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restore and then install? (ipodlinux already installed)

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webmonkey:
 ???now it's dead. I will now have to yank the battery. And hope.

If it's so beta that this is required, access needs to be restricted to developers. Seriously.
Idiots like me are likely to brick their iPods with it.

Edit: It turns out I'm more dangerous than the software. Sorry for any misunderstanding.. :)

linuxstb:
The instructions don't say "unzip and then copy", they say "extract to".  There's a reason for that.

I'm not sure why you need to remove the battery - if you describe the problem, we can help.  

But the normal way to recover any kind of sad ipod is to turn the hold switch on, then off, and then hold MENU+SELECT for a few seconds until your ipod reboots,  followed immediately by SELECT+PLAY to force your ipod into disk mode.  You can then connect it to your computer and fix it.

Rockbox has been running on the ipods for over a year, and no-one has yet managed to "brick" (i.e. permanently break) an ipod by installing Rockbox.

webmonkey:
sorry, it's been kind of stressful as it was being quite quirky. Things are alright now, it starts up. Basically I had plugged the usb cable in, the rockbox showed a usb icon and then it went away. No screen, no activity. just not there.  :-X

No amount of external clicking, vulcan nerve pinches(um, reset) or burning incense in front of the 2Steves iTemple would get it going.  The cat was looking a bit worried, but after a battery cycle, it started up. I backed up everything beforehand, so I figure I'll put in a stock install without the iPodlinux as it's about 2 years old and may be contributing to the problem.

But instead of rushing ahead, I will await sage advice as I do have older versions of the OEM firmware available if the 7.02 doesn't play nice.
 
Sorry if I seemed a bit panicky earlier, it just was doing things that were freaking me out.
I've done this kind of thing to other varied computing systems, and I thought my luck had run out.. :)

scorche:
Also, to clear up what i meant by "unsupported"...  I said that because the installer is not our software.  It was created by someone else.  However, I was just saying that because you mentioned the installer and I wanted to make sure you were using our method (and ipodpatcher) and not Rockbox Installer X.

And as linuxstb alluded to, you would have to have some technical knowledge to brick an iPod, as we don't touch the part that could potentially be dangerous if modified.  The worst thing that could happen is that you would need to format the device.

webmonkey:
Yah, it's not dangerous, except when I do it :)
I dug through enough things here to realize half of my problems
are not actual problems, but things just plain not supported.

Plugging USB in doesn't send it into disk mode, it just shuts down.
 I restart it, force disk mode onto it, and then update music.
Original firmware won't load, but will restore.

Lessons learned: how to change the battery, and read the FAQ.  ::)
Files needed defragmenting anyway, it'd been awhile.

I'll probably crash Cingular's network if I get hold of an iPhone.. :)

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