Help i think i have ruined my ipod!

[Graham-Rob]

I went onto www.freewebs.com/allipodhax and downloaded a few things to install rockbox once i had messed around a bit i ejected my ipod and it came up with a black screen and writing saying "Error, cant load rockbox.ipod"
It tells me to hold MENU+SELECT to reeboot, i tryed that but it brought me back to the same screen.
Even when i plug it into the computer it dosent get recognised by the pc!

PLEASE help! thanks

[AlexP]

1)  Why didn't you use the official instructions in the manual?

2)  Why did you post this in recording?  I've moved it.

3)  Read the section in the manual or installing a build.

4)  It is probably also a good idea to redo the section in the manual on installing a bootloader.  Who knows what version you have now.

5)  Please do not follow instructions from random websites.

6)  Please use a descriptive title for your thread as per the posting guidelines.  Please read them.

[MarcGuay]

Look before you leap

This idiom means that you should think carefully about the possible results or consequences before doing something.

[cool_walking_]

Hold MENU+SELECT, then straight away when it reboots, hold SELECT+PLAY. This should put it into disk mode.

[GodEater]

Hold MENU+SELECT, then straight away when it reboots, hold SELECT+PLAY. This will put it into disk mode.

[cool_walking_]

Heh. I just don't like stating that things are absolutely certain, because eventually, they always mostly turn out not to be.

[GodEater]

It only doesn't work on iPods which are damaged hardware wise in some ways.

[lukeman1850]

I went onto www.freewebs.com/allipodhax and downloaded a few things to install rockbox once i had messed around a bit i ejected my ipod and it came up with a black screen and writing saying "Error, cant load rockbox.ipod"
It tells me to hold MENU+SELECT to reeboot, i tryed that but it brought me back to the same screen.
Even when i plug it into the computer it dosent get recognised by the pc!

PLEASE help! thanks

i got the same message on my ipod, but just consider it calmly, and dont panic.  if you used a mac to install rockbox, the just start to run the installing process again, then, instead of pressing i then "enter" in the terminal, just press u then "enter" instead, this will uninstall rockbox, and you will have to just reboot your ipod

[cool_walking_]

It only doesn't work on iPods which are damaged hardware wise in some ways.

Isn't disk mode part of the OF boot loader?  Couldn't it be damaged somehow?

"Error, cant load rockbox.ipod"

Some kind of strange damage that leaves it able to attempt to boot Rockbox but unable to boot disk mode...

[GodEater]

If you iPod is well enough to attempt to start Rockbox, then it's well enough to start disk mode - you're just doing it wrong.