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4th Gen iPod: rockbox doesn't boot

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shmish:
I suspect this is a hardware problem (failed HD), but wondering if there are some troubleshooting steps.

When I try to power on my iPod, the apple logo pops up while the drive chugs away.  Eventually the iPod says "www.apple.com/support/ipod" and shuts down.

Is there anyway to get into the iPod?  I read about an Emergency boot (hold play + select at the same time) but that didn't seem to do anything different for me.

thanks

bluebrother:

--- Quote from: shmish on June 08, 2009, 12:59:10 PM ---I read about an Emergency boot (hold play + select at the same time) but that didn't seem to do anything different for me.

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You need to reset the player before you can enter emergency disk mode. I.e. hold Menu + Select until the player reboots, then Play + Select. If you can't access the disk in emergency disk mode the disk is definitely broken -- unless you have a different issue, but if it does make strange noises I assume it safe to blame the disk.

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