Can I Install Rockbox If I Already Have IPL Installed?

[GLeone221]

Can I Install Rockbox If I Already Have IPL Installed?

If So, How???

Thanks! 

[GLeone221]

Can I also access all three OS's when i boot?

[Llorean]

Yes you can, yes you can acccess all three OSes.

If you've already got iPodLinux installed, the method depends on what you want to do. If you're already using Loader2, just extract a rockbox .zip archive in the root of the fat32 partition on your player, and loader2 should see it.

If you're not, then you'll have to decide if you want to use our loader or loader2 frm them.

[jammin]

yep if you already have the ipl bootloader
simply take the daily build and drop both the file and folder onto your ipod's root (just like you would with onlu rockbox) and when you boot up the bootloader will show rockbox as another option

[pokothehobo]

yep if you already have the ipl bootloader
simply take the daily build and drop both the file and folder onto your ipod's root (just like you would with onlu rockbox) and when you boot up the bootloader will show rockbox as another option

realy? i already have reockbox installed, but if i now want all three, will i need to take off the rockbox loader and install the ipl loader 2?

[Llorean]

If you have the Rockbox loader already installed, all you need to do is create the ext2 partition IpodLinux requires, put the root filesystem it wants there, replace the podzilla in it with the newest one, and put a copy of the kernel binary file in the fat32 partition named linux.bin. It is unnecessary to install their loader, unless you want to. Though it may be easier.

[kamalneet]

i have 3 questions for the answer just given above (by Llorean) then
 
1.) if i am using windows XP ,i wont be able to create ext2 partition i suppose and if i use knoppix cd ,i cant find usb device ,cause i dont know

2.)if some how i made ext2 successfully ,how will i boot three O.S. ,by this means when i press "|<<" reverse at boot ,ipod will go into linux ,if i press MENU at boot ,ipod will go into apple else it will go into rockbox

3.) i heard loader2 shows all firmware and you have to choose one is that so .

in all views i am satisfied with Rockbox ,cuz i have had very bad experiences with linux both in the case of PC and ipod mini,where i had to loose my hard drive too cause linux make it spin very rough .

thanx rockbox again

[GLeone221]

is it possible to run rockbox with loader1?

[Llorean]

1) Yes, you'd have to use Knoppix or some other method to create the partition. Knoppix is generally the easiest way. It *should* be able to see your USB device. (That's how I originally installed Rockbox, back before ipodpatcher.exe existed.)

2) Menu boots retail, Play/Pause boots Linux. But yes, it's just holding down a different button.

3) Loader2 shows a menu and you pick which one to start, yes.

To GLeone221: No, you cannot start Rockbox with Loader1.

[GLeone221]

 :'(

[Llorean]

Well, Loader1 existed before Rockbox, so it has no way of finding Rockbox. Why not just upgrade?