iPod 30gb video 5G conversion to fat32 problem

[lifeisloud]

Hi all,
I started following the instructions listed here:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodConversionToFAT32
I got to step c) on the manual conversion and my iPod died.  I went and followed the disk mode instructions but nothing is working, it said "OK to disconnect" when it wasn't connected and when I connect it is says "Do not disconnect" yet will not appear on the computer.
What am I doing wrong? Is there any way to get it back? When I unplug my iPod it just goes to the black apple logo and I can hear the hdd click as it continually resets.

Thanks in advance for the help


edit: I turned on itunes, the ipod connected and itunes said it was corrupt and offered to restore it. I did this and its updating all my music back on it now.

I'd still like to give RockBox a shot but for some reason I'm having difficulty with the formatting of my ipod to fat32 without using a PC

[zajacattack]

Well, I highly recommend you use a PC.
Otherwise, you can tell us exactly how you followed the instructions and perhaps we can see if and where you went wrong.

[Llorean]

PC stands for personal computer. I hope you're both aware of that. Computers running MacOS, Windows, or Linux are all PCs. Please, use clearer terms.

[yapper]

Computers running MacOS, Windows ... are all PCs. Please, use clearer terms.

Steve Jobs might argue that ;-)   http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

[Llorean]

I'm sorry, but Apple doesn't define whether or not PC still means "Personal Computer." It has meant that for decades, and a recent ad  campaign doesn't change the term.

[lifeisloud]

I meant a windows computer, sorry!

I'll write out what I did and what has happened:

1. Mounted iPod and used disk utility to unmount the iPod volume
2. My iPod uses 512 byte sectors, so I downloaded this file and put it in a folder set up for Rockbox under directory /Applications/Rockbox
3. This is where I get stuck, I'm very new to terminal and I'm a bit confused about how to go about the next step.  I typed in /Applications/Rockbox and it said it is a directory. fine. I then typed in dd if=mbr-video30gb.bin of=/dev/disk1 and it said this is not a directory
4. I tried playing around and eventually managed to get a command (not sure what) to do something and it made my iPod continually attempt to reboot until I connected it to iTunes and restored it.

Can anyone explain to me how/what you type in for step c) d) and e) on http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodConversionToFAT32#Manual_conversion

Many thanks

[Llorean]

I believe you've mostly got the steps right. The problem is where you just typed /Applications/Rockbox. You'll need to use the "cd" command, and you'll need to know the full path to where you put the file (I'm guessing that path is /Applications/Rockbox). So you would type "cd /Applications/Rockbox" without the quotes, and then continue. Also, remember to be careful and double check that your iPod is still Disk1 before trying this.

[lifeisloud]

Thanks for the help, I'll try this when I get home and see if it works! 

Ok so I typed in what you said, and I guess it must have worked.... here's what terminal said:

1+0 records in
1+0 records out
512 bytes transferred in 2.086523 secs (245 bytes/sec)

I guess this mean it worked? I'm now not sure what to do, it says in the instructions to eject the iPod, do I do this through disk utility or just pull it out? I tried to eject using disk utility and it made my iPod crash again

update:
I think I managed to successfully format my iPod properly! However, when I used the Rockbox Utility, I select where my iPod is and the type and click on "Complete Installation" under the "Quick Start" bar and it says the installation is complete. When I quit Rockbox Utility, it then says:

Rockbox boot loader
Version: 2.0
IPOD version: 0xFFFFFFFF
Toshiba MK3008GAL
Partition 1: 0x0B 28537MB
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found
Hold MENU+SELECT to
reboot then SELECT+PLAY
for disk mode

What exactly is it I'm doing wrong? I've been following the instructions in the manual as far as I can tell.... am I missing something?

update: seems to be working fine now, though I'm still not sure about  how to use directories to install different files....