help! my 2g ipod nano 1st gen wont get past a certain screen.

[rwhite]

kay right after i installed rockbox and unplugged my ipod a black screen came up and it read;

Rockbox boot loader
Version: 2.0
IPOD version: 0x000C005
SST55LD019K-45-C-MWE
Partition 1: 0x0B 1874 MB
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found
Hold MENU+SELECT to
reboot then SELECT+PLAY
for disk mode

and i do that and it does nothing... what shall i do cause i dont want to lose my ipod.

[Chronon]

You can also try holding MENU + SELECT to reboot, then immediately turn on the Hold switch.  This should boot into the Apple firmware and you can connect via USB.  You apparently installed the bootloader, but did not correctly extract the firmware to your player.

[azn.soulja]

i am having the same problem

im using the OS X installer app and im using complete installation...

what do i do??

[Chronon]

It tells you what to do.  Put it into Disk Mode and make sure that the firmware exists in the correct location.  Have you done that?

[azn.soulja]

what do you mean the right spot? like where?

[Chronon]

Extract the rockbox.zip to the root of your player.  Your player should contain a directory called ".rockbox" after the procedure.  You should be able to open this directory even if the GUI doesn't show it to you (e.g. manually type in the address, or use the terminal to navigate there).  If there's no such directory then the rockbox.zip wasn't extracted properly.

The correct location for rockbox.ipod is:

Code: [Select]

/.rockbox/rockbox.ipod

[azn.soulja]

but im using the installer....

[Chronon]

Well, apparently something didn't take since the bootloader is complaining of a missing rockbox.ipod.  You can try using the installer to install the firmware again.  Does the installer give any error messages when you do this?

[azn.soulja]

no ive tried it many times it always says the same thing

[Chronon]

What does it (Rockbox Utility) say?  You have to provide information or you're not going to get much useful feedback.