ipod mini: "Rockbox error -1" when trying to uninstall

[shrek]

Hi, I have an ipod mini 6gb, and i tried to uninstall the rockbox software today. It was successful but the when i tunred on the ipod. This message comes up and it says "loading original firmware" but it doesnt load and then restarts and the proccess continues and it wont stop. i cannot even turn it off or restart it.

Here is what the screen says:

Rockbox boot loader
Version: 20060404-0138
IPOD version:  0x0007000
ST660211CF
Partition 1 :  0x0B 5820
Rockbox error: -1
Loading original firmwa


PLEASE HELP!....i would greatly appreciate it!

[scorche]

That error means that it cannot find the rockbox.ipod file.  Make sure that that is copied onto the root of the device.

[shrek]

yes thats because i uninstallled rockbox, and i am trying to load original ipod firmware. is there away to get rid of this startup screen

[scorche]

Ah...missed that part.  There are instructions for uninstalling Rockbox in the manual.

[Febs]

I've changed the name of your thread to comply with our forum posting guidelines.

[Chronon]

It seems as though all you did was delete the .rockbox folder and the rockbox.ipod file.  Clearly you didn't remove the bootloader.  Were you able to boot into the Apple firmware prior to your "uninstall"?

[shrek]

i dont think so...it went straight to rockbox.
When i launched the uninstall application...it successfully uninstalled...however, after this,  i accidently plugged the ipod out of the computer without stopping the hardware first.
Could this have been a reason why it didnt work???....the software had already uninsalled.
when i turn on the ipod now....the error screen comes up and will keep restarting until a while....maybe 20 minutes
or so....and i cant really use the ipod now.

Please help!

[scorche]

Uhhh...uninstall application?  We don't have such a program.  Where did you get it?

And as you were told before, you have not replaced the bootloader.  As I said, the instructions for that are next to the installation instructions.

[shrek]

Hi, sorry this is whta its called
"Rockbox Installer X bootloader (rockbox OR loader2) uninstaller"

um...im not sure where these instructions are as all the files are deleted...but there is still the error...so i would like to know how to get rid of this error and just make it load to the apple firmware at the moment.

THanks

[scorche]

That is not put out by the Rockbox team and is unsupported.  Being such, I do not know what its uninstall procedures are, but it sounds like it just deletes the rockbox.ipod and .rockbox folder.

And for the last time.  You have to replace the bootloader.  As you used that installer, I do not know if it saves the bootpartition.bin file or not, but if it does, you can replace the bootloader as shown in the manual as the uninstallation procedure.

For any other inquiries about this, PM the OP (original poster) in this thread as he made that installer: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=6757.0

[shrek]

Hi, sorry but i dont have any manual as such as the moment so what would the procedure be for replacing the bootloader?

I pm'ed the Op of the other thread and this is what he asked:

"When you installed Rockbox with the Installer, was the iPod clean (of Rockbox) initially?
What it does is write the extracted bootpartition to the iPod, so if anything was on there when you first installed then that will be in your extracted bootpartition"

Sorry but im not sure what this all means.

thanks again scorche

[scorche]

If you don't know what someone means, it is typical to ask that person.  

He is asking if the ipod had been modified at all before you used the installer.  However, anything to do with the installer, please talk to him about as it is his project and is unsupported by us.

It is sounding like you do not have a clean backup of bootpartition.bin though, in which case, you will need to use apple's restore utility (which will format the device), or find a very generous person with the same device as you who has that backup.  If you find such a person and get that file, follow the instuctions in the manual.

As for the manual, there is a link on the left side that says "manual".  I would suggest that you check there.  You *might* find something relating to the manual.

[bluebrother]

Hi, sorry but i dont have any manual as such as the moment so what would the procedure be for replacing the bootloader?

There is a "manual" link on the left pane of this website. I suggest you to download and read the appropriate one as it might answer quite some questions. (Unofficial installers and such aren't covered of course) Btw. you can even read the needed sections of the manual online, so as long as you have an internet connection (and access to rockbox.org) you in fact have access to the official manual.

[Kreator666]

What everybody else has been saying is right.

Either you used the installer with the Rockbox bootloader already installed on the iPod, or you installed the bootloader twice (effectively being the same as the previous possibility).
The bootpartition.bin that is used for uninstalling must be clean or else it will not work.

So yes, the only way to fix it is to find yourself a clean bootpartition.bin from the same iPod (and firmware version presumably), or do an Update/Restore as I advised you in the PM.

[Digitalkeys]

I have the same problem only I have a black 60GB iPod Video. I deleted everything from my ipod that had the name "rockbox" in it and also deleted my initial installation folder containg the clean bootpartition.bin. I used itunes to restore and upgrade the iPod and it appears that there are no files on the iPod but that there is only 55.45 GB of free space on a 60 GB model. I booted the iPod in disk mode with the select + play buttons and it loaded the rockbox style "do not disconnect" screen with the smaller "anti" sign as opposed to the original larger red anti sign of the iPod OS. So what I gather from what I've read in this post is that even though it shows that there aren't any files on the iPod when I check it on my computer, there is still a hidden bootloader from Rockbox that remains even after I've restored the iPod. So aside from restoring and upgrading the firmware (which I've already done) what can I do now that I don't have the original backup? I have a friend that has the same iPod only it's white. Can I copy the file I'm missing from hers? Sorry for the long message. Any help is greatly appreciated.