Bootloading Original Apple Firmware on iPod

[Sippy]

I keep hearing people say that they want a way to use the original apple firmware for their music and rockbox for games and movies... well there is a way without the use of plugins or download ing anything...all you have to do is turn on your ipod, restart it (press and hold center button + menu for 3 sec) and as soon as it reboots (even before the apple logo comes up) hold down menu alone and you should c the blu rockbox background as normal except it will be saying : loading original firmware... this might take a few seconds. If this does not work the first time, tgry again as it might take a few tries or you are not holding menu down soon enough. Let me know how it works out for you guys.

[bluebrother]

This is the intended behaviour.

The only issue IIRC is the fact that the button detection during bootup isn't working perfectly, which would explain why you sometimes need to try a few times. But I may be wrong at that.

[Conphusion]

That explaination sorta confused me but I figured it out.

Switching to the Apple OS
While it is off, press MENU to turn it on then quickly press and hold the MENU button until it says loading original firmware.

Switching back to Rockbox
Hold down the CENTER and MENU button for 3 seconds.  It'll reset and load Rockbox again.

[Pancho_DJ]

this method is not working on 60GB video ipod firmware1.2.1

[Llorean]

Saying "this method is not working" is entirely unhelpful if you don't actually tell us what happens when you try it.

[Mthrsuperior]

this method is not working on 60GB video ipod firmware1.2.1

Works fine on my identical iPod.
The trick is getting the timing right after the re-start.
You need to press and hold menu after the screen goes black but before the you see the Apple logo.

[gravedigg154]

Theres a new bootloader that linuxstb made up. It lets you switch by just turning hold on while it restarts. It works everytime. Heres link. http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=7737.0

[Pancho_DJ]

i try to load the ipod original firmware but i can`t, it keeps reboot the ipod and i can't make it load.

i followed the instructions but in the screen when appears "loading the original firmware" the ipod reboot and load rockbox instead of the original firmware

if i keep doing that the ipod reboot every time.

[liljasonb]

I have the 30 gb video ipod, And all i have to do to load original firmware is hold the menu and center button, Till it reboots soon as it starts to reboot i click the hold button over and it says loading original firmware works like a charm, I have done it 5 times repeatedly just to make sure its working right and not a problem yet even if i do it when i am playing doom, I have done without closing doom just reboot and load orginal firmware!

[Pancho_DJ]

when i click the hold the ipod reboot and also sound like the hard drive is doing a lot work, sounds really bad