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Best Practices for Loading Rockbox and MP3 Files Onto New iPod Video?

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polygonal:
You can possibly use the ipod OF to listen to music and bypass itunes by using some 3rd party ipod management software. I use the foo_dop plugin for foobar, and I can basically drag n drop my music onto the ipod harddrive, and use foo_dop to build the OF database. I can thus use my own folder structure and filenames instead of submitting to apple's caprice. There is a few caveats though: 1) for some ipod OF, the music has to be in the ipod_control folder (i.e. you have to use ipod_control/music/artist/song etc. instead of placing the music directly in the root); otherwise the OF will refuse to play that song. 2) the limit on the filename length is something like 64 characters.

But with that said, I actually don't remember myself booting into the OF ever (except the disk mode) after I installed rockbox.

Yotto:
Rockbox doesn't deplete the battery faster than it can be charged if the backlight is off.  Other than the hard drive, the backlight uses more battery than anything.  Turn it off and don't use iTunes.  Future generations will thank you.

GodEater:

--- Quote from: polygonal on October 11, 2007, 05:46:37 PM ---I use the foo_dop plugin for foobar, and I can basically drag n drop my music onto the ipod harddrive, and use foo_dop to build the OF database.

--- End quote ---

foo_dop and other things like it only work on *some* ipods. This doesn't work at all (for example) on my 5.5G 80GB model.

tdtooke:
Not sure, but I think now that you can't do that with any iPod with updated firmware.  Add stuff to the database outside of the iPod hidden folders and have it actually work that is.

LambdaCalculus:
It's best to test that theory to make sure it does, rather than have the theory backfire on you.

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