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iPod 5: Disable "hold method" for starting original firmware?

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Bockrox:
I notice that you can start the original iPod firmware by enabling the "Hold" switch before the device boots up (section 3.1.3 of the documentation).

Is there a way to disable this behavior? I often leave the hold switch enabled inadvertently, but by doing so I get booted into iPod mode and my Files directory gets cluttered with Apple's "Calendars", "Notes", etc directories.

Thanks in advance.

saratoga:
You'd have to edit out the check for it in the bootloader, then compile and install your own bootloader.  On the ipods this is pretty safe to do since even with a bad bootloader you can still boot into the firmware's USB mode. 

Bockrox:
Hm, interesting. That seems like a lot of work, but I'll consider it. An option in the "Settings" menu of Rockbox would be nice, but I don't know if that's really possible.

Thanks for the info.

Chronon:
This isn't really possible since the decision has to be made by the bootloader, not the Rockbox firmware.

torne:
You would need to modify the source for rockbox as well, and use a custom build; if hold is turned on when rockbox starts it will reset its settings to defaults, which is probably much *more* annoying than booting the OF by accident :)

if you're bothered by the OF's directories, instead of deleting them, mark them as hidden. Rockbox does not show hidden files/folders by default (only if 'show files' is set to all). This way, they won't keep reappearing if you boot the OF.

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