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Help bootloader won't intstal
Petsha:
So here is the situation:
I tried using the utility tool for installing rockbox on my ipod classic 160gb it keeps on showing the triple line error that the access was denied. this only happens when the boot loader is checked otherwise it just installs. but ofc without a boot loader rockbox won't start up.
I also tried the manual option but the ipod patcher shows:
[ERR] FATAL: Permission denied on 2 device(s) and no ipod detected.
[ERR] You need permissions for raw disc access for this program to work!
If run in root i get this:
[INFO] Scanning disk devices...
[ERR] No ipods found, aborting
[ERR] Please connect your ipod and ensure it is in disk mode
[ERR] Also ensure that itunes is closed, and that your ipod is not mounted.
[ERR] Please refer to the Rockbox manual if you continue to have problems.
Side info:
Years ago on my old ipod I used rockbox and enjoyed it very much, that ipod past away and got replaced. i remember the installation being very easy.
I run on mac and also tried using the emcore instal on my paralel desktop but that also fails
So please help....
__builtin:
The Rockbox utility does not support installing the bootloader (emCORE) for the iPod Classic yet. You need to install it manually. An installation wizard is available to guide you through this process: http://www.freemyipod.org/wiki/EmCORE_Installation
Petsha:
After a day of thinking and trying different things i finally got the emcore way working.
Second problem: It now won't show up on my mac when plugged in, ipod freezes and has to be restarted.
Also the collecting database stays on 345 found I'm also reading the manual from front to back but havent seem to found a reason yet.
__builtin:
--- Quote from: Petsha on August 04, 2014, 02:34:01 PM ---After a day of thinking and trying different things i finally got the emcore way working.
Second problem: It now won't show up on my mac when plugged in, ipod freezes and has to be restarted.
Also the collecting database stays on 345 found I'm also reading the manual from front to back but havent seem to found a reason yet.
--- End quote ---
I remember that the version that comes bundled with emCORE was rather buggy, especially with USB. You will want to install a development build.
[Saint]:
--- Quote from: Petsha on August 04, 2014, 02:34:01 PM ---After a day of thinking and trying different things i finally got the emcore way working.
--- End quote ---
Well done. Welcome to the community.
--- Quote from: Petsha on August 04, 2014, 02:34:01 PM ---Second problem: It now won't show up on my mac when plugged in, ipod freezes and has to be restarted.
--- End quote ---
In this thread I give a detailed breakdown of the problem and working around this issue here (it is a bit technical, and long winded, which is why I'm linking to the thread), and another user provides a patched binary* to work around the issue.
--- Quote from: Petsha on August 04, 2014, 02:34:01 PM ---Also the collecting database stays on 345 found I'm also reading the manual from front to back but havent seem to found a reason yet.
--- End quote ---
This is completely expected behaviour, but I can understand it being extremely non-obvious.
Since you can't mount the device, you haven't been able to put any media on it, so there is nothing for the database to catalogue. This is a case that we absolutely could handle better, but it is generally expected that the user will have some media on the device before attempting to initialize the database.
The file count you see will be that of Rockbox/emCORE's internal structure.
--- Quote from: theunamedguy on August 04, 2014, 05:29:52 PM ---I remember that the version that comes bundled with emCORE was rather buggy, especially with USB. You will want to install a development build.
--- End quote ---
This is simply not the case. The version that is bunbled with emCORE is bundled with emCORE specifically because it is known to be the best candidate at the present point in time. In many cases users using current development builds of Rockbox need to use the embedded Rockbox fallback image in order to mount their devices on Windows hosts.
This is demonstrably the opposite of your claims.
[Saint]
* The linked binary is giving a 404 error presently - the maintainer has been notified.
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