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Question about using rockbox for audio and original firmware for video- ipod 5g

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mrufino1:
I'm sorry, I did not run that- I am trying to do it now. I am new to linux  (and not too good at dos either_ so I am trying to figure out how to do this with some help at the moment.

scharkalvin:
Actually at this point you might have to reformat the ipod and start all over again.
Use the itunes function to restore the ipod to a fresh factory condition (which will erase all your music and video files) then re-install rockbox.
You should now be able to use itunes OR just drag and drop files to
put the music back on the ipod.  (itunes for anything you want to be able to
play from the ipod OF, and just drag and drop for anything that will play via
rockbox.  Good idea to create a separate folder for the rockbox only media files,
the ipod OF and itunes should ignore this).

mrufino1:
I have done that once before as well, I don't mind doing it if it will actually fix the problem permanently. So are you saying that the root ipod drive should contain the original 3 folders, the .rockbox folder (does it need to be hidden?), and a folder that I make that I then put all of the folders into with my music? If I just have my music files in the same root ipod folder, is that what could be messing things up?

Also, the IPOD keeps coming up as read only, on windows and linux

Chronon:
You should be able to change the write permissions in linux by using chmod.  There's also sometimes an option in the context menu (right click) to change the read/write mode of the drive.

Are you saying that you reformatted and have since been diligent about unmounting or ejecting your iPod before disconnecting it?

mrufino1:
Yes, I have been diligent about ejecting it properly. I am in the process of restoring the factory settings and trying fresh. When I originally installed rockbox I unzipped the file to my computer then dragged that folder onto the ipod, so since the directions state to unzip directly I will follow exactly, and I will put all of my music files in a folder called "music" on the ipod's drive. Will that be of help? Maybe for some reason when I browse files or play something since everything is in the ipod root directory it is screwing something up? Also the fsck wouldn't work, it kept saying that the ipod was a directory, and chown didn't work, didn't try chmod. We'll see how it all goes this time! Thanks again, let me know your thoughts.

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