a few questions.

[sphere9]

hello;

i am new to rockbox and have a few questions before i take the plunge.


1 - will installing rockbox on my ipod 30gb 5.5g video brick it?

2 - are there any media players that i can use on my pc to sync music to my ipod once it is running rockbox.

3 - is there any support for last.fm on rockbox?

thankyou.

[Febs]

1.  No.

2.  Yes.  Or you can just drag and drop.

3.  I believe so, but I don't use it, so I'll need to defer to someone else.

[sphere9]

thanks for the quick reply.


are you able to provide me with a list of media players?


thanks.

[Febs]

I don't use any media players to synch my devices.  I just copy and paste my music directly to the player using Windows Explorer.

Foobar has a component called "copy to device" that would do the job.  Media Monkey has the ability to synch with portable players.  I'm sure that other media players can do it, but like I said, I don't use them so I can't provide much guidance.  Part of the value of Rockbox to me is that it lets me use my own file and folder structure and does not require me to use a media program on the PC side to load music.

[sphere9]

after trialling rockbox i have found that it runs very slow on my ipod 5.5g, is this normal?

[Watts]

I am just finding out about RB. I was interested in putting FLAC files on my 5th Gen 30GB iPod video because of the superior sound quality they offer. I did some searching and came across The Rock Box website and this forum. This is what I am looking for!
Sphere9 asked the main question I have... I was afraid of rendering my iPod useless! So even a newbie like me can't screw this up?
I realize I have a lot of reading to do, I just need a little reassuring!
That being said, is it fairly simple to revert back to the current Apple firmware, if I so choose?

I also use the iPod in the car using the headphone out into an AUX input in the car. Is this possible with RB?

Thanks
 

[Febs]

after trialling rockbox i have found that it runs very slow on my ipod 5.5g, is this normal?

What do you mean by, "it runs very slow"?

[Febs]

That being said, is it fairly simple to revert back to the current Apple firmware, if I so choose?

Yes.  Moreover, you can dual-boot into the iPod firmware if you so choose after installing Rockbox.  The manual explains how to do this.

I also use the iPod in the car using the headphone out into an AUX input in the car. Is this possible with RB?

Yes.  You should set the volume on the iPod at 0 dB when you do this.  (The maximum volume on the iPod is +6 dB, so you want to set it slightly below the maximum.)

[Watts]

Thanks. Now I have something to do tomorrow!

[sphere9]

after trialling rockbox i have found that it runs very slow on my ipod 5.5g, is this normal?

What do you mean by, "it runs very slow"?

just scrolling through menus is very slow / unresponsive and often takes a few seconds to switch between them.

also it takes awhile to start up.

[bluebrother]

enable "dircache", and if you use the database load it to RAM (also a setting).

[Zardoz]

are there any media players that i can use on my pc to sync music to my ipod once it is running rockbox.

Winamp can be used to manage external devices, including one running Rockbox.

Of course there's RockboxSync too

is there any support for last.fm on rockbox?

Yes. Enable 'Last.fm log' in the Playback settings which will create a log file of all tracks played. You can then use a program like QTscrobbler to send this to Last.fm once you have your device connected to a computer with internet access.