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voiceontape:
i successfully installed rockbox to my 60gb ipod video and i toyed around with themes and plugins and what not, and then i decided that while rockbox is really cool, it's just not practical for my everyday use. i then chose to remove it. i googled, "uninstall rockbox" and clicked the first result that was provided, but i neglected to run the updater first.. i deleted everything rockbox from my ipod and unplugged it - without removing the bootloader. now my ipod hangs at the apple start up screen before loading ANY bootloader at all, and refuses to enter any kind of disk mode. is there any way to force the ipod into disk mode and then recover it? i just want my native apple firmware back. i am running windows xp pro, but i have a mac laptop at my disposal as well, and though i'm no expert, i am capable of booting into linux via a usb key if needed. help?

also, i already asked about this on the irc channel, so you might want to check out this link: http://www.rockbox.org/irc/reader.pl?date=20070517#05:54:18 (fyi, i was josh_)

thanks in advance!

betamaxman:
Run the ipod patcher again pressing U rather than i to uninstall the bootloader, hard start your ipod then press both the center button and play to enter disc mode and itunes should see your ipod and either sync or restore it. Seems no matter what you do to the firmware even partition table every thing is recoverable, see my thread in this same section.  8-)

voiceontape:

--- Quote from: betamaxman on May 17, 2007, 01:43:32 AM ---Run the ipod patcher again pressing U rather than i to uninstall the bootloader, hard start your ipod then press both the center button and play to enter disc mode and itunes should see your ipod and either sync or restore it. Seems no matter what you do to the firmware even partition table every thing is recoverable, see my thread in this same section.  8-)

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i can't do that because my ipod will not enter disk mode. therefore my computer won't even recognize it as a portable hard drive, which would first be necessary in order to run the uninstaller. i already tried that. the uninstaller does not see my ipod.

bluebrother:
Go to emergency disk mode:
hold Menu + Select until the Ipod reboots. Now press and hold Play + Select. The Ipod changes to emergency disk mode. You can now access the Ipod as removable usb drive. To leave that mode you need to reset the Ipod again.

aliask:
If disk mode doesn't work, you should try switching hold on IMMEDIATELY after resetting the ipod - if you get hold on fast enough it should load up into the apple firmware, and you will be able to connect to a computer from there.
Good luck!

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