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makeprop:
hi all,

So I have a 5.5G here (V9M) with a 128gb FC1307A CF adaptor and cheapo adaptor to ZIF.
I manually restored it because iTunes wouldn't detect it nor gtkpod, but windows/linux detect it as a drive fine and show the folders and everything as well as read the partitions fine. When I restored it manually it boots and loads the iPod firmware fine.
The serial number matches the plate on the back
When I installed rockbox it went fine, except the very first install crashed when the install progres bar reached 100% from an error on no themes selected, but other subsequent attempts (of reformatting, started the iPod again and installing the bootloader) completed fine. A manual installation of the bootloader was also attempted but the same screen upon the first boot popped up.
I also tried the daily and developmental build.


It says:

--- Code: ---Rockbox boot loader:
Version v4.0
IPOD Version: 0x000B0011
FC-1307 SD to CF Adaptor V1.3
No Partition Found
Insert USB cable or
etc etc
--- End code ---

I tried also using the Tarkan iFlash adaptor thinking maybe it was my adaptor but this made no difference.
I will try again tomorrow with another CF adaptor. (both of these adpators worked on a mini 1G and a 4g as I noted in another post).

One thing i might try are different firmware versions - is this something that is worthwhile do you all think?
I will also attempt this on a known working original HDD. The ZIF hdd that was in here was dead.

makeprop:
ok I removed the adaptor and moved it to another iPod 5.5 that is also a V9M that was booting fine on a (now dead) HDD rockbox, and it is giving me the same error.

So I'm not sure where to look here really.

makeprop:
Ok looks like the iTunes thing was just rubbish apple software - i reverted back to 12.10.11 and uninstalled/cleared all itunes folders and now iTunes can read the iPod.
I suspect windows might have done some blockage on the software because its multiple attempts to read dead and slow drives might have set w10 to do some optimising?

Anyway at least I'm down to a narrower problem of rockbox on the 5G vids.

makeprop:
I'm so sorry for wasting space on this forum - I just realised now the 2048 vs 512 byte sectorsn differnce when moving to the 5.5Gs. Will give that a crack now and see how I go.

makeprop:
Ok so in working through: https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodManualRestore.html
I'm running into system issues of not being able to use mformat properly. (it keeps complaining about argsize > 6)
And when using mkfs.vfat forcing it to set 2048 byte sector size it doesn't like being rockboxed (i run into the same error as above). Currently trying to get a newfs_msdos iteration working.

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