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Installation / Removal => Manual Installation => Apple - Installation/Removal => Topic started by: mixb on November 04, 2006, 08:21:03 AM

Title: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: mixb on November 04, 2006, 08:21:03 AM: My IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
I can install RockBox on mine IPod?
In the instruction on installation version 1.2 is mentioned only - How to install, how for version 1.2?
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: linuxstb on November 04, 2006, 08:59:11 AM: I never knew there was a 1.3 firmware....

But yes, the 1.2 instructions should apply - please report back to say whether or not you were successful. If you are, then we should change the instructions to say "version 1.2 or later".
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: mixb on November 04, 2006, 10:27:16 AM: I am afraid to spoil IPod
Can be I shall try...
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: mixb on November 04, 2006, 10:42:38 AM: C:\RockBox>ipod_fw -g video -o rockboot.bin -i apple_os.bin bootloader-nano.bin
Generating firmware image compatible with iPod video
Cannot open loader image file bootloader-nano.bin

What further?
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: Chimp on November 05, 2006, 10:51:27 AM: Same problem here. Nano, 1st gen, with firmware 1.3. Get the following error:

C:\ROCKBOX>ipod_fw -g video -o rockboot.bin -i apple_os.bin bootloader-nano.bin
Generating firmware image compatible with iPod video
Cannot open firmware image file apple_sw_5g_rcsc.bin

Any ideas?
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: florin on November 05, 2006, 04:48:38 PM: I have successfully installed Rockbox on a 4GB Nano with firmware 1.3 following those instruction + 1.2 thing. So it should be "1.2 or later".
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: Chimp on November 05, 2006, 08:42:11 PM: As an update, I used the new Install Program found here:

http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=3391.0

and that worked.
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: L on November 06, 2006, 11:23:46 AM: Quote from: Chimp on November 05, 2006, 10:51:27 AM
Same problem here. Nano, 1st gen, with firmware 1.3. Get the following error:

C:\ROCKBOX>ipod_fw -g video -o rockboot.bin -i apple_os.bin bootloader-nano.bin
Generating firmware image compatible with iPod video
Cannot open firmware image file apple_sw_5g_rcsc.bin

Any ideas?

Maybe because you are kind of using the image for a 5g IPOD?
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: Llorean on November 06, 2006, 03:59:15 PM: L, please don't comment on something unless you've actually read the instructions first. This is actually the install process for 1.2+ iPod Nanos. The file is just named that right now.
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: mixb on November 07, 2006, 03:07:41 AM: It was necessary all over again dowload it:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/pub/Main/IpodInstallation/bootloader-nano.bin

In the instruction about it it is not told words Â >:(
Oops! It is told, but not in that place, therefore has passed it Â ;)

Result: all works perfectly!

I shall note, that I did not do a step 5 in instruction:
ipod_fw -o apple_sw_5g_rcsc.bin -e 1 bootpartition.bin
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: L on November 07, 2006, 08:34:40 AM: Quote from: Llorean on November 06, 2006, 03:59:15 PM
L, please don't comment on something unless you've actually read the instructions first. This is actually the install process for 1.2+ iPod Nanos. The file is just named that right now.

Ah sorry ^^
Title: Re: IPod nano 1G (4Gb) firmware 1.3
Post by: Llorean on November 07, 2006, 08:37:57 AM: Though of course, skipping step 5 *will* result in a proper Rockbox install (as can be noted by the comment above yours), only the iPod retail firmware won't work (which I'm not sure he's discovered yet). ;)