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Offline specialk85

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Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« on: April 13, 2009, 05:13:13 PM »
Hi
I am trying to install rockbox on an ipod nano but whenever I click "complete installation" and "ok" an error message comes up saying "no ipod detected!" even tho my computer and itunes detects it with no problems. I have got the correct disk letter "I" and ipod nano in the "selected device" part.

If someone could help me to resulve this problem that would be apprectated.

Thanks
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Offline froggyman

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2009, 05:14:23 PM »
which iPod do you have?
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Offline Chronon

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2009, 05:26:27 PM »
Quote from: froggyman on April 13, 2009, 05:14:23 PM
which iPod do you have?

I.e. what generation Nano is it?
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Offline bluebrother

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2009, 04:08:32 PM »
Quote from: specialk85 on April 13, 2009, 05:13:13 PM
I have got the correct disk letter "I" and ipod nano in the "selected device" part.
Have you used the autodetection button and did it return any error or notice? Also, please post the output of the About / System Info window (you can CnP from that window).
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Offline willgates

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2009, 02:22:27 AM »
Hello!

I have exactely the same problem ... I have this ipod 1.1.3 in 2 go http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/produits/71/1495/71_1495_2.jpg

Please me how can i do.

I try it on xp and vista , i doesnt work  :-*

Thanks
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Offline GodEater

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2009, 03:34:55 AM »
That's a 2nd Generation Nano - which Rockbox does not run on.
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Offline doctor tropico

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2010, 03:25:47 AM »
Hi all.

I've got this same problem.

Ipod Nano 1st Gen. software version 1.3.1, format Macintosh
Rockbox Utility version 1.2.5

Autodetect gives me "Could not detect a Mountpoint. Select your Mountpoint manually", but when I do that and try to install I get "Could not open iPod".

any thoughts?

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2010, 03:47:31 AM »
Rockbox cannot be installed to MacPods, you'll need to reformat it as a WinPod (Translation: HFS+ is not supported by Rockbox, format it as FAT32). The easiest way to accomplish this would be to borrow a computer running Windows and reformat it with the Windows iTunes, however, someone else may know of a way to do the same thing on the Mac.
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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2010, 04:49:35 AM »
Quote from: doctor tropico on March 28, 2010, 03:25:47 AM
I've got this same problem.

And I've already asked for the System Trace output which would have shown the problem directly. Rockbox requires a FAT formatted Ipod (so-called "WinPod"). There is a bug in Rockbox Utility that prevents the correct hint getting displayed. This has been fixed in svn, so the next release will show an actual useful error message. Nevertheless, you need to convert the Ipod. There's IpodConversionToFAT32 in the wiki describing how to do this. Please read the documentation first, Rockbox requiring a FAT formatted Ipod is documented all over the place.
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Offline doctor tropico

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2010, 05:37:24 AM »
Thanks, will do that. I've must  have looked over it when reading the manual...  I'm not so familiar with all these technical things.
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Offline AlexP

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2010, 05:59:13 AM »
It is in the "Before starting" section of the manual which is the first thing in the Installation chapter :)

http://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-ipodnano1g/rockbox-buildch2.html#x4-60002
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Offline doctor tropico

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Re: Ipod nano "no ipod detected!"
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2010, 08:16:34 AM »
hmmm... that's why I missed it I suppose. You know how it goes when you got something new... :)

Installation went fine now. Thanks for the fast support.
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