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rangi_chip:
I am pretty sure this is the correct forum to post this in.

Okay, here's my problem/situation. Any help would be much appreciated.

Currently, I am running the Classic Firmware Hack v2.0.5 (5.5G 80GB firmware) by the Devs at iPodWizard.net, an awesome hack that livens up the iPod.

But basically, I need some help with a dual boot.

I listen to a few audiobooks on my iPod, but I absolutely hate it how they get mixed up in amoungst my artists, albums and songs. Really frustrating.
What I am doing also, is importing my .txt files to my .mp3 files via the lyrics tag field, so that I not only listen to the audiobook, but can also read along.

I was thinking, and hence asking this forums members of a solution.
I was thinking of dual booting. The Classic Hack for my music and Rockbox for my audiobooks, so that I can keep them separated from each other.

But... I would only want Rockbox to look at a specific folder, ie: ignore the rest of the contents on my iPod and look at a specfic folder that I tell it. Inside of this folder will be my bookmarkable .mp3 files with lyrics. (Also, does Rockbox have a limit on the amount of characters able to be shown in the lyrics field, another problem I am running into on the standard/hacked Apple firmware?, because the text imported into the .mp3 file can sometimes be huge!


So basically, this is what I want:
A dual boot, Classic Hack + Rockbox
Classic Hack looks at music, videos, photos and everything it normally looks at...
whereas Rockbox looks at a specific folder only that contains bookmarkable .mp3 files with massive lyrics in them.
Is this possible?
(I have been reading around the forums, but this is a pretty specific need, hence the start of a new topic).


Thanks in advance.

GodEater:

--- Quote from: rangi_chip on November 03, 2007, 11:43:55 PM ---What I am doing also, is importing my .txt files to my .mp3 files via the lyrics tag field, so that I not only listen to the audiobook, but can also read along.

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As far as I'm aware, Rockbox doesn't support embedded lyrics at all.


--- Quote ---I was thinking of dual booting. The Classic Hack for my music and Rockbox for my audiobooks, so that I can keep them separated from each other.

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I'm also unaware of anyone successfully using Rockbox on an iPod which has been hacked with iPodWizard. It might be possible I suppose - but I've never tried it, and as I say - never heard from anyone else that has.


--- Quote ---But... I would only want Rockbox to look at a specific folder, ie: ignore the rest of the contents on my iPod and look at a specfic folder that I tell it. Inside of this folder will be my bookmarkable .mp3 files with lyrics.

--- End quote ---

It's not possible to limit Rockbox to a specific folder - however with Rockbox's file viewer set to anything other than "View all", you won't see your iTunes loaded content as it will be in the hidden iPod_Control folder.


--- Quote --- (Also, does Rockbox have a limit on the amount of characters able to be shown in the lyrics field, another problem I am running into on the standard/hacked Apple firmware?, because the text imported into th
e .mp3 file can sometimes be huge!

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As mentioned above - Rockbox doesn't use this tag at all as far as I know.

AlexP:
There is a patch in the tracker somewhere for lyrics support so you would have to check out the capabilities of that.  

Edit - Check out FS #7432

rangi_chip:
Thanks for the replies guys. I managed to do what you described... install rockbox and just use 'file view' to view the folder without telling RB to look for the hidden iPodControl folder.


--- Quote ---I'm also unaware of anyone successfully using Rockbox on an iPod which has been hacked with iPodWizard. It might be possible I suppose - but I've never tried it, and as I say - never heard from anyone else that has.
--- End quote ---

I did install RB... and it worked just fine with the Classic Hack, dual booting and all. So now you can say, that it does work.


--- Quote ---There is a patch in the tracker somewhere for lyrics support so you would have to check out the capabilities of that.  

Edit - Check out FS #7432
--- End quote ---


I am just about to check that patch out.

Thanks again guys!

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