Converting ipod photo 40gb to fat32 help.

[smappler]

i have an ipod photo 40gb which is mac formatted with IPL on it.
im trying to follow the tutorial to convert it to FAT32 so i can put rockbox on located here:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodInstallationFromMacOSX#Convert_an_iPod_from_HFS_to_FAT3
@ B) it says to download the partition table which matches the ipod exactly.
in that table below there is no 40gb photo.bin file.
does this mean that the 40gb 4g .bin will work?

and also it says that that procedure is an optional method. what are the other methods for converting it to FAT32?

thanks for any help
smappler

[Llorean]

You could also reformat the whole iPod to fat32 deleting the firmware partition, then use a Win32 computer running the updater to restore the iPod firmware and it would then create a fat32 partition.

And I don't know whether the 4g .bin will work or not, but it is certainly not guaranteed to in any way.

[sneh1621]

try using the hp reformatter tool just go on ipodlinux.org then click on the forums button and then click on the installation from windows link and then click on the one where it says sticky: hp reformatter tool feel free to pm me (not sure if its possible with this, if it is srry im new to this site) if you have any questions

[smappler]

im using a mac so cant use the hp reformatter. does anyone know wether ther 60gig file will work??

thanks

[montolivo]

Hi, I'm brand spankin new here.

Rather than start a new topic, I thought I would just reply to this thread.

my question is how do I find the correct name of the disk device assigned to my ipod?

in reference too -> "NOTE you must replace "diskN" with the correct name of the disk device assigned to your iPod - disk1, disk2 etc"

[Febs]

It's described in the installation section of the manual just above the section you quoted:

Locate the player by opening a command window. You can do this by clicking “Start”, “Execute” and typing cmd. Press Enter to execute that command. Now change directory to the folder you created and run the following commands:
1  ipodpatcher 0
2  ipodpatcher 1
3  ipodpatcher 2
4  ipodpatcher 3

Keep increasing the number until the player is located.

The output for an unsuccessful attempt to contact the player looks like this:
1  C:\rockbox>ipodpatcher 0
2  ipodpatcher v0.3 - (C) Dave Chapman 2006
3  This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
4  warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
5  
6  [INFO] Reading partition table from \\.\PhysicalDrive0
7  Drive is not an iPod, aborting