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256GB mSATA SSD for iPod 5g/5.5g - possible with current release of Rockbox?
DMinor:
--- Quote from: torne on May 25, 2013, 08:32:09 AM ---It works fine in the original firmware, there's no need to do that.
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But the point is I don't want to use the original Apple firmware. So if rockbox can be installed to the drive and it can play music, then maybe we just need to find a way to copy the files to the drive since the uSB is having trouble to do that.
saratoga:
--- Quote from: DMinor on May 25, 2013, 04:05:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: torne on May 25, 2013, 08:32:09 AM ---It works fine in the original firmware, there's no need to do that.
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But the point is I don't want to use the original Apple firmware.
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Why exactly?
torne:
--- Quote from: DMinor on May 25, 2013, 04:05:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: torne on May 25, 2013, 08:32:09 AM ---It works fine in the original firmware, there's no need to do that.
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But the point is I don't want to use the original Apple firmware. So if rockbox can be installed to the drive and it can play music, then maybe we just need to find a way to copy the files to the drive since the uSB is having trouble to do that.
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Yes, so the way to copy the files I was suggesting is "reboot into the original firmware".
DMinor:
--- Quote from: torne on May 28, 2013, 05:08:59 AM ---Yes, so the way to copy the files I was suggesting is "reboot into the original firmware".
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How does that work? So you reboot into OF, then plug it into computer thru USB, then what? I want to copy my FALC's to the mSATA drive. Hint please .... :)
DMinor:
--- Quote from: torne on May 12, 2013, 05:43:04 PM ---Posted a patch for this here: http://gerrit.rockbox.org/r/#/c/469/
There's an ipodvideo test build of this available here if anyone wants to try: http://whitefang.wolfpuppy.org.uk/temp/rockbox-piotimings.zip - if you try this let me know how it works. On the device I have this is not 100% functional yet; it boots and plays audio but test_disk hangs and USB behaves badly.
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I finally got all my parts and tried this test build and it didn't work.
This is what I did. I restored the ipod using the iTunes after the 256GB mSATA drive was installed. Then I installed the Rockbox using the Utility, and followed immediately by replacing the rockbox folder with the test build. Booted to RB, then it hung while trying to play a flac file. Forced a reboot and everything went down hill from there with all kinds problems (kept rebooting, asking for restore, saying low battery and please wait, etc..). So I gave it up and restored it to the apple OF. Well, at least I have a working 250GB mSATA ipod running on the OF.
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