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modernman:
This is what I see when booting the my ipod after the apple logo
Rockbox Boot loader
Version r17294-080501
IPOD version: 0x000B0011
Partition 1: 0x0B 3848 MB
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found
Hold MENU+SELECT to reboot
then SELECT+PLAY for disk mode.
I have verified the rockbox.ipod is contained within the .rockbox folder. I have also (out of frustration) tried copying it the root directory without avail.
Thanks for any help.
and then it locks.
wintermute23:
I have an iriver H320, which I am planning on converting to use a 32GB CF card. I have an adaptor, which I've tested with a SanDisk UltraII 2GB card and a Lexar High-Speed (40x) 512MB card. Both reported "no partition" on the first attempt, but formatting them as FAT32 meant that both could be successfully booted.
Now, the question is which card to use for real: There are three 32GB cards on the market that I've been able to track down:
A-Data "Speedy" - According to the techs at A-Data, this is an 80x card.
Transcend 133x
RiDATA Lightning 233x
I know that people have successfully used the A-Data card, and I've seen reports of issues booting RockBox from the Transcend card. Does anyone have any advice on which vard I should buy, as I don't want to put down $150 for something that RockBox can't support. All three cards claim to support TrueATA.
So, any advice, anyone? Should I go for the slow card that I'm confident will work, or would one of the faster ones be better (and, hopefully, risk-free)?
Llorean:
I don't believe any card is actually 100% consistent right now, just because Rockbox was not designed for CF in these players. There have been a lot of recent fixes though, which means that if/when a new bootloader is released the situation will be much better. But I can't say for certain much beyond that.
wintermute23:
I'm running Peter D'Hoye's custom bootloader, about which he says (in an email) "AFAIK, all CF cards should work. Personally I'd not go for cards slower than x133."
When a new bootloader is released, it's going to be annoying to install, as I'll need to switch back to the hard drive to boot into iriver's firmware, flash the new bootloader and then put the CF card back. Still, it's the kind of thing that will almost certainly be worth the effort.
Llorean:
Well, it's *probably* got the very same changes you'd want from an official bootloader anyway. If he said all CF cards should work, there's really nobody here who can give you better advice on it.
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