ipod 5.5 instal problem

[jrc93]

hi i just used the automated install of the latest rockbox build. i read all the manuals and honestly i didnt go through all the threads but most.....
after install i try to boot into rockbox and i get a bootloader error heres what it says

Rockbox boot loader
version 2.0
ipod version: 0XFFFFFFFF
Samsung HS030GA
Partition 1: 0X0B 28535 MB
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found

then it tells me to reboot into disk mode
sorry if this is already in another thread....HELP....please

[Llorean]

Have you changed the HD in your iPod? 5.5Gs are supposed to have a Toshiba disk, as far as I'm aware...

[jrc93]

nope i havent even taken it out of the case i put it in the day i got it....
i tried the installation again on a windows computer (i was running MacOSX 10.5) and i worked but i cant edit anything e.g. add themes to the ipod on my mac. do i have to use a windows computer for everything?

[Llorean]

Your Mac should be perfectly capable of mounting a FAT32 formatted iPod, though it may take longer due to poor support in MacOS for the filesystem.

[Delta009]

I'm going to ask a stupid question, and I don't know anything about Macs, but it may solve your problem.

That question is: did you safely eject your iPod or did you just pull the plug ?

Maybe the information wasn't completely written on the hard drive and was still in the cache.

Personally, on my computer, which runs Linux, I have to right-click on my iPod's icon on the desktop and select "Eject". Then, I get a warning that pops up and that tells me there is still information being written on the iPod. It usually takes up to 1 minute once I ejected my iPod for all the information to be written on its hard drive. If I do not wait until the process is finished, there are some missing and/or broken files on my iPod.

Hope it may help,

Delta009