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80GB Ipod Video won't shut down.
Logjammer:
--- Quote from: dreamlayers on December 07, 2008, 03:36:27 PM ---- Use the original firmware. Its off is sleep, and sleep is still possible.
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yeah that's what i do to turn off. i always have to boot into the apple firmware and then hold the play button.
where would such cables be located that will allow my ipod to charge via firewire?
dreamlayers:
--- Quote from: Logjammer on December 07, 2008, 05:27:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: dreamlayers on December 07, 2008, 03:36:27 PM ---- Use the original firmware. Its off is sleep, and sleep is still possible.
--- End quote ---
yeah that's what i do to turn off. i always have to boot into the apple firmware and then hold the play button.
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I'm glad I cut that trace. I just wrote a bit about it on my blog. The key part is the image showing the defective IC and what to cut.
--- Quote from: Logjammer on December 07, 2008, 05:27:29 PM ---where would such cables be located that will allow my ipod to charge via firewire?
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They're for older iPods but they're still available, for example via Amazon search or overpriced at Best Buy.
I have an idea for a purely software workaround which allows Rockbox to shut down the iPod. In firmware/drivers/pcf50605.c, pcf50605_standby_mode() sets conditions which turn on the iPod. Removing the condition relating to USB charging, probably CHGWAK, would allow the iPod to stay off, though FireWire charging might not turn it on either. But be careful, because according to the comment, it might be possible to turn off the iPod in a way that requires disconnecting the battery or waiting for it to self-discharge (a month or more I guess).
Logjammer:
Ok so what's the best way to open up the ipod and what should I use to cut the trace?
dreamlayers:
There are special tools for opening iPods (eg. eBay search). I used a piece of plastic I filed down.
For cutting the trace I used a utility knife. Instead of using force and trying to cut in one pass, I carefully made multiple passes until the trace was cut.
Mikgerdan1991:
I was searching the forum, and found this to be the exact problem my iPod is having. It's actually a 2G Classic; I bought it on eBay, just because I wanted to have a little piece of history. When I hold the Play/Pause to shut down, it boots back up, just like Logjammer's. If I wanted to try the "software workaround," where do I put that pcf50605.c file? Do I create firmware/drivers in the .rockbox folder?
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