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iPod Video 5G with iFlash adapter - is RockBox really hopeless in that case?

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RockBoxNewB:
Hi everybody,

Rockbox has been my faithful companion for a couple of years now, I couldn't imagine my iPod 7G 160GB without it anymore.
Unfortunately, hard drive space is getting smaller and smaller, and I decided to get myself an older iPod Video 5G with 30GB built in, so I can mod it with an iFlash Quad microSD adapter. Modding worked, and I have successfully upgraded it to something around 350GB of storage. Using RockBox on these advices seemed to be common practice, so that's what I did...but I was disappointed to see that it just doesn't work as it should.
There are some issues that I can at least find a workaround for... but the fact that playback is often interrupted by skips and that the iPod becomes unresponsive at times are just things I cannot get along with in the long haul. After having these issues, I read some of the other posts, stating that RockBox, in general, seems to work poorly with these adapters.
Is this really a hopeless case, or is there anything underway that might improve RB support on those devices? If not, there is really no way for me but to get rid of that thing again, since without RB, it is basically worthless for me.

Any feedback or ideas would be very much appreciated!

RBNB

Frankenpod:
I assume you've read this thread?

http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,51460.0.html

Edit - though 350gb on an originally-30gb ipod (i.e. 32mb ram model) is a bit of a stretch - doesn't give you much on-board RAM for coping with the large database you may have if you are using that much storage.  Could still work with rockbox, but the trouble is the original firmware might have problems, which would in turn cause problems with syncing in OF mode.

Basically, try (re) synching your library using drag-n-drop in OF mode, but it might be that you need to start with a 60gb or 80gb model if you want to make full use of 350gb.  Though, on reflection, it will probably work, just that negotiating menus and building the database might be very slow and choppy.

RockBoxNewB:
HI Frankenpod!

For some reason, although I read through all threads all the way back to 2014 in this sub-section of the forum, I did not see that one! Thanks for that hint.
I also asked around in the Rockbox IRC channel, and the people there also kept pointing me towards RB's USB handler which seems to cause problem with these iFlash adapters. I figured that as well, I already noticed that the only way to transfer all my files is using Apple's OF for the procedure. Otherwise, transfers would get cancelled with a "data loss during write" error.
Unfortunately, even after transferring everything per drag-and-drop from the OF, I still get those skips. Not only from large FLAC files, but also standard mp3s.
Right now, my only hope is an iPod with more RAM - although that means I can basically throw away my iPod 5G. Well, I guess this is the cost of experimentation :-D

If anybody else has an idea or experienced the same thing, I would still highly appreciate any feedback!

Thanks,
RBNB

saratoga:
The amount of ram won't make any difference for rockbox. You need an ad adapter that is compatible with out Atat driver, or to hack our ata driver to do what your adapter expects.

Frankenpod:
As you say its a 'quad adaptor' I assume that means it's Tarkan's, as I don't know of another quad adaptor.  I have had no problems with other Tarkan adaptors (haven't used the quad), at least when using the OF to transfer files.

Though I have found some brands of cards really don't like Rockbox.  So it could possibly be the card brand you are using, I guess.

As far as RAM is concerned, I can only say I've found rockbox performs much more reliably (if using the database feature), on ipods with more RAM.  It doesn't freak-out completely as soon as you have too many tracks the way the OF does, but it really seemed more likely to freeze while switching menus and much more prone to require multiple attempts to build the database.  Possibly if you don't use the database feature at all it wouldn't be an issue.

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