Rockbox Installer X

[Kreator666]

I'm now announcing the launch of our new project - Rockbox Installer X - from the developers of the original Windows iPod Rockbox Installer.

This installer is unofficial, so any discussion about it on these forums must be done in this thread ONLY. Do not bug the developers of Rockbox about the installer, it has nothing to do with them as far as responsibility.

This will install Rockbox on Windows iPods.  The installer is coded in NSIS, and runs only on Windows 2000/XP/2003.  These models (and all firmware versions for them) are currently supported:

* 1st Generation Nano
* 1st Generation iPod Mini
* 2nd Generation iPod Mini
* 3G iPod
* 4G iPod
* 5G iPod Video
* iPod Photo/Color

Note well that Rockbox will not install on 1G iPods, 2G iPods, 2nd Generation Nano or 5.5G iPod Video models.

The most notable changes are:
- Complete rewrite - faster, more reliable and up to date with Rockbox developments.
- Nice, new GUI.
- Four installation options - Rockbox/Loader2/Custom bootloader, and/or Daily Build.  This will allow iPodLinux (Loader2) users to install Rockbox easily, and for the old Rockbox users to update to the latest CVS build without reinstalling the whole thing.
- Solved the sysinfo problem of newer firmware versions.
- Uninstaller and all files needed to uninstall are on the iPod - portable.
There are a lot more, read the thread and the Readme.

Visit the thread:
http://www.ipodwizard.net/showthread.php?t=15153
(The download is now from my hosting, not iPodWizard's attachment system.)

Soon I'll have my own site up dedicated to the installer.

[cygnus]

looks very promising, wish i had found this before i went through the command prompt way lol

thanks for this though, i used the iPod linux installer and it was super easy!

[Covert]

very nice indeed,

It's neat that it can install loader 2.4  

I haven't had any problems yet!

[supersimpson1]

Hi,
A very useful installer however I've had a glitch with my 1 Gig iPod Nano 1st Gen with firmware 1.3
It installed fine but whenever I boot i get the following:

   Rockbox boot loader
   Version:   20060126-1829
   IPOD version: 0x000c0006
   SST55LD019K-45-C-MWE
   Partition 1: 0x0b 894 MB
   Loading Rockbox...

And then it freezes.

I have tried force disk mode and pressing every combination of buttons imaginable on boot but I still get this screen.

Is there any way I can fully load Rockbox, get into the original firmware or get into disk mode?

Thanks again. supersimpson1

PS I'm on Win2000 SP4.

[supersimpson1]

BAD NEWS: You Just wasted 14 seconds of your life reading the last post.
GOOD NEWS: My iPod is now fully working with the best open source firmware alternative in the history of creation.

As it was frozen, I had just left it USB'd into my PC while I went out for the day. I came back and it was innocently on the Do Not Disconnect Screen. All is now well. Thankyou anyways.

[brarei200]

The website does not work does anyone have a mirror of the installer

[saratoga]

Don't use this, its ancient.  Follow the install instructions.

[Febs]

Or if you want an installer package, try the Rockbox Utility:
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome?topic=RockboxUtility