Ipod Video 30 gb Firmware Issues

[erock]

I have a Ipod video 30g and a bunch of times the old apple firmware takes over and it won't boot up in rockbox mode. It does it mostly when i plug it into my computer. I aslo don't have any apple programs installed on my PC either. Why is my Ipod loading the apple firmware randomly? I thought the rockbox overwrites it. Anyways any kind of help would be great.

Thanks

[Chronon]

If a USB insertion is detected then the default behavior, as far as I know, should be to boot into Apple's Disk Mode for USB connection.  Is your hold switch turned on?  Is your player initially on or off?

[erock]

Sorry this took so long to reply, i forgot i posted. The hold switch is normally off and the player is normally off too when i connect it. It always boots into disk mode when connected. But sometimes after i connect and go to use it. It boots into the apple firmware.

[Chronon]

It should only boot into the Apple firmware if the bootloader detects the Hold switch as being engaged or the Menu button as being pressed.  Booting into Disk Mode when a USB connection is detected is expected behavior. 

[erock]

So does rock box not overwrite the apple firmware?

[Chronon]

No.  We replace it with our bootloader and move it to a new location in the firmware partition.  The Apple firmware is still bootable as mentioned in the manual and FAQ.

[erock]

Oh ok sweet. Well I appreciate you're help.