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Rockbox General => Rockbox General Discussion => Topic started by: XClemX on August 25, 2006, 10:28:01 PM

Title: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 25, 2006, 10:28:01 PM
just having a small problem with my pod, i have formatted the pc recently, and now i cant get he ipod to be "seen" by the pc..

edit::   "i have rockbox installed and am using that, not apple firmware as i know i could get that too work..."


i have done the admin tools > Comp Managment > Disk Managment...but every time it finds the  ipod, it wants to format it before i am able to look into it..

any help?

Clem
Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: Llorean on August 26, 2006, 12:03:50 AM
Since Rockbox boots into the Apple firmware for USB mode, if you know you could get that to work, just do what you'd do for the Apple firmware.
Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 29, 2006, 07:45:04 AM
ok, seem to be having trouble, cant get the pc to recognise it in any form now, in either apple or rockbox.

it is recognised in windows explorer, but only as a drive letter, i am unable to click on it and access it.

it apple fw it does nothing but hang!!

any help now as i would like to update with some new albums i have bought and ripped..

Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: Llorean on August 29, 2006, 09:01:17 AM
What happens when you try to click and open the drive?
Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 29, 2006, 09:15:00 AM
an error "please insert a disk into J:" comes up

J: is the drive letter for the ipod
Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 30, 2006, 09:08:41 AM
ok, now if i want to format the ipod in wondows, it will only allow me to do so into NTFS.

this i assume will be a hassle as ipods run on FAT32 file system? i am unsure.

Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: dcr693 on August 30, 2006, 09:31:47 AM
Don't format it using Windows. If anything, run the Apple Ipod Updater from Apple and wipe it clean. It will format it properly to FAT32. Download it from apple.com/ipod or use your original disc that came with the iPod.
Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 30, 2006, 06:12:42 PM
that doesnt recognise it either..otherwise yeah i would have done that.
thanks for that.

Title: Re: Ipod and pc trouble
Post by: XClemX on August 31, 2006, 11:09:57 PM
ok, i had to format the ipod into NTFS as it was the only way the pc would recognise the ipod.

then i was able to get the latest ipod updater and format it again thru that.

abit of work,but i am glad to say i have the ipod working, but only with apple fw atm, i will chuck rockbox on again tonitgh and need to be careful the next time i format the pc.

i have now loaded it all ontothe laptop which i never format so that will be the ipod > pc connection.

should be all god from here on out..