Can't Load rockbox.ipod

[GoXeL]

Hi, I had been tryed to load into my iPod 5.5G but My iPod has been broken. The iPod’s face turned to black and there is some massages. I don’t know what I should do. Please some one help me. The massages like this;

Rockbox boot loader
Version:3,0
IPOD version: 0x000B0005
TOSHIBA MK8008GAL
Loading Rockbox…
Error!
Can’t load rockbox, ipod:
File not found
Hold MENU+SELECT to reboot
then SELECT+PLAY for disk mode

Althought, I’ve already tryed last two senteces for reboot and disk mode, there were nothing perticurarily.
And Pc Don't Detected My Ipod(30gb).i dont see device on My Computer Page,itunes can't find my ipod ... What i do? Please Help Me

[AlexP]

You have installed the bootloader but not Rockbox.

Put the ipod into disk mode as the error message tells you, and then complete the installation as described in the manual.

[GoXeL]

i can't put the ipod into the disk mode. i hold menu+select(1min) but not work i don't see apple logos

[AlexP]

Keep trying.  It is a hardware combination so unless you have damaged the hardware it will always work.

Also, please do not post the same thing in multiple forums.

[LambdaCalculus]

And do *not* PM random people asking for help.

[GoXeL]

i tried many times. i can't reboot ipod. apple logo doesn't appear. what should i do ?

[GodEater]

If the reboot shortcut doesn't work it's pretty likely that the hardware is damaged in some way.

You have one last resort though, which is opening the ipod - disconnecting the battery, and then reconnecting it again.

Pretty tricky to do with most ipods though unless you have the right tools to do it.

[ringo999]

Same problem here on 5.5G 80GB...

[AlexP]

Which problem?  The can't find rockbox.ipod (the solution for which is outlined above), or the can't reboot, which is a hardware shortcut.

For the rebooting, try to turn hold on then off before doing it.

[Shmurk]

Hi, I'm new here and this is the first time I try to install Rockbox.

I have the same problem as GoXeL (same 5.5th Gen Video iPod with a 80GB hard disk). Here is an answer to reboot your iPod (which is the official way to do it): put the Hold button ON, and then OFF, and then press Menu+Select at the same time for 5 seconds (at least), it should work everytime but don't forget the Hold button trick before.

As for the rockbox.ipod missing file, I have the same problem and can't answer. I tried the manual and automatic installation, ipodpatcher and everything, and nothing works. I have the following error message:

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Rockbox boot loader
Version: 3.0
IPOD version: 0x000B0011
TOSHIBA MK8010GAH
Partition 1: 0x0B 19045 MB
loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found...
Hold MENU+SELECT to reboot
then SELECT+PLAY for disk mode

The problem is that I have a 80GB iPod, but the error message says it has 19045 MB which is the strange thing to me. I'll come back if I find something else to solve this problem...

Edit: I forgot to say that the .rockbox folder do exists, and that I see the "missing" rockbox.ipod file, and all the system: fonts, icons, langs, ...

[gevaerts]

The problem is that I have a 80GB iPod, but the error message says it has 19045 MB which is the strange thing to me. I'll come back if I find something else to solve this problem...

That 20GB output does indeed look strange, but that's not the actual bug, as only the printed number is wrong. The bug itself is somewhere else, but it's not clear yet exactly what goes wrong

[JohanL]

I also have this problem.

I did install the bootloader using the ipodpatcher utility.
The automatic installation utility did not work.

Then, I did install Rockbox both using the utility and manual extraction.

But, it still refuses to find the rockbox.ipod file.
And, the file is there under the /.rockbox/ directory.

Is there someway I can modify the bootloader to boot the existing rockbox.ipod file ?


/Johan

[gevaerts]

To all people having this problem: has the ipod been reformatted by something else than itunes, and if so, what exactly? Some formatting tools (mainly mkfs.vfat) are known to sometimes make filesystems that rockbox can't read.

[Shmurk]

has the ipod been reformatted by something else than itunes, and if so, what exactly?

I formatted my iPod on a Mac with the steps shown on the page IpodConversionToFAT32 because I don't have a working Windows machine where I could install iTunes. I used the combination of dd and newfs_msdos. I have a 80GB iPod video and I followed the newfs_msdos command for the 5.5th Gen iPod (I'm not sure here, is it really a 5.5th gen iPod?, maybe I should try the 5th gen command without the 2048-byte sectors?)

[LambdaCalculus]

The 80GB video is 5.5G.