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reset config on iPod 5.5? (black on black text)

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peterw:
Playing with some themes today, I ended up with black on black text.

How can I reset the configuration to the default without using the player UI (since I cannot see what I have selected on the screen)? The iPod manual section 9.3.3 states "Note: You can also reset all settings to their default values by turning off the player, and turning it back on with the hold button on." If I engage the Hold switch before the main Rockbox screen (while the apple or Rockbox splash screen are visible), my player boots the Apple firmware. If I engage it after the main Rockbox screen appears, nothing happens. If I engage it while the player is off, then how would I switch the player on?

Can I mount this as a USB disk and delete/rename some file to revert to default settings? Or change the background or something??

Thanks,

Peter
running Rockbox from SVN from about Aug 7th, FWIW

chrisjs169:
Before I start, I don't own an iPod, so I can't say how easy it'd be for you to do this.

If you delete (or rename) the config.cfg file in the .rockbox directory, it should clear all the settings.  Of course, this has to be done over USB, and I'm assuming it can be done via Disk Mode.  Hope it helps.

Llorean:
Try turning hold on shortly before you see the Rockbox screen. Or simply delete the config.cfg file in your /.rockbox folder.

peterw:
Thank you, both. Removing /.rockbox/config.cfg did the trick.

I think this merits a Flyspray ticket -- there should be a reliable way of resetting the config. This is especially problematic with the iPod, since the wheel makes it difficult to navigate "blind", even if you know the order of the options (unless, I guess, you're using the spoken menus). Something like Hold Prev on the main screen should trigger a config reset (jumping to the top of the menu just doesn't seem all that interesting to me).

Again, thanks.

-Peter

Llorean:
There is a reliable method: Turn on hold shortly before the Rockbox screen shows up, or delete config.cfg. The second one is especially reliable.

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