80 gig ipod freezes at random.

[mrmagic526]

It's not all the time and but it'll keep playing music but you cannot adjust volume and it won't respond to key presses.  The only thing you can do is a forced reset.  Several have mentioned this problem in a custom build forum but we all tried it with the standard build and have the same result.  With and without custom wps's.    I tried with a fresh install.  It's not all that frequent but it'll happen mostly if you are doing multiple things at a time.  Updating the database while playing for example.

By the way thanks for the great work in getting this to function on the 80gig.  I love rockbox and have been dieing for the day it would work on my 80 gig.  Thanks for your efforts.

Magicman

[dommo]

Same problem here, it gets between 1-2 tracks before freezing on screen, no buttons work, however the music carries on, and the backlight still functions as normal. I wondered if it was because I was using my Apple firmware database as apposed to the one rockbox builds, but I just tried opening songs from iPod_Control and it got as far as track 3 before crashing this time. Each time I've started it off and not used it, so it's not multi-tasking that's doing it.
I'm hoping it's me being as thick as something thick, and have missed something obvious, if so, apologies!

Other than this issue, I'm loving rockbox again! Cheers for the patch devs


Edit - oddly, I installed some themes, and the font pack, (using "minty blue" now) and since then, no crashes. Try putting on the font pack?  

[lini]

Happened to me once - touching the scrollwheel turns on backlight but none of the buttons work. I just waited for the backlight to turn off and then tried again and it worked. The build I am using is not a recent one - a week and a half old i think.

[alteredbeast]

Same problem here, it gets between 1-2 tracks before freezing on screen, no buttons work, however the music carries on, and the backlight still functions as normal.

Edit - oddly, I installed some themes, and the font pack, (using "minty blue" now) and since then, no crashes. Try putting on the font pack?  

I have the exact same problem with my 80GB. It is a more frequent problem than you describe. I don't think it has anything to do with the iPod database (which I'm not using) or the font pack (which I am using). The only way to recover once this happens is to hold down Menu-Select until it restarts.

[mrmagic526]

yup it's not all that often but I haven't found any common thing that would cause it.   Sometimes it's just playing music and it's stuck as described...

Magicman

[GodEater]

Can I ask what this thread has to do with installation issues ?

[peteypiefrogworth]

@GodEater: So, if it's something else like User Interface and Voice, can a moderator move it to the right forum?
I didn't start the thread, but it's an important issue affecting a lot of 80GB iPod users, so it'd be nice if somebody in know did look at it.

That said, certain mysterious circumstances do lessen the likelihood of freezing (I was finding it happened more with certain WPSes over others for some reason). So, no worries.
Thanks!

[cool_walking_]

I'd just like to say that I've had this on my 60GB, using r13357-070508 (it has also happened on older builds). It's very rare. I'll try the latest build and post back if it happens again.

[maromba]

Same happens here, if I listen up to 3 songs it freezes, i'm using EvilG build... And there's nothing related to using album art, because i'm not using.

[peteypiefrogworth]

Problems related to EvilG build should only be talked about in his thread. I've certainly had the problems using his build, but I think it's clear they happen regardless of it.
We'll have to wait and see, I think - repeated utterances to the tune of "Yeah, it happens to me too" are pretty useless for the developers! I think the salient facts are:

• The sound continues (even through track changes),
• the screen stops updating at all (except I think for backlight coming on when keys pressed, and
• other than that, no keypresses do anything, except for holding down Menu+Select to reboot

That's it. Nobody knows what causes it - it seems fairly random. As with some other users, I had it happen a whole lot a few days ago, but now (under basically same conditions), I've been completely clear for some time!

[LinusN]

It is also very important to know if this is a 5.5G issue or not, and if it only affects the 80GB models.

[aressto]

i have totally the same problem, my iPod 5gen 80gb freezes at random audio files

i tryed different releases, different builds from this forum from evilg, jul... nothing helps


please advice what to do

[GodEater]

Just to add my own comments to this :

Hasn't happened to me at all.

[DefineByte]

I frequently have the keys not responding on a 5G 30GB while listening to music but it fixes itself after the backlight has switched off and on again. I don't know if it's related.

[aressto]

no its does't respond in any way
music is still playing but screen freezes

only thing i can do is reset