Convert NFS to FAT32 - Error 1418

[mehtadone]

Need a bit of help.

I have ipod video 60gb which was setup using the latest firmware and iTunes 7.01.

This means it is formatted using NFS (i.e a MacPod). I wish to convert it to FAT32 to install rockbox.

Now if I use windows and itunes to restore, I get a
iPod could not be restore. Error 1418

If I use the manual method described on the wiki on the mac, I get a ipod not found using ipodpatcher to load the bootloader. If I do "ipodpatcher /dev/disk3" to find the partition sector I get:
 
[INFO] Sector size is 512 bytes
[ERR]  Bad boot sector signature

Using disk utility, my ipod is mounted at disk3. I can restore my ipod using mac!

Any idea on what I can else I can do? I have a funny feeling I have encountered the same error at the 80gb ipods.

[mehtadone]

Thanks. I'll try that this evening.

[mehtadone]

Ok. None of the above three worked.

No 2 gave me the same error.

I did not get to a "restoring" but on itunes to unplug and replug.

And I do have the latest version of itunes now.

Any more ideas?

Thanks!

[Jakeworld]

Perhaps try formatting the iPod manually, by right clicking on the drive then format, FAT32, then restoring the iPod. That's one suggestion, otherwise completely uninstall iTunes, and start from the ground up. That's about all the options that are left, but just keep trying something different, and maybe you'll just get lucky.

[mehtadone]

I've tried that too. Within windows it recognises the disk as 0MB and will not format it. Within the Mac it doesnt seem to want to format.

I'll give it a few more shots.

[Sambolina3]

Try to put the ipod in disk mode (menu+select then press select+play as it reboots) then plug it into your windows computer and try to format it.  I hope that works for you.

[linuxstb]

Try the following (on your Mac, obviously with your ipod forced into disk mode):

1) Download the "mbr" file for your ipod from the IpodConversionToFAT32 wiki page and write it to your ipod.  i.e.

dd if=mbr-video60gb.bin of=/dev/disk1

(assuming disk1 is your ipod)

Now disconnect it from your Mac and reattach it.

2) Download the appropriate firmware image file (a .ipsw file) for your ipod from this page:

http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/

The .ipsw file is in fact just a zip file.  Unzip it using the command-line unzip program:

unzip file.ipsw

3) You should now have a Firmware-X.Y.Z file which you need to write to your ipod.  Do this s follows:

dd if=Firmware-X.Y.Z of=/dev/disk1 seek=63

4) Finally, format the FAT32 partition as described in the IpodConversionToFAT32 page.