error loading 4th gen ipod - semaphore timeout?

[trife]

Hi Guys,

I did a search and could not find any answers to the error.  I have a 4th gen iPod and I am trying to install the bootloader.  after a few minutes i get the error "The semaphore timeout period has expired".

here is the command prompt log.  Can anyone help me out?

[INFO] Scanning disk devices...
[INFO] Ipod found - 4th Generation ("winpod") - disk device 1
[INFO] Reading partition table from \\.\PhysicalDrive1
[INFO] Sector size is 512 bytes
[INFO] Part    Start Sector    End Sector   Size (MB)   Type
[INFO]    0              63         80324        39.2   Empty (0x00)
[INFO]    1           80325      39054014     19030.1   W95 FAT32 (0x0b)
[INFO] Ipod model: 4th Generation ("winpod")
Enter i to install the Rockbox bootloader, u to uninstall
 or c to cancel and do nothing (i/u/c) :i
[INFO] Using internal bootloader - 46900 bytes
[INFO] Moving images to create room for new firmware...
 Error reading from disk: The semaphore timeout period has expired.
[ERR]  Write failed
: No error
[ERR]  Image movement failed.
[ERR]  --install failed.

[linuxstb]

That message is an error from Windows - ipodpatcher can't read from your ipod's disk, and that is the error message Windows is giving to ipodpatcher.

I've never seen anyone report that problem before, and the only things I can suggest are to try different USB ports and (if you can) cables, or try another computer, or try upgrading the Windows USB drivers.  Maybe others can offer something more concrete.

[trife]

it looks like it was an ipod HD problem.  I tried to copy some files to the ipod and i got a "windows delayed write" error.  I ran some diagnostics and got it working again.  I installed the bootloaded successfully.

Thanks for your help.

[audix]

I am also getting this error message. I have tried on two different computers.

What kind of diagnostic did you run?

Thanks,

[audix]

I have now tried on another PC as well as on a mac with the same result.

Can the iPod/disk be damaged somehow? (It has been sitting idle for about a year and a half...)

When it says it is moving firmware, is it trying to move a file on the harddisk?

Thanks,

[GodEater]

It's moving data - not strictly a file in the true sense of the word....

[audix]

It's moving data - not strictly a file in the true sense of the word....

Ok, what I am really wondering is that if it is accessing the hard disk, or if the firmware is at some kind of other memory.

[Llorean]

Yes, it's accessing the disk.