I have an ipod 5th gen video 30gig with a 32 gig compact flash card in it. I downloaded the lastest build for it and the rockbox utility. When I opened it I got an error that said something about the html document could not be displayed. I ignored it. From there I tried to install the bootloader but I get an error that says that its an invalid installation method. I can't remember the details. sorry. So I decided to try and load the bootloader manually. I ran the installer and it said error-cannot be installed. After that my ipod refused to boot and went into recovery mode, so I am now recovering it. any help is appreciated. I know I don't have details but I'm reluctant to try again to get details because It takes forever to format. Could it be a problem with using a usb 1.1/firewire cable. I have the firwire pluged in for power and usb for data transfer. could the firwire connection be confusing it because my sister has a usb 2.0 ipod cable I could use if thats the problem.
**this was resolved by using a usb 2.0 cable. So if you experiencing troubles installing using a firewire/usb 1.1 cable on an ipod that doesn't support firewire transfers you need to use a usb 2.0 cable. Thanks. **
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Topic: Problems installing the bootloader*solved* (Read 1704 times)