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Wanted: stable iPod 5G build

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woodensoul:
Hello everyone.  I love the project and it has caused me to have a bit of a DAP buying habit.  I also turned my cousin on to Rockbox and recommended that he consider the iPod 5G since it can be Rockboxed.  However, of all the targets I own, I use my iPod 5G the least because the builds have been very unstable for a long time.  I'd like to get a stable build for him since he's not very technically inclined and a lot of lockups can be pretty annoying.  Basically I just want no lockups and stable playback.  Does anyone know a very stable build for the iPod 5G?

saratoga:
We generally recommend the latest build.  Its fairly rare that older builds are more stable.

woodensoul:
I am very diligent with updating to the latest build.  But often times there are new bugs introduced that don't get fixed for a while.  So I've seen several times that an older build is more stable the the latest, especially with my iPod 5G 80GB.  The latest builds render it mostly useless for the first 5 minutes after booting up.  My cousin has a 5G 30GB so there aren't the same issues as with the 80GB, but even still he is getting lockups very often.

Llorean:
We have no recent bug reports on random lockups. If you're getting lockups, why haven't you documented it?

crumbut:
Hi guys. I am completely new to Rock Box. I have been reading about it off and on for months but was always afraid to take the plunge... til now :) I LOVE IT!!! and want to start recommending it right away!

I have installed Rock Box on my 5g Ipod and would like to report a few "bugs"

1. Lock up whenever I go into Plugins>Games>Doom.
2. Lock up whenever I go into Recording. ( I really have no use for this feature on a 5g so I am wishing for instructions on how to remove it from the menus It is right under "Now Playing" and can be mistakenly clicked.
On that Note, I wish "Now Playing" was the default screen... and always was returned to after each setting screen. (make sense?)

Some of the themes do not load up correctly as shown in screen shots on the site, but Im sure this is a configuration setting I just have not found yet.
I have a lot to learn about Rock Box.. so I hesitate to complain about anything. My own ignorance may be to blame.

Thanks for such a kick @SS piece of software!!

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