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Rockbox erasing itself after reboot. (iPod 7G Classic)

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jayglo:
I used rockbox my iPod Classic 7g with a kingston 128gb micro sd on iFlash solo, and decided to upgrade to a Sony 256gb micro sd to have more space. (this one: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kEwAAOSwqP9nl3T-/s-l1600.jpg)

So I've disconnected the battery, removed the old sd and insert the new one, restored with itunes and then tried to install rockbox.

Installation goes flawlessly and the .rockbox folder is showing on explorer, with all the installation files inside. But when I reboot I get the classic "can't find rockbox.ipod" error.

Weird, so I check again on explorer.

The .rockbox folder is still there but inside there is only:

* docs folder
* database.ignore
* tagnavi.config
What is happening? :(

Bilgus:
sounds like some kind of corruption

is this windows or linux you are using and are you sure its a real card?

Try a different card and or run a capacity test on the card before we go further

this is windows but similar tools exist for linux as well
https://rmprepusb.com/tutorials/007-all-about-fake-sd-cards-and-usb-flash-drives/


--- Quote ---Buying from eBay, Amazon, etc.

WARNING to all eBay and Amazon buyers – Always check the seller’s feedback – if anyone has given ANY neutral or negative feedback because of ‘corrupted’ data, then it is likely that all their products are counterfeit/fake. These devices will appear to work to start with, and do not fail until after you have left positive feedback!

Always test the memory using RMPrepUSB – Quick Size Test or FakeFlashTest before you use it. It would be a shame if you used a 64GB SD card for all your photos on that ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ holiday to Africa, only to find out that all your photos have gone! Also, please ensure you give the seller negative feedback and report them to eBay for selling fake goods – if they knowingly continue to sell fake goods they are criminals and don’t deserve good feedback! Also, get the eBay seller onto the eBay Fake Sellers list here.

Buying an SD card on eBay? – If you are buying an SD/SDHC card from an eBay seller, check the full description very carefully. Some sellers are advertising a ’16GB SD Class 10 SDHC card’ and then in the description say ‘these cards have been tested and may vary from 2GB to 32GB’ and ‘this is normal for cheap cards’ and even ‘the data you store will be compressed so don’t worry if you can only store 2GB as really you can store more’. This is all a load of rubbish! These cards are ‘fake capacity’ cards and have been deliberately manufactured to deceive the buyer! eBay seem quite content to allow these sellers to sell their fake goods and even allow them to pretty-much state that they are fake!
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I actually reposted this from another thread it might be us but it might be FAKE FLASH too

Bilgus:
This part is what I think might be happening (if its not a bug with us)

https://rmprepusb.com/tutorials/007-all-about-fake-sd-cards-and-usb-flash-drives/#There_are_two_types_of_%E2%80%98fake_USB_Flash_drives%E2%80%A6

jayglo:
Okay it's indeed giving me an error, here is the log. Does this means it is actually a fake card? And even a 4gb one, since it says this?
BAD MEMORY from sector 8185274 (3,996.0MiB) to sector 524281274 (255,996.0Mib)
 lol


--- Code: ---FAKEFLASHTEST v1.1.5  [SSi]
[DRIVE 3]     249.0GiB Generic STORAGE DEVICE         
FFT - Quick Size Test (destructive)
F:     (no label)   [DRIVE 3]     249.0GiB Generic STORAGE DEVICE         

Writing marker blocks to drive 3 at 800MiB intervals.
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Memory tested in blocks of 1638400 sectors [319sectors checked].

BAD MEMORY from sector 8185274 (3,996.0MiB) to sector 524281274 (255,996.0Mib)

WARNING: no memory detected at one or more locations.
Test took 1 seconds.
319 sectors checked.
                         *** FAILED ***

DEVICE HAS DUPLICATE OR BAD BLOCKS!

Recommended maximum usable partition size: 3,196.0Mib (approx. Last good Sector=8185274)

Unplug and re-connect the drive, then reformat it using Windows or RMPrepUSB.
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Bilgus:
well actually closer to 3GB

Yes this is probably fake flash, I have seen similar on a 5 year old card
when it shit the bed but if you just bought this then yes fake flash.

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