video ipod 5G 30GB, happily (for the most part) running RB since a month or so after I got it a few years ago.
started crashing more than usual after I loaded a recent latest build. progressively shorter windows of lucidity before going dark with only the the message in the subject line to gently berate me. tried loading a more recent latest build (r.14439-070823) with the same results. I hear the unit running pretty hard, the RB splash seems to last extra long, but most of the time it gets to the directory screen. I noticed that the unit does not stop running when it hits this point, even if I do not pick an option. It just goes around and around until that message appears.
unit DOES boot into appleware, so I was able to back up my files (7700+, mostly 64kbs m4a and 96kbs ogg) and load a select portion of my collection back in through itunes for a webless trip to canada that starts tomorrow.
hypotheses - too many files? simplex theme conflict? suggestions welcome - I have till about midnight EST if I need to hard reset and reload...
thanks
Todd