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ipod format erase rockbox partition too?

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silentseraph:
If I use the apple restore utility, does that delete just the apple partition, or everything on the ipod. I'm using a 5.5g ipod video 30gb.

Chronon:
Restoring repartitions and formats the entire drive and installs the Apple firmware to the first partition.  The data partition is also re-formatted so you lose all data stored on it.

"Update" only touches the first partition, so your data will be left intact.

FLCLFan:
So if you want to remove the entire rockbox you cant use the restore utility? Does restore flash the ipod(thus removing the bootloader)?

Chronon:
Rockbox doesn't write anything to flash.  The Rockbox bootloader is stored in the first partition (of type Empty) along with the Apple firmware.  Both Update and Restore options will erase this partition and write a copy of the Apple firmware to it -- thus also removing the Rockbox bootloader.

bluebrother:
To remove Rockbox just follow the steps described in the manual -- ipodpatcher can completely remove the bootloader and the build itself just lives in a folder on the hard disk, i.e. the data partition of the player. There is no need to restore the Ipod just for removal.

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