32 AM »
Read the forum guidelines then. "Double posting" means "Creating a second post in the same topic, when nobody has responded, rather than simply editing your post to add the information."
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #16 on:
November 29, 2007, 01:14:23 AM »
Oh, okay. Well I'm sorry for double posting.
I'm just wondering if the reason that I can't perform the operation is because I'm using a limited account.
I have administrator privileges, but i prefer not to use them as I visit many sites that I'm not too sure about and I'd like to keep my system clean of viruses, spyware, malware, and that sort of things.
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Llorean
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #17 on:
November 29, 2007, 01:17:15 AM »
The uninstall requires admin privileges, yes, exactly like the install does.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #18 on:
November 29, 2007, 01:19:54 AM »
Alright, thanks. I think I finally figured out my problem, because I installed rockbox on my friend's computer.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #19 on:
November 29, 2007, 11:11:53 PM »
It worked, partially.
Now my songs are skipping (as in it shows the title and then just goes back to the main menu.
I don't know why.
Is this related to rockbox?
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Chronon
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #20 on:
November 30, 2007, 01:52:27 PM »
You forgot to modify again.
Once you have uninstalled the bootloader and deleted the .rockbox folder there should be no more Rockbox related code on your iPod.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #21 on:
December 01, 2007, 02:27:24 PM »
All rockbox traces are gone, I mean on the Apple OS
Does anyone know why this happens?
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Chronon
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #22 on:
December 01, 2007, 04:37:12 PM »
This really doesn't seem to be Rockbox related anymore, then. If you play the files from a media player on your computer do they play properly? You could either have corrupted firmware or corruption on your FAT32 partition.
If the files play fine from a computer then I would probably back them up and then do a restore.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #23 on:
December 01, 2007, 04:43:14 PM »
Are you sure? Because the only files that didn't work were purchased, and they play from my iPod on iTunes and they are not in my library or on my computer.
Also, rockbox couldn't play these songs, so I'm wondering if maybe that did have something to do with this.
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Chronon
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #24 on:
December 01, 2007, 04:53:03 PM »
If they play fine from iTunes then it seems that the iTunesDB and files are both fine. This seems to indicate a problem with the Apple firmware. You mentioned that Rockbox simply stopped working one day and that the bootloader uninstall procedure wouldn't work properly. This could indicate that something corrupted the (hidden) firmware partition containing the Rockbox bootloader and the Apple firmware.
However, I don't think that me speculating about this really helps either of us. You're better off trying to fix your Apple firmware issues on a forum that specializes in such things.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #25 on:
December 01, 2007, 05:00:25 PM »
Do you know where I could download the firmware file? My firmware is current so I can't download through iTunes, and I really really don't want to restore.
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Chronon
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #26 on:
December 01, 2007, 05:42:52 PM »
iPodWizard specializes in modifying the Apple firmware. You might find a solution over there. This discussion is now very off topic for these forums. I wish you the best of luck in avoiding restoring your iPod -- though this doesn't seem like that big of an inconvenience considering that your files are intact and can be backed up before restoring.
If there is nothing else having to do with Rockbox then this discussion can be over.
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firefoxobsession
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Re: Can't uninstall bootloader even in disk mode. (80 gb 5.5g iPod)
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Reply #27 on:
December 01, 2007, 05:48:08 PM »
All right everyone. thank you for your help!
I'm locking the thread.
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