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Offline hustla305

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double-boot
« on: February 24, 2007, 05:22:07 PM »
2g nano, i wanta be able to choose between ipod and rockbox (double boot)

how?
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Offline lights0ut

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2007, 05:38:33 PM »
Well, you can't really choose (like a menu or anything) but if you want to start the apple firmware you need to flick the hold switch when you power on your ipod.
hope that helps ;)
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Offline nls

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2007, 06:05:55 PM »
This shouldn't really be a problem however, because the 2g nano is not supported by rockbox, so rockbox does not work on it.
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Offline lights0ut

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2007, 06:26:49 PM »
Quote from: nls on February 24, 2007, 06:05:55 PM
This shouldn't really be a problem however, because the 2g nano is not supported by rockbox, so rockbox does not work on it.
Correct, I want to mention something though:
I've seen people mention nano and say 1g 2g 4g etc. to signify the capacity. And then other times 1g and 2g to mean 1st and 2nd Generation. This really confuses me.
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Offline Febs

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2007, 11:24:54 PM »
Our posting guidelines address this issue.  

2g means "second generation."

2gb means "two gigabyte."
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Offline hustla305

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2007, 01:12:28 PM »
mine is 2gb then. my bad.
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Offline lights0ut

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2007, 02:28:22 PM »
Quote from: Febs on February 24, 2007, 11:24:54 PM
Our posting guidelines address this issue.  

2g means "second generation."

2gb means "two gigabyte."
Quote from: hustla305 on February 25, 2007, 01:12:28 PM
mine is 2gb then. my bad.

Aha! I knew it! ;D
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Offline linuxstb

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2007, 02:41:38 PM »
Quote from: Febs on February 24, 2007, 11:24:54 PM
Our posting guidelines address this issue.  

2g means "second generation."

2gb means "two gigabyte."

Not to be pedantic, but...

"GB" is the abbreviation for Gigabyte
"Gb" is the abbreviation for Gigabit

I'm not sure what "gb" means..
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Offline lights0ut

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2007, 02:55:06 PM »
Quote from: linuxstb on February 25, 2007, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: Febs on February 24, 2007, 11:24:54 PM
Our posting guidelines address this issue.  

2g means "second generation."

2gb means "two gigabyte."

Not to be pedantic, but...

"GB" is the abbreviation for Gigabyte
"Gb" is the abbreviation for Gigabit

I'm not sure what "gb" means..
:D
don't forget the infamous gibibyte: GiB
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Offline Febs

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2007, 05:53:43 PM »
Quote from: linuxstb on February 25, 2007, 02:41:38 PM
Quote from: Febs on February 24, 2007, 11:24:54 PM
Our posting guidelines address this issue.  

2g means "second generation."

2gb means "two gigabyte."

Not to be pedantic, but...

"GB" is the abbreviation for Gigabyte
"Gb" is the abbreviation for Gigabit

I'm not sure what "gb" means..

A good point, but as Llorean has currently written that section of the posting guidelines, they are not case sensitive.  They only require making a distinction between "generation" and "gigabyte."  For the purposes of the forum, I'm not sure that any further distinction is necessary.

(*the guidelines are in a post by me, but Llorean added that section)
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Offline Llorean

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Re: double-boot
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2007, 06:44:41 PM »
Someone mentioned the 'right way' to me, and I decided I agree. If we're going to have requirements of how things are typed, we may as well have explicitly correct ones.

GB it is, not gb or Gb.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2007, 07:11:32 PM by Llorean »
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