Rockbox, my master, I am not worthy!

[Socket]

I want to let the Rockbox developers know how much I appreciate their work in this project!

I bought a second hand iPod mini 1st generation, 4 GB a while back because I was unhappy with the current selection of audio players available: lack of support for free formats, limited capacities, compatibility issues with Linux, etc. After trying out the Rockbox sim and reading up on the project, it became apparent that this was the perfect way for me.

I upgraded the iPod with a 256 GB SDXC card, installed Rockbox, transferred all 190 GB of my music (mix of mp3, ogg, flac, ape) via rsync to the card and put it all back together. Seriously, I could not believe how simple the process was with installation.

While my set-up was not exactly cost effective, I am extremely happy with how it all works.

Thanks to the devs!

[Doghouse Riley]

Hey Socket, which hardware did you go with for the iPod flash memory conversion?  I've got a 5.5 gen iPod gathering dust in a drawer that I would like to refurb with flash memory and a new battery.

thanks!

[rbhawaii]

here is how i upgraded my thick back ipod 5.5  60gb/80gb model


Zheino 256gb zif ssd
http://www.amazon.com/Zheino-MacBook-Rev-A1237-MK1634GAL-MK2431GAH/dp/B00W1F0Y9E/


have tried this and LOVE IT!  2000mah battery

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000mAh-Battery-Upgrade-replacement-for-iPod-Classic-6-6-5-7-Video-5-5-5-Thin-/191209866425?hash=item2c84ff04b9:g:EO0AAOxyPKNTlysy


here is the confirmed working build of rockbox that you will need for the ssd

beyondwind.duckdns.org/downloads/rockbox.zip



some more info here
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,42586.15.html


any cons?
its not version 3.13 so some theams are broken
it costs $$$

any pros?
fast loading
mega long run time - did no testing but is WAY LONGER then before because the ssd drains 5x less mah power then old drive and the battery has about 3x more capacity now (the 2000mah)


this will not fit if you have the slim 30gb ipod


have not tried this 3000mah battery yet but will soon...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3000mA-Battery-Back-Covert-for-iPod-Classic-6-6-5-7-Video-5-5-5-Thin-video-30GB-/121954562021


hope this helps

[cereal_killer]

here is the confirmed working build of rockbox that you will need for the ssd

beyondwind.duckdns.org/downloads/rockbox.zip

I would like to understand why this SSD requires this custom build. I have a ZIF SSD in my iPod 5.5G too (Super Talent ZT3), but all the recent development builds work fine.

have not tried this 3000mah battery yet but will soon...

Can't help, but those high capacity batteries look suspicious to me. I have expected a larger battery, but from the pictures it looks like the 2000 mAh one. Has anyone some long term experience done some battery tests with those batteries. I am wondering how they perform after a longer period of time.

But who knows, maybe it is a high quality battery that really has 3000 mAh and it will perform well for a long time...

Would be nice, if you could report back rbhawaii.

Greetings,

c_k

[rbhawaii]

cereal_killer- i tried the Super Talent drive first in both my 5.5 ipods and could not get either one to work. it would not even allow itunes to restore it. it would just freeze at the apple logo with no solution, i tried everything (im a pc technician) so after a week i gave up and was lucky that the ebay seller was willing to give me a refund. i dont know how you got yours to work, guess you're lucky because it is a cheaper ssd then the zheino.

the  Zheino 256gb zif ssd went right in and gave me zero stress. it did not over heat when i dumped 200gigs on to it with no brakes and seemed like it took twice as less time then my former toshiba 240gig zif hdd would have taken.

regarding the rockbox revision i dont remember what was wrong with the latest build at the time but i remember that beyoundwinds custom build worked just fine right away.

mind you i always install rockbox os to a freshly formatted drive, i never copy and paste the rockbox folder to an older version of another rockbox folder. 


anyway all is well now and i am super happy with my rockbox with a zif 3.3volt 100mah ssd and a 2000mah battery . i just wish someone could patch the 3.13 build with the beyondwind patch that he provided here

beyondwind.duckdns.org/downloads/ipod5g_msata_mod.patch

that way i could have my custom eq in my theme working again!

could somebody PLEASE patch the 3.13 build with above patch? PLEASE PLEASE x1000! please!   

will let you know once the 3000mah battery comes in.

have a great day!

[G4Oblivion]

could somebody PLEASE patch the 3.13 build with above patch? PLEASE PLEASE x1000! please!   

Here you go: ipodvideo-v3.13.zip
I don't own an iPod Video so this is completely untested.

I synced the patch against v3.13-final without all the horrible whitespace changes in case anyone wants to look at it: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/5f3bcab69a01fdfa9f47bac73b74cf10
edit: Whoops. Forgot to remove all the trailing whitespace. Oh well

I suggest you look into what's wrong with your theme when you have time. There were a lot of changes to the skin engine in 2013/2014.
1) Build and run checkwps and use checkwps to check the theme (I'm unsure if there's any recent prebuilts)
2) Look through https://github.com/Rockbox/rockbox/commits/master/apps/gui/skin_engine
3) Use CustomWPS as a reference
4) Test changes in the simulator

If you're still unable to figure it out or suspect it's a bug in Rockbox, you can hop on to Rockbox's IRC channel and ask the developers.
IIRC, JdGordon and [Saint] would probably know the most about themes assuming they're still active.

It's been a long time since I've messed with themes/Rockbox, so some of my information may be incorrect.

[rbhawaii]

G4Oblivion - Thank you so much!!! i used your ssd patched 3.13 for close to 2 hours and had ZERO problems, it works perfectly.  My theme works perfectly too now!  It's so great to have this ipod working so well like it this - you have no idea!  I don't think I need to try to fix my wps now because it works perfectly in 3.13 and i don't think 3.14 will ever come out. 

If you are interested in my theme for your player with my custom eq graphic status settings -  i will be happy to send it to you but your simulator will need to be 3.13. it took me many months of trial and error to get the eq settings to display perfectly. Anyway i'm real happy now and I owe you a big thank you!  If you like I have a big collection of channeled audios of higher knowledge I can send you as a sign gratitude!  Lmk


by the way... what is white space and trailing white space?  How does it affect the build if it is not removed? is it worth to redo the build with all the white space removed?

Thanks!

[G4Oblivion]

No problem. I already had everything set up so it only took a few minutes to patch, build and upload.

The whitespace changes in the patch have no effect on how the patch functions. They're unnecessary changes that introduce a lot of spaces/tabs in the source code that aren't needed or unnecessarily change line indention. Why is that bad? It makes the patch harder to read and less likely to apply later on due to it changing more lines than necessary.

[rbhawaii]

got it. im sure many people will find your patched 3.13 version useful.
thanks again

[ecereb]

I have installed the Zheino 256gb from www.zheino.com.  The iPod works flawlessly with the patched version of the 3.13 build.

Though the iPod with the above version of RockBox does work with an SSD, the battery slowly drains out totally dead in about three or four days with it in shutdown.

I booted into the Apple firmware and it was three days and the battery remained fully charged.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue with their Zheino 256gp or Talent SSDs?

Note.  I swapped out the battery for another one with the same results.

Thanks.

[saratoga]

Yes that has been reported before when using SSD modded ipods.

[rbhawaii]

ecereb - So it sounds like rockbox is still accessing your ssd while it is off or the drive is not allowing it self to goto sleep.  I dont know if this is happening on mine because I have a 2000mah battery and use my player everyday, so I cant test it by not using it for a week.  I would contact zheino and ask them about this and see if they have a firmware update for the drive.   
or  order another zheino (with return policy-amazon), see if it still happens
or  order another ipod 5.5 with 64mb cache not 32mb, see if it still happens...
when the motherboard on the ipod goes bad it can do some weird suttle things.

but try this first.  charge your battery and reset all your rockbox settings

to reset... as rockbox ipod turns on there an apple logo, throw the hold switch as soon the apple logo lights up with the backlight.   it will say "cleared".  put hold switch back to normal. font will be small, dont load anything or change any settings, turn off your player by holding play , make sure you see "shutting down".   see if the battery is still draining while its off.

[ecereb]

rbhawaii

G4Oblivion's ssd patched 3.13 version is fixed.  The battery drain is fixed.  The Zheino 256gb SSD works very well in the iPod Video 5.5G.  Thank you. 

My problem was fixed when I did a clean install of the patched ssd 3.13 version @ http://download1652.mediafire.com/oohoqqxluq5g/6y050wldbbfypah/ipodvideo-v3.13.zip. 

Thank you. 
SteveS

[rbhawaii]

ecereb - Great! now you can enjoy the ipod with less stress!

Also, with the 3.13 ssd build, my computer now see's the ipod in rockbox mode again!
I use to have to switch to ipod mode to transfer files because windows would not communicate with the newer rb builds !  With this patch rb now works great again!

I think I remember reading a while ago that this patch will also work with non-ssd drives and speed them up. (I did not test so dont know)
if this is true maybe rockbox should make this 3.13 ssd build the new official 3.13, because it seems to have no minuses!

[midori]

Does this build need that specific SSD to function?

I have a new ipod with a brand new SSD (120GB) and a 2000mah battery, but attempting to install emCORE and their latest version from their site on it just has the player throw a panic error.