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The "My ipod install went wrong" Thread. **Updated 6th Aug 2007**
kevlarcupid:
--- Quote from: kevlarcupid on December 24, 2007, 11:59:50 PM ---Good evening, guys and girls.
I just tried installing Rockbox using the utility on my iPod 5th Gen (512 byte-sectors). Everything seemed to go fine, but I get the "cannot load rockbox.ipod" error on starting the iPod. I'm using a Mac, so I double checked to make sure there's a .rockbox folder in the root of the iPod. There is. I deleted it, downloaded a new build, extracted it, and used cp -fv to move the .rockbox folder to my ipod. It worked, but I still get the error.
rockbox.ipod can be found in /.rockbox/ off the iPod root.
Advice?
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Any ideas?
Khala:
Why not try manual?
Extract it, stick it into the root, then if you want, run ipodpatcher to make it so that rockbox boots by default
--- Quote ---I installed Rockbox yesterday and now my iPod won't come on:
Most likely you ran down the battery. Let the thing charge for 4-5 hours and then try to turn it back on.
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What if the ipod does not turn back on, even when plugged into the computer, is this normal? I just recharged my ipod and it had full batteries, I think, but I just installed it.
Edit:
Also my ipod does not appear on the removable hardware list.
My ipod is nano, first generation 2gig white.
Doom and something else does no work for the plugins btw ;)
I have modified your post to remove the annoying colours. - BigBambi
btodd:
not content with installing the world's best software alongside the original OS on my 30GB 5G Video, where it ran pretty much flawlessly, I decided to tweak up the _original_ OS with iPodwizard 1.3. Installed Classic for Video per instruction, restarted per instruction, and my baby starts the boot loop of death:
1) dim logo
2) bright logo
3) screen goes blank as disk spins down
repeat until battery is exhausted.
the boot is not going far enough to be recognized by the computer or (I think) understand what disk mode is so it can go into it (or at least it has resisted all my efforts to get it to do so). I was successful in getting it into diagnostic mode, and it passes all the tests. is there a way to have itunes recognize the ipod while in diagnostic mode so I can do a restore? or, alternatively, get it to boot the rest of the way into rockbox? or, alternatively, have the unit ignore all the OS and function as a drive so I can restore the original firmware backup?
I know this is my own fault and technically has nothing to do w RB, but I know that a lot of RB'ers use or have tried iPW. Have also posted there, but I have more faith in the RB knowledge base and hive mind...
Thanks
GodEater:
If you've got the button timing down for getting into diagnostics mode, I'm surprised you're struggling with the disk mode - you need to do the button pushes for it at the same time as you've been doing the diagnostics ones. Keep trying.
btodd:
well, that's encouraging I guess! only stumbled across diagnostic mode in a wide ranging search - went in right away. meanwhile, have blisters on my thumbs from trying for disk mode. will persevere.
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