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OriginalCrash:
I've tried Rockbox three different times on three different iPods (old 20 GB U2, 1st gen Nano, and 5.5 gen 80 GB)... every time I've had to deal with a lot of skipping... anywhere from almost never (rarely) to about every 30-45 seconds (at its worst).  Does anyone know the cause of this?  I love Rockbox but just can't deal with skipping like that in playback.  I've used both the manual install (on the U2 and Nano) and the installer program (on all three).  My music is in AAC format, a mixture of 128 kbps and 256 kbps VBR, mostly (obviously, I know the protected files are not supported, so I'm talking about all my unprotected music here...).  Anyway, let me know if any more info would help... And thanks!

Brian

GodEater:
I can only speak for my own iPod here, which is a 5.5G 80GB - and can say I only had this shortly after the original MoB stuff went in - although I think that was coincidence - it was a different commit that actually caused it.

However, I've not seen it for a very long time now. We might be comparing apples with oranges though, as I have no AAC format music at all - mine is all either MP3 or Vorbis.

MarcGuay:
The revision number of the build you're using might be useful.  Also, there's a note on the SoundCodecs page which mentions that the iPods 1 gen-3 gen might have problems if a lot of sound controls are being used, but maybe it's more prevalent.

Llorean:
AAC is also far, far, far from the best optimized codec for Rockbox. Try using one we actually support well, and you'll have a much better experience.

OriginalCrash:
Well, as far as the build number, I don't remember at the moment... it's always been whatever was most recent at the time (the last time I tried it was a couple months ago).  As for the file format... any suggestions on the best way to mass convert about 30 gigs of AAC files to a better choice?

Brian

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