Third Party > Repairing and Upgrading Rockbox Capable Players
Ipod Mini not recognized anymore by laptop
torne:
Rockbox identifies itself slightly differently to the host than the original firmware does: we use the same USB ids but not the same strings, and we implement different interfaces. I have a vague recollection that this causes Windows to treat it as a separate device.
Wild speculation: You may have accidentally unplugged the ipod while Windows was creating the new device instance for the Rockbox interface. This sometimes leaves things in a confused state.
Possible fix: Plug it in and find the broken device in the device manager, and uninstall it. If you then plug it in again, it should hopefully install it again.
I could be wrong, but the above can't hurt to try.
h.finn:
..........Aha
Been there, done that!
I mean: when I connect to laptop I get a message saying that a usb device that tried to connect has malfunctioned...bla bla bla.
When I check in device manager it says that the ipod (this time it uses the actual proper desciption, iPod and not just device) is working properly!!!
I have to add that sometimes (..sometimes) when I connect I get message saying: your ipod must be configured by iTunes to be used in Windows format. Would you like to run iTunes now? (or something close).
Of course I say yes but....it neither opens iTunes nor configures my iPod.
Not even if I let it go for a whole day!
!!!
evilnick:
Are you using Windows on (both) your laptops?
Chronon:
By all appearances you should look for differences in the setups on your two computers. The factor that's being varied that gives rise to different results is in the configuration/OS/drivers/hardware of the two computers, not in your iPod.
h.finn:
Using windows on both, computer and laptop.
Concerning differences in setups: ....but why wasn't this a problem before Rockbox, you think?
...anyway: yesterday I took the "big" decision: because I needed a new laptop I got a Macbook Pro and.......guess what?
Flawless connection with the Mini!
Should have switched to mac AGES ago!
Anyway: I still can figure out this problem with old laptop!!
aarrrggghhhh!
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