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Bootloader Installation on ipod 3rd Gen

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Neuromancer:
I'm trying to install the bootloader on my 3rd gen ipod.  I'm running Ubuntu 6.10.  I dloaded ipodpatcher and made it executable.  I dloaded bootloader- ipod3g.ipod.  My ipod shows up in the desktop, its mounted on /media/ipod.  I try running ./ipodpatcher /media/ipod -a

And I get this output:

ipodpatcher v0.5 - (C) Dave Chapman 2006
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Usage: ipodpatcher --scan
    or ipodpatcher device [action]

Where [action] is one of the following options:
  -l,  --list
  -r,  --read-partition   bootpartition.bin
  -w,  --write-partition  bootpartition.bin
  -rf, --read-firmware    filename.ipod
  -wf, --write-firmware   filename.ipod
  -a,  --add-bootloader   filename.ipod
  -d,  --delete-bootloader

"device" is the device node (e.g. /dev/sda) assigned to your ipod.
ipodpatcher will refuse to access a disk unless it can identify it as being
an ipod.


What am I doing wrong?

GodEater:
Firstly - you've not read the instructions properly - you need to run :

ipodpatcher --scan

But secondly, you're out of luck, since that version of ipodpatcher doesn't work with the 3G currently.

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