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Installing iPodlinux and Rockbox from iBook (was: help!)

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flyingvshredder:
Ok... my set-up is Mac iBook G4 and a 5G Video iPod. now what is driving me insane is how to install iPodlinux and run rockbox. i'm fed up of the apple firmware and i just need it to change. i love the audio player on the rockbox firmware...

also. if there is any other way to change the firmware on my ipod by using my iBook. some tips would be much appreciated.
Thanks
-FVS

linuxstb:
I think Mac OS X, ipodlinux and Rockbox is a combination that just doesn't work.  Basically, the situation is:

1) ipodlinux requires an ext2 or HFS+ partition
2) Rockbox requires a fat32 partition
3) Mac OS X can't write to ext2

So you can either install ipodlinux on a HFS+ formatted ipod, or Rockbox on a FAT32 formatted ipod, but not both.

There are probably solutions out there for 3), and I remember seeing a wiki page in the ipodlinux wiki describing how to install IPL on a FAT32 partition (i.e. without either HFS+ or ext2).  

There is no way (without someone writing a HFS+ driver to Rockbox) of installing Rockbox onto a HFS+ formatted ipod - so your only option is 1) or 3).  Both of which aren't really subjects for discussion in the Rockbox forums.

Febs:
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flyingvshredder:
oh well.... ummm so can we talk english haha? i'm not as smart as all of you.

linuxstb:

--- Quote from: flyingvshredder on May 31, 2007, 01:59:25 PM ---oh well.... ummm so can we talk english haha? i'm not as smart as all of you.

--- End quote ---

The short answer is that there is no easy way to install both ipodlinux and Rockbox on an ipod using a Mac - so you have to choose one or the other.

To install Rockbox, follow the instructions in the manual, and ask here if you have any questions/problems.

To install ipodlinux, go to http://ipodlinux.org

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