iPod Video Voice Packs not activated

[patwa]

Hi.  I've installed the latest rockbox and bootloader but when I switch on the iPod the voice packs don't load.  I have the main menu with rockbox at the bottom, but clicking on it doesn't seem to do anything. Under 'General Setting > Voice', I have it set to on, and for file names and directory names to be spelt.   I've even set the volume to -50dB which should be loud enough.

For the voices, I downloaded the only one available for UK English, that being the IBM Voice, and put the english.voice file under the /langs folder in the ipod's root directory.

Could someone please possibly help me to get this up and running.  Have tried a format, restore and re-install twice to no effect. I'm using the iPod Video 30GB. It'll be absolutely fantastic if I can get this up and running and loaded with the 15,000+ songs I have before uni starts again in a few days.

Thanks very much in advance.

Hussein.

[bluebrother]

For the voices, I downloaded the only one available for UK English, that being the IBM Voice, and put the english.voice file under the /langs folder in the ipod's root directory.

Which is what is wrong. The voice files go in the same folder that the language files are in, and that is /.rockbox/langs. This is also described in the manual, see http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-ipodvideo/rockbox-buildch2.html#x4-150002.3

[patwa]

Hello and thanks for your reply.  My apologies, but that is what I meant to say - the root directory of the rockbox folder so x:\.rockbox\langs\english.voice

Any help on this is much appreciated.

Hussein.

[bluebrother]

Have you tried resetting your settings? Also, I assume you have set english as language, don't you? (Btw, -50dB sounds pretty low to me. Why not trying a higher volume?)

[patwa]

Hi there.  

Umm, not to be funny or anything, but isn't the language as english already? I mean, the menus are in english so...  Anyway if it's something else could you please possibly give me directions as to where to find the language option?

Also, when I switch on the ipod and press the menu option, I have rockbox at the bottom of the list, when I select it the screen flashing, 'loading' appears at the top and then it returns to the previous page.  Is this normal?

Also for the volume, what should it be?  I went about halfway down the list of volumes, past -40, maybe I'll try something higher.

Sorry if a lot of this is 'standard' stuff.  first time I've used an ipod (got it free with my mobile phone) so am still learning the ropes.

Hussein.

[bluebrother]

Umm, not to be funny or anything, but isn't the language as english already? I mean, the menus are in english so...  Anyway if it's something else could you please possibly give me directions as to where to find the language option?

General Settings / Language.
You can choose out of a great variety of languages but if you want to use voice the language must match your voice file, i.e. for the english voice file to be used you need to select english as language.

Also, when I switch on the ipod and press the menu option, I have rockbox at the bottom of the list, when I select it the screen flashing, 'loading' appears at the top and then it returns to the previous page.  Is this normal?

this doesn't sound normal. Also, it sounds like you are using the ipod linux bootloader. This isn't the recommended way for rockbox. It also sounds like rockbox isn't booting at all. OTOH, if rockbox doesn't start at all, how can you change the volume in rockbox? Or are you referring to the volume setting in the OF?

To me this sounds more like an installation problem.

[patwa]

Hi.

I used this page for the installation:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodInstallation#Step_1_Install_the_bootloader

and downloaded the irmware patcher and bootloader_video.bin

I also downloaded the firmware from:

http://www.rockbox.org/download/

and chose the latest one for the iPod Video which is what I have.

I'll format and try again just to be sure.

If this isn't correct I'll start a new post in the installation forum, but just want to be sure before I do.

Thanks.

Hussein.

[Llorean]

Your "list" with Rockbox at the bottom is actually the filetree. It is not a menu.

[patwa]

OK thanks.  I'm going to re-install rockbox from scratch after formatting and restoring the ipod to defaults and see what happens.

Hussein.

[Llorean]

I would suggest looking into our manual. Judging from what you've said, you probably haven't read too much of it. -50 is actually a quite *low* volume, 0 being the highest, which is why there is a negative sign in front of it. In fact I believe the 5G iPod's minimum volume is -54.

As well, I believe the manual explains the concept of the first screen you see being the filetree.

[patwa]

Hi.  I'm not going to lie and claim that I did read the manual, because, I admit it, i didn't.  And I vastly under-estimated the software.  I was hoping it would be an install-and-go job, learn along the way, but am now going through the manual from the start.  Going to follow it through, and will come back and let you know how I did.

Cheers and thanks for your patience.

Hussein.

[patwa]

Hi there.  Just  a quick note to say that everything is working fine now.  Thank you for your comments and suggestions.
Hussein.