20GB 4G ipod not loading extraction folder

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

when i got to extract all the files from the rockbox.zip it extracts them all in my unzip application.. but when i ask it to put the extracted zip (.rockbox) it only puts a folder onto my ipod... i dont know whats wrong.. all the files are extracted i the program please help. im on a mac if that helps

[Chronon]

Just so we're clear, the result of unzipping rockbox.zip should be to place a folder named ".rockbox" into the root of the FAT32 partition.  Are you saying that your unzip tool is putting this directory inside of a separate directory when you extract to your iPod?  Remember that since the .rockbox folder begins with "." it will probably be treated as hidden by your OS.

If this is indeed your problem then you should be able to find a fix by using the search function, since many others have encountered this issue in the past.

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

Just so we're clear, the result of unzipping rockbox.zip should be to place a folder named ".rockbox" into the root of the FAT32 partition.  Are you saying that your unzip tool is putting this directory inside of a separate directory when you extract to your iPod?  Remember that since the .rockbox folder begins with "." it will probably be treated as hidden by your OS.

If this is indeed your problem then you should be able to find a fix by using the search function, since many others have encountered this issue in the past.

my zip extraction wont let me copy the whole folder. soo i had to make my own folders inside of the folder title rockbox.. it wont let me put a period before the rockbox folder in my ipod.. i have all the folders inside of the ipod listed correctly with all of the theme stuff inside the folders.. except teh first folder isnt named .rockbox... how can i get the period in front of it?


sorry first time useing Rockbox

[Chronon]

Try renaming it from the shell (command prompt).  Windows will also not allow you to rename folders with names beginning with a period through the GUI, but it will allow this from the command prompt.

Do this:

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mv rockbox .rockbox

It should rename the folder to what you want.

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

wow it says no file foudn it directory with the name rockbox this pisses me off. any other suggestions

[zajacattack]

You have to replace "rockbox" with whatever name you gave the folder with the rockbox folders.

[Chronon]

You said:

except teh first folder isnt named .rockbox... how can i get the period in front of it?

so I assumed that the folder was named "rockbox".  You did navigate to the correct location before trying the move command (mv) didn't you?  

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

yeah its named rockbox and i went to terminal any copy and pasted the exact code and it said this  

nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ mv rockbox .rockbox
mv: rename rockbox to .rockbox: No such file or directory
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

i got this when i plug my ipod in adn tryed it with the folder iniside of it...



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nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ mv rockbox .rockbox
-bash: nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~: command not found
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ mv: rename rockbox to .rockbox: No such file or directory
-bash: mv:: command not found
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$
-bash: nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~: command not found
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$

[saratoga]

yeah its named rockbox and i went to terminal any copy and pasted the exact code and it said this  

nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ mv rockbox .rockbox
mv: rename rockbox to .rockbox: No such file or directory
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$

What happens when you try that in the correct folder, as Chronon suggests?

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

yeah its named rockbox and i went to terminal any copy and pasted the exact code and it said this  

nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$ mv rockbox .rockbox
mv: rename rockbox to .rockbox: No such file or directory
nick-skarvells-imac-g5:~ nicks$

What happens when you try that in the correct folder, as Chronon suggests?

please explain sorry i am not following what i am suppose to do.. what do you mean by the correct folder?

[zajacattack]

OK, you need to first run cd *your sansa's root e.g. E:/*
Then you can execute the command.

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

in terminal?

[zajacattack]

You do it in the command prompt.

EDIT: Yes, the terminal.

[XxxOh SleeperxxX]

sorry noob question what is that?