I see. Disappointing. But also, is it possible to remove the original firmware anyway? Since I have no use for it.
Why would I want this? For obvious reasons. I don't trust FAT* or NTFS. I prefer Linux FS like ext3 or ReiserFS. Plus restrictions FAT* has on file names, etc. The issue seems to be with the original firmware being pissy about it being formatted, because obviously when I format it I erase all the needed data for the original firmware and it needs to be refreshed, so I just wanna get rid of it. I'm wondering then if iPodLinux would do this for me. I still don't understand why Rockbox wouldn't function on a different filesystem. Unless it relies somehow on the original firmware.