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ipodpatcher v0.4 probs
posners:
Had to nuke my 5g 30 gb; downloaded ipodpatcher 0.4, couldn't find the pod even though it shows up in win2k as a drive and otherwise seems to work. The error msg is either
Error reading disk geometry: The network request is not supported.
or
Error opening disk: The system cannot find the file specified.
or
Error reading disk geometry: Incorrect function.
depending on the disk number I give.
I really want to reinstall rockbox - I HATE the ipod software...but can't get past this spot
linuxstb:
Does ipodpatcher v0.3 work any better? Source code and the .exe file are in this zip file:
http://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher-0.3.zip
Edit: I forgot to say that ipodpatcher v0.3 will only work with the older 5gs (those sold before September 2006) - v0.4 should work with all 5gs. When did you buy your 5g?
posners:
Thanks! v0.3 worked fine - I got the pod for xmas last year - guess it had been sitting on the shelf a couple months...
linuxstb:
It seems the sector-size detection required for supporting the new 5g (aka 5.5g) in ipodpatcher-0.4 doesn't work on win2k.
Would you be able to test this version of ipodpatcher and see if it's any better?
http://www.davechapman.f2s.com/rockbox/ipodpatcher-0.4b.zip
For your ipod, you should see a message saying that the sector size is 512 bytes.
You don't need to read or write anything - just typing "ipodpatcher N" and ipodpatcher successfully finding your ipod should be enough to test.
Thanks.
soap:
--- Code: ---C:\>ipodpatcher.exe 4
ipodpatcher v0.4b - (C) Dave Chapman 2006
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. The
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
[INFO] Reading partition table from \\.\PhysicalDrive4
[INFO] Sector size is 512 bytes
Part Start Sector End Sector Size (MB) Type
0 63 224909 109.8 Empty (0x00)
1 224910 117210239 57121.7 W95 FAT32 (0x0b)
--- End code ---
On Windows 2k, iPod 5th gen.
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