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Title: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Lucky10279 on June 03, 2012, 01:44:34 PM
So I installed rockbox on my ipod nano second generation, and it still works fine, but when it is on the rockbox, my computer said that it couldn't find a driver for it, and it doesn't show up in my computer. ??? I'm not having this problem when it is set on the regular ipod menu, so what do I do to make it show up in my computer?
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: saratoga on June 03, 2012, 06:39:28 PM
What build? dev builds don't have USB but the older 3.10 release should.
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Lucky10279 on June 03, 2012, 07:22:27 PM
What build of what? My ipod nano is second generation.  It does use a USB cord to connect to the computer. 
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: evilnick on June 04, 2012, 03:02:00 PM
What build of Rockbox are you using?
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Lucky10279 on June 04, 2012, 08:28:02 PM
What build of Rockbox are you using?

The current build, I think. 
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: saratoga on June 04, 2012, 08:37:38 PM
What build of Rockbox are you using?

The current build, I think. 

Since USB doesn't work with the current build, no surprise you can't use it :)

The last stable for your player is 3.10.  It should have working USB.
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Lucky10279 on June 04, 2012, 08:45:53 PM
Thanks!  I'll try downloading that version and see if it works. 

Post Merge: June 04, 2012, 08:50:16 PM
Where can I download that older version?  I tried googling it but I couldn't find it. 
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: saratoga on June 04, 2012, 08:59:07 PM
Here you go:

http://download.rockbox.org/release/3.10/rockbox-ipodnano2g-3.10.zip
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Lucky10279 on June 04, 2012, 09:28:13 PM
When I clicked on the link it downloaded very fast then opened the documents folder on my mac, but I didn't find the file in that folder.  Were is it on the computer?   

Post Merge: June 04, 2012, 09:34:35 PM
I fund the file now, but when I try to open it, it just open for a fraction of a second then closes.  So how do I install it when it keeps doing that? 
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: saratoga on June 04, 2012, 10:16:04 PM
When I clicked on the link it downloaded very fast then opened the documents folder on my mac, but I didn't find the file in that folder.  Were is it on the computer?   

Post Merge: June 04, 2012, 09:34:35 PM
I fund the file now, but when I try to open it, it just open for a fraction of a second then closes.  So how do I install it when it keeps doing that? 

I don't know how one opens zip files on a Mac, but I'm sure you can figure it out on Google.  Or I guess use a Windows computer if you're not familiar with how Macs work.
Title: Re: What do I do when my computer doesn't recognize my rockbox ipod?
Post by: Eduardo G. on June 25, 2012, 02:20:53 AM
Here you go:

http://download.rockbox.org/release/3.10/rockbox-ipodnano2g-3.10.zip
That helped me too, thanks!