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Rockbox won't boot: result-5 in bootloader

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Multiplex:
If you are lucky all you need to do is download a recent build and unzip it to the now clean drive using the bootloader USB mode.

If you have an old boot loader you may have to copy the rockbox.iriver file from the .rockbox directory(folder) to the root of the drive.

Mr Adam:
Thanks for the suggestion multiplex. I tried what you mentioned and still the same result -5 problem.

Anything else you can recommend to try?

Multiplex:
I'm confused.
Back in November you said that it was now error -1 after a reformat, now you are saying "same result -5"

Did it work for a while then go wrong again - or have yo only just tried it.

Just to be sure what is your player and what version bootloader do you have?

Mr Adam:
Sorry for the confusion.
Yes, you're right, after a reformat it did say result-1, however the problem was still the same, it still froze while trying to boot up.
I found something in the rockbox manual about result-1 with steps on how to repair this. I followed this and it returned to result-5.

The player is a iHP-120 and the bootloader is version 6, unless there's another way of identifying it(?).

Thanks for your response and any help would be appreciated.

Multiplex:
That's odd.

You have the latest bootloader so you can ignore my comment about having to move the rockbox.iriver file.

While this Wiki page says iPod bootloder error codes http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodBootloaderErrorCodes I'm pretty sure they're all the same (don't have time to check the source right now but I looked back in November).

Getting -1 after a reformat makes sense as -1 means the rockbox.iriver file was not found .

Getting -5 is very bad - it basically means that the rockbox.iriver file has become corrupted somewhere between the download server and the iRiver HDD. I can only suggest you download rockbox again, make sure that whatever you are using to unpack the ZIP file is checking the CRC in the ZIP file, then once you've copied the build to the iRiver do a file compare with the file on your PC.

If that is all OK and you still get the error then I'm stumped - sorry.

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