Rockbox on IPOD Gen 5.5 --VIDEO OUT PLUGIN?!?!?!

[domwebhost]

Hi,

First of all I would like to commend the Rockbox crew for making an alternative to the IPOD's OS ( or front end, or w/e the hell ya wanna call it).  I do have a couple of questions, though.

Are there any plug-ins for the IPOD Video 5.5 for video OUT with Rockbox?  The factory OS had video out and it worked well.. I would HATE to sacrifice it.

Also, I have been reading that the mp4/m4v are too software intensive to be properly displayed and decoded by Rockbox.  Can someone explain this to me.  I would think that if the factory OS can do it then why can't a beefed up free source OS do it ( or front-end or w/e u want me to call it)   I suppose I could just call it "firmware".

One More.....

Is it possible to put Multi firmware's on.  Such as being able to use factory for Video Out and still be able to switch to Rockbox?

Thanks in Advance.

[MarcGuay]

Is it possible to put Multi firmware's on.  Such as being able to use factory for Video Out and still be able to switch to Rockbox?

Yes, the iPods can dual-boot.

[domwebhost]

Can you explain to me the multi-boot installing process?

[MarcGuay]

It's the normal install method as layed out in the manual. 

[domwebhost]

Thanks, I have the manual downlaoded but I wasn't sure if I (ITUNES) to factory default) then extract RB/Prepatch etc.. and if that is hte way, I wasn;t sure how to lilo boot

[robin0800]

http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-ipodvideo/rockbox-buildch3.html
Section3.1.3 is the section tittled "Starting the original firmware"

[domwebhost]

Thanks.. I will give that a shot.  Anyone know anything about a possible video-out plug in release date?  Or should I just stick to a dual boot?

[saratoga]

Thanks.. I will give that a shot.  Anyone know anything about a possible video-out plug in release date? 

No one is working on it, and no one has expressed interest in working on it in the future, so your guess is as good as mine.

[bascule]

Also, I have been reading that the mp4/m4v are too software intensive to be properly displayed and decoded by Rockbox.  Can someone explain this to me. 

Because the OF has access to a dedicated (Broadcom?) chip that does the video decoding in hardware. Rockbox has not managed to get this hardware working and has to do all video decoding in software.

[LambdaCalculus]

Because the OF has access to a dedicated (Broadcom?) chip that does the video decoding in hardware.

Yes, it's a Broadcom BCM2722 video decoder/processor chip.

[AlexP]

I wasn;t sure how to lilo boot

Just as a note, Rockbox is a complete replacement firmware, not a front end or anything like that; and furthermore it is written from scratch and not based on linux, or indeed anything else.