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Is it just iTunes that doesn't recognise your iPod? If it mounts at all you might be able to reformat it as a drive and then try iTunes.
if the bootloader is damaged what to do and if "for example i choose a different ipod model 5th instead of 6th gen during the process" is there any hope to fix that?
Quote from: ksamj on August 13, 2020, 12:46:18 AMif the bootloader is damaged what to do and if "for example i choose a different ipod model 5th instead of 6th gen during the process" is there any hope to fix that?If you selected the wrong model nothing will happen. It won't damage your device. I'm not sure from your post what you actually did, but you should be able to put the player into DFU mode and restore it with iTunes.
Sounds like a hard-drive failure, to me. Has this ipod ever been opened or refurbished? I don't believe installing rockbox can cause such a problem, I don't think you can brick an ipod classic via just software means, if the hardware is OK it should always be possible to restore it with iTunes. But it seems as if the process of installing rockbox can sometimes reveal a failing hard-drive.Opening a 6th gen is a real PITA, very hard to do without mangling the case. But you might have to do that to replace the HD. The only other scenario I can imagine is that the hd cable has come unseated somehow.
If you do replace the hard drive, be very, very careful with the battery cable and connector. Breaking the latter off the logic board while attempting to disconnect the battery is a common way to wreck your ipod.
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