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hayduke:
Greetings!

I have a 2nd generation iPod Mini that I have replaced the 4GB drive with a 32GB Compact Flash card. The iPod works fine with the Apple OS, but I can't get Rockbox to work.

After a fresh restore via iTunes in Windows (so the drive is FAT32), I copy the latest daily build (r16731) onto the iPod. I am sure that the .rockbox folder is at the root of the device. I copied the fonts pack and then ran the ipodpatcher.exe.

The patcher says it is successful, but when the iPod reboots, I get an error screen as follows:
Rockbox boot loader
Version: 2.0
IPOD version: 0x0007000
ATA: -80
No partition fouind
Hold MENU+SELECT to
reboot then SELECT+PLAY
for disk mode

I can get back into disk mode fine and restore the iPod. I've tried the manual install and the Rockbox Utility (rbutilqt-v1.0.4). Same results :(

I know there is this page http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/MiniCF
I understand that issue, but could this be the problem? I wouldn't think a sleep command would have been issued yet during the loading process.
Also on the MiniCF page, there is a note at the bottom of the "Test" section that says,
"Current SVN should now be compatible with CF cards, and this patch should no longer be required (not tested, let us know) -- PeterDHoye - 19 Mar 2008"
This leads me to believe the current builds should work, so that's what I tried. I can try to recompile a version using the Nano ATA code. I tried that last week, but I was having battery issues so I'm not sure if it worked :P

Could the "No partition found" error be because of the CF mod?

My apologies if this post isn't following the forum guidelines.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I also have a 30G video that I have been using Rockbox on for a couple years now, so I'm not a total newb to Rockbox. Just the Mini is new ;)

Llorean:
You aren't using a current bootloader, though. This error is almost certainly because of the CF mod.

hayduke:

--- Quote from: Llorean on March 21, 2008, 05:42:08 PM ---You aren't using a current bootloader, though. This error is almost certainly because of the CF mod.

--- End quote ---

What version should I have?

Llorean:
One compiled from SVN.

hayduke:

--- Quote from: Llorean on March 21, 2008, 05:46:34 PM ---One compiled from SVN.

--- End quote ---

Thanks for the prompts responses Llorean :)

So I need to compile my own ipodpatcher.exe? Or do you mean I need to compile my own Rockbox firmware?

I guess I better setup cygwin for Rockbox. I hope it doesn't mess up my Cygwin :P I'm at work and I use it here to access our Linux servers. Maybe I should just boot into Linux to recompile? This PC is setup to dual boot, but I work almost entirely in Windows. :(

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