Installation / Removal > Rockbox Utility
New user installation help!!! (1st time user)
mike1978:
I recently found out that in order to use my iPod without it crashing, I would need to use Rockbox to get it to work properly. I downloaded Utility 1.4.0 and tried to do the installation. I click on the install button and everything goes along just fine with no issues. I eject the iPod and try to restart it but it always goes to the original firmware. I can't get Rockbox to boot up. I have looked and tried to find out how to get RockBox to boot up but the information is either wrong or just not helpful. I apologize in advance if this sounds like I'm being dumb about this but I honestly have no idea what I'm doing wrong. The bootloader selection is grayed out and says the selected player doesn't need a boot loader. I am currently using an iPod Classic (7th Gen). I am also running macOS Mojave version 10.14.6
Please help me
Thanks mike1978
Frankenpod:
I don't really know anything about installing RB with a Mac, but using RB Utility 1.4.0 doesn't sound right. Current RBU release is 1.5.1, I thought? Not sure earlier releases even support the 7th gen (do you mean 7.0 gen 120GB model or 7.5 gen 160GB slim model, btw?)
mike1978:
1.5.1 requires macOS 10.15 or later, my current computer only goes 10.14.6. So the only one that I am able to get to work is 1.4.0. It's definitely a 7th Gen iPod Classic.
philden:
I too have a Mac running 10.14.6. I set up a Bootcamp installation of Windows 10 to install Rockbox on a 7th Gen iPod. The free Windows install was good enough for this.
mike1978:
--- Quote from: philden on March 19, 2025, 04:41:22 PM ---I too have a Mac running 10.14.6. I set up a Bootcamp installation of Windows 10 to install Rockbox on a 7th Gen iPod. The free Windows install was good enough for this.
--- End quote ---
I have never used BootCamp before, so is there a webpage that shows how to do this? Also, is the free Windows install the same one that is on this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
thanks
mike1978
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