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Some questions about Rockbox running on 5.5g ipod video

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Sanek:

--- Quote ---//Edit 2: Big problem! After shutting down my ipod from rockbox, it doesn't want to startup any more!

Before I shut it down, the battery indicator showed approx 50% battery remaining.

The problem is exactly the same described here:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=12418.0
--- End quote ---

:(

Is there any known fix for this? The ipod appears completely dead  :'(

GodEater:
It's the same fix as we give to everyone else.

Charge your ipod for a LONG time - at *least* two hours before you try anything else.

*Then* do a hard reset by doing the following :

Hold switch to on.
Hold switch to off.
Press and hold both MENU and SELECT for at least 30 seconds, or until your ipod restarts.

Sanek:

--- Quote from: GodEater on September 05, 2007, 03:47:13 AM ---It's the same fix as we give to everyone else.

Charge your ipod for a LONG time - at *least* two hours before you try anything else.

*Then* do a hard reset by doing the following :

Hold switch to on.
Hold switch to off.
Press and hold both MENU and SELECT for at least 30 seconds, or until your ipod restarts.

--- End quote ---

Thank you, that brought it back to life.

Although I don't believe that this had anything to do with battery life in my case. The ipod was fully charged when I started using it and the battery was at about 50% charge when I shut down Rockbox.

Could this be a bug related to 5.5g 30GB video ipods?
Also, The LCD screen is always so bright in Rockbox, is there a way to lower its brightness, so it wouldn't drain as much power and be easier on the eyes? I've read about this setting being implemented in other Rockbox builds before, but I can't seem to be able to find it in mine :(


Overall, the "Rockbox" experience wasn't bad, it enhanced capabilities of my ipod considerably. I wish the MPEG files and the gb/gbc emulator worked faster, but I guess its the limitation of the iPods - not enough CPU.

Thank you!

Febs:

--- Quote from: Sanek on September 05, 2007, 05:02:36 PM ---Could this be a bug related to 5.5g 30GB video ipods?
--- End quote ---

It is indeed a bug related to iPods, but it is not limited to the 5.5g 30GB iPods, and it is not a Rockbox bug.  It's a bug in the Apple firmware.

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