Rockbox splash screen appears but nothing else happens

[glopv2]

I am trying to make rockbox work with my ipod 3G. I extracted into my ipod the ./rockbox and the fonts, and I installed the linux bootloader. Then, I rebooted my ipod. A splash screen shows up that says "ROCKbox" and the screen lights up, but nothing else happens. Can somebody please advise me?

Thanks!

[AlexP]

1) Which linux bootloader?  If you mean the official rockbox bootloader but you installed it from linux OK.  If you mean the iPod linux bootloader, that is unsupported.  Please install the rockbox bootloader and try again.

[glopv2]

I used this link:
http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/linux32x86/ipodpatcher

It's the bootloader recommended by the installation instructions on ROCKbox's website. Is that the correct one?

[AlexP]

Yes, that is indeed correct.

There is a general problem with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen iPod builds that even though there may have been no code change, some builds work and others don't which may be the problem here.  You can try every new current build (every time there is a commit - i.e. an update to SVN activity on the front page there is a new current build).  Once you find a working one, keep a backup of it for when you next try to upgrade in case of a problem.  You can also try the older archived daily builds (http://www.rockbox.org/daily.shtml).

If you hold right whilst booting, does anything happen?

[yapper]

See this thread for more details: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14771.0

Typically, on a 'bad' build you might see some (tiny) text referring to a data error or something similar. Build r16000 with a 2G iPod was the first time I got a frozen Rockbox logo, but the next build I tried worked fine

[glopv2]

Yes. If I turn on hold after the apple shows up, I can successfully get into the old operating system. I can also do the ff+rew into file mode.

I downloaded the current build from the link in the top left of this website. Should I instead try the bleeding edge new one? or an archived one... Any suggestions?


Thanks guys for the speedy help!

[AlexP]

The current build is the bleeding edge one.  It changes every time a change to the source code is made, as notified by the front page.  I would keep trying those until you find one that works, then keep it as a backup for when you test new builds in case they don't work.  Alternativly, you can check out the thread that yapper posted, which has some links to known good versions.  You can try the latest of those, then keep trying new current builds as they come out.

[pixelma]

glopv2, in IRC there were 3 people with 3rd gen Ipods who found out that the 2nd January daily build worked for them - you can download it here, maybe bookmark the archived builds page accessible through "current build > daily builds and voices (at the top) > Ipod 3rd gen - old". You could also always try a current build if you see that a new one is available even if you think that only unrelated things changed but even that could make a build work.

[yapper]

I downloaded the current build from the link in the top left of this website. Should I instead try the bleeding edge new one? or an archived one... Any suggestions?

You could check the list in the thread related to the last known good iPod 2G build (here: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14228.0) and see if the same 'good' ones work for the 3G.