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egarren:
I am really confused.  If I install Rockbox on my macpod will I still be able to use my ipod as, well, an ipod?  In the instructions it said that while creating the windows partition on my ipod, I have to "This can be done in 'Disk Utility'. ... and at last click the 'Erase' button. " and I read somewhere that when you erase your ipod in disk utility, "your iPod becomes just a portable hard drive" and disk utility says it will "disable some of the ipod functionality"  Any explanations?  Thanks.

Febs:
I am really confused as well.  What do you mean by this:


--- Quote ---In the instructions it said that while creating the windows partition on my ipod, I have to "This can be done in 'Disk Utility'. ... and at last click the 'Erase' button. "
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??

Anyway, the direct answer to your question is "Yes."  Rockbox has a dual-boot feature.  Once Rockbox is installed, you can boot into Rockbox or, by holding the Menu button while he iPod is booting, you can boot into the original firmware.

egarren:
Sorry, I guess what I really meant to say was does erasing your ipod in disk utility do anything bad to it?  I think that is what the instructions here said: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodInstallationFromMacOSX#d_Format_the_main_partition_with  

saratoga:

--- Quote from: egarren on December 01, 2006, 10:47:06 AM ---Sorry, I guess what I really meant to say was does erasing your ipod in disk utility do anything bad to it?  I think that is what the instructions here said: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/IpodInstallationFromMacOSX#d_Format_the_main_partition_with  

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Those are instructions for reformating an HFS+ Ipod into FAT32, not just installing Rockbox.  Basically that page explains how to convert a Mac formatted Ipod into a Windows (and Mac) formated one.  

Formatting a disk does in fact erase all contents.  Installing Rockbox does not.

egarren:
so if i have a macpod, i can't install rockbox without erasing it which will erase the ipod software.  that really sucks becuasae i really want rockbox.

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