Need help installing on Mac Catalina

[keithwaddell]

Hello, I've been trying to install Rockbox using Mac Catalina OS, and have not been successful.  I'll add that I'm also not tech savvy.

I first tried using the auto install to install Rockbox Utility, but when I attempt to run it, I get an error that the software needs updated.  I was able to download <bootloader-ipod6g.ipod > and using the link bluebrother posted about Catalina and 64bit (https://forums.rockbox.org/index.php/topic,53340.0.html), I downloaded <RockboxUtility-v1.4.1-86_64Applmage>, but I'm not sure what to do with these files, and what the next steps are... 

When I try to run either one of these files I get the msg "There is no application set to open the document".  Assuming I need to follow the documentation for "manual installation" (covering OS X not Catalina), I think my issue is with bootloader(?).  Following the documentation, the link in step#2 takes me to a "404 files not found". and when I've tried the terminal command <mks5lboot–dfuscan>, "command not found" returns.  I did install libusb using Macports (step 3).

I'm guessing that I've not installed bootloader correctly/completely(?)

Any help would be appreciated.

Keith

[bluebrother]

You don't need the AppImage file, that's for Linux. You need the dmg.

Also, what player are you talking about?

[LambdaCalculus]

You don't need the AppImage file, that's for Linux. You need the dmg.

Out of curiosity, bluebrother, but isn't the dmg still a 32-bit macOS app or is it a universal binary? I ask since macOS Catalina has ditched all 32-bit support.

[keithwaddell]

My player is an iPod classic 160g

[bluebrother]

Out of curiosity, bluebrother, but isn't the dmg still a 32-bit macOS app or is it a universal binary? I ask since macOS Catalina has ditched all 32-bit support.

"The" dmg as in the latest official release binary of Rockbox Utility (which is 1.4.0) is a fat binary, containing PPC and Intel, but no 64bit, and targets macOS 10.4+ so it should still run on those old versions (never tried though). The latest release 1.4.1 doesn't have a macOS binary since that version was broken on macOS.
"The" dmg as in the one linked from the post keithwaddell referenced is x86_64, aka 64bit but no PPC or 32bit anymore, and targets 10.9 (IIRC).

[keithwaddell]

So I’ve downloaded the msg <ipodcatcher-90bbsaee0.msg>, Following the pdf for manual install, Starting mks5lboot, I get the error “no such file or directory”

[bluebrother]

Is there a reason you're trying manual install? Get the dmg for Rockbox Utility, not ipodpatcher. It should "just" work.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ijUZOnpjm6ifMlw7M55FqveowIrkBJq/view?usp=drivesdk

(I don't have an ipod6g, so can't speak from experience here)

Btw, ipodpatcher is for the Ipods up to 5.5g, so not suitable for yours.