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Offline xoran99

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rockbox.ipod not found
« on: July 22, 2011, 01:59:50 AM »
I am trying to install rockbox on my iPod Video (Gen 5, not 5.5).

Here is my error message:

Rockbox boot loader
Version: v4.0
IPOD version: 0x000B0011
TOSHIBA MK8010GAH
Partition 1: 0x0B 39005820 sectors
Loading Rockbox...
Error!
Can't load rockbox.ipod:
File not found

Here is the directory tree for the filesystem on /dev/sdc2 (sdc is the ipod).
http://pastebin.com/veByVAVj

Here is the contents of rockbox-info.txt.
http://pastebin.com/KPpLX6hS

lsusb lists
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 05ac:1209 Apple, Inc. iPod Video

I have no idea why it isn't working -- I tried the automated tool as well, but no dice.


Post Merge: July 22, 2011, 03:44:56 AM
Ok, I managed to figure out what I was doing wrong.  It is the classic example of not making the vfat filesystem so that Rockbox can see it.  I had to use mtools (which is a pain, by the way), and I used the magic incantation

sudo mformat -t 2428 -h 255 -s 63 -S 4 -M 2048 -F a:

as described on the Wiki page for making the FAT32 partition without using Windows iTunes.  After that, everything went smoothly.

Post Merge: July 22, 2011, 03:46:02 AM
So here's a question:  Is there any development effort going into making Rockbox more tolerant of the other possible ways of vfat formatting?  At first I was formatting with MacOS, and it seems that didn't work...
« Last Edit: July 22, 2011, 03:46:02 AM by xoran99 »
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Offline torne

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Re: rockbox.ipod not found
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 09:16:40 AM »
Does the original firmware, and the OF's disk mode, and the ROM emergency disk mode work when it's formatted that way? Does iTunes on Windows think the device is fine? (i.e. doesn't force a restore)
If so, then that probably should be an acceptable filesystem to Rockbox as well, even if it's not how iTunes does it. You would probably need to provide us with some way to reproduce this without requiring the use of a Mac, though (few developers use macs).
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some kind of ARM guy. ipodvideo/gigabeat-s/h120/clipv2. to save time let's assume i know everything.

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