ipod 5th gen broken

[codywatts]

  my ipod has bean bricked and i cant detect my ipod on my computer to fix it can anyone help

[codywatts]

i get this message and it cant be detected when plugged into the computer please help me
Rockbox boot loader
Version: 3.0
IPOD version: 0x000b0011
TOSHIBA MK3008GAL
Partition 1: 0x0B 28521 MB
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod
File not found
Hold MENU+SELECT to reboot
then SLECT+PLAY for disk mode.

[Febs]

Have you tried resetting the iPod by pressing Menu and Select simultaneously and holding those two buttons for up to 30 seconds?

If that does not work, please provide us with additional details, like what you did with your iPod immediately before you experienced this problem, which Rockbox build you are using, and what other steps you have tried to correct the problem, if any.

[Febs]

You  need to install a Rockbox build.  You can do so manually, or you can use the Rockbox Utility.  Instructions for both can be found in the Installation chapter of the Rockbox manual.

[codywatts]

iv tried 4 computers and none of them detect my ipod

[LambdaCalculus]

Why not follow the instructions the bootloader is giving you to get into Emergency Disk Mode? From there, you can install a Rockbox build.

[codywatts]

iv tried many times to do that now my battery is dead

before it happened i was playing the doom game and i turned it off and i put it in my bag and when i took it out it gave me that message

[Febs]

iv tried many times to do that now my battery is dead

Describe EXACTLY what happened when you tried the reset combination.   How do you know the battery is dead?  Have you let the iPod charge?  For how long?

You really need to provide details if you want help here.

[Febs]

codywatts, I just merged your two threads.   DO NOT start multiple threads on the same problem.  And don't say that your player is "bricked" when you just haven't completed the installation.  You had me trying to help you solve a non-existent problem.

[LambdaCalculus]

before it happened i was playing the doom game and i turned it off and i put it in my bag and when i took it out it gave me that message

I'm sorry, but I'm not buying this. The message the bootloader gave you only happens when you install the bootloader, but not a Rockbox build. Even if the hard drive had started giving you problems, this message wouldn't appear in this instance.

Do you have a .rockbox folder on the root directory of your iPod's hard drive? (yes, with the . at the beginning) And please do not make another thread regarding this matter, as Febs asked.

[codywatts]

i installed the bootloader saturday and it worked fine but what do you want me to do when i go to the disk mode
will my computer detect it then?

[Chronon]

Yes.  That's the point of Disk Mode, right?

[LambdaCalculus]

codywatts, do NOT PM staff members or developers with support questions again, unless asked to.

Once your iPod is in disk mode, extract a build to the root folder of the drive.