USB Keypad Mode Won't Allow iPod Nano 1st Gen to Mount in Ubuntu

[saratoga]

Then update your build and see if makes any difference.  Probably a good idea to check the file system for errors.

[moore.bryan]

That's just it, without being able to mount the Nano, how am I supposed to be able to update Rockbox! ;-)

[saratoga]

That's just it, without being able to mount the Nano, how am I supposed to be able to update Rockbox! ;-)

You just said the Apple firmware's USB mounted correctly.  Was that incorrect?

[moore.bryan]

No... the Apple firmware started correctly... the computer did nothing with it.

Never mind... after trying it an umpteenth time, it "suddenly" worked and I'll try and update everything now.

Thanks SO MUCH for your help and patience, saratoga.

[saratoga]

No... the Apple firmware started correctly... the computer did nothing with it.

Interesting definition of "fine" you have.  And probably a good thing you feel that way since it sounds like your player's USB hardware is busted.

[moore.bryan]

Hmm... now the installer complains there's not enough space on the device. Did older versions of Rockbox partition the disk strangely?

Okay, I did a manual upgrade and it seems to mount alright. I'm going to play around adding/deleting files and see if all goes well.

[[Saint]]

Hmm... now the installer complains there's not enough space on the device. Did older versions of Rockbox partition the disk strangely?

Okay, I did a manual upgrade and it seems to mount alright. I'm going to play around adding/deleting files and see if all goes well.

Rockbox does not partition the disk at all..

Also, if you are still seeing "USB Keypad Mode: <anything>" with HID disabled as you described earlier, then, something is very, very, very wrong...or alternatively you have not *actually* disabled USB HID.

My Nano1Gs running svn head work fine with HID and without, on Windows and Ubuntu.



[St.]

[bluebrother]

Hmm... now the installer complains there's not enough space on the device. Did older versions of Rockbox partition the disk strangely?

No, but current versions of Rockbox Utility check the available disk space before installing. And that check doesn't consider the possibility that an install might overwrite an old build, thus needing less space than the extracted data acually is. If it complains that you don't have enough space on the player then the data partition is simply almost full and you should free up some space.

[moore.bryan]

Rockbox does not partition the disk at all..

Also, if you are still seeing "USB Keypad Mode: <anything>" with HID disabled as you described earlier, then, something is very, very, very wrong...or alternatively you have not *actually* disabled USB HID.

My Nano1Gs running svn head work fine with HID and without, on Windows and Ubuntu.



[St.]

After manually upgrading Rockbox, I no longer see the USB Keypad Mode screen! Now, I'm just having an I/O error that I'm trying to fix... I think it may be the cable, though.