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iPod first generation install?
bidmead:
I have an iPod 1G, the real 1G circa 2001, 4.5ish GB hard drive with Firewire, back in the days when in was Mac only.
I want to install RockBox on it.
I understand it needs to be Windows partitioned before I can do this. But I can't find a Windows partition map in the RockBox collection that will fit this model.
Am I missing something obvious? Can anybody help?
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Chris
linuxstb:
Please don't use the term "Classic" - that's what Apple have named their latest full-sized ipod, and Rockbox doesn't work on that.
You'll need to either find someone with a Windows PC with iTunes installed who will let you convert your ipod to FAT32, or find a Linux PC and manually convert it following the instructions on the this page:
http://ipodlinux.org/Restore_Without_Itunes
The disk partitioning tools on a Mac don't (as far as I found) allow you to set up the partitions in the way your ipod expects, hence the reason the manual conversion instructions at ipodlinux require Linux.
Or the last option is to hope that someone reading this has the same ipod as you and donates their MBR to the conversion page.
bidmead:
Thanks, linuxstb, for that very swift reply.
And sorry to have confused you with "Classic". It's what we used to call this model before Steve Jobs reinvented the retronym last year. As a general knee-jerk reaction I'm not inclined to let Steve define my use of the English language, but I take your point in this context.
I have Linux and Windows machines here. And I have a Window machine running iTunes that happens to have a Firewire connector. Is it really just a matter then of either using iTunes on the Windows machine to convert the iPod to FAT32. Or using fdisk on a Linux box to create a couple of partitions? (Actually I don't think I have a Linux machine with Firewire handy. But won't the Mac OSX/BSD fdisk do the trick?)
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Chris
AlexP:
The easiest way would seem to be to use itunes on the Windows machine to restore your iPod.
By the way, I have renamed this thread (just removed the Classic) as it was a bit confusing. I looked at the thread with the intention of telling you Rockbox doesn't work on the Classics :). I appreciate your sentiments (and I agree it is a slightly annoying name they chose), but in this case we have enough people getting confused about the new Classics (!) as it is.
bidmead:
OK, guys. Thanks for the help. I used iTunes on Windows to convert the drive formatting, without any problems.
However, installation of RockBox wasn't a success.
Booting into RockBox hosed the contrast, making the screen all but unreadable. I might have been able to get into the controls to fix this, but RB decided that my battery was too low, and shut down. Then booted again. Then shut down. And so on. I did manage to reboot into Apple iPod mode and use Settings for a more readable screen, but the backlighting was weirdly stripey. The settings were lost when I got back into RB mode, leaving the screen unreadable again. My guess is that RB hasn't been extensively tested on a 1G iPod.
I've regretfully taken RB off the machine and it's back to normal with no ill effects. Turns out the battery is fine, and fully charged. I think I'll return to using Retune, but the venture into RB was easy enough to manage (with the help of you folks here) so I'd be happy to go back to it for further exploration if you have any suggestions about how to fix those contrast and reboot problems.
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Chris
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