1st gen Ipod Nano - freezes on splash screen

[gh0st]

hi all. thanks in advance for taking your time to read this and possibly help me out.

i ran the bootloader and extracted the current build to my root ipod folder (k:). it ran fine the first time but is now unable to go past the splash screen, and the device loses its recognition by Windows when it loads the splash screen.

any advice? thanks again.

[Llorean]

Which splash screen are you referring to? What exactly happens, and what did you do immediately before the freeze started happening?

[gh0st]

1. ran bootloader
2. extracted files into k:
3. turned on ipod

at this point the splash screen displayed and then loaded the OS. i adjusted the crossfade and the display colors. nothing more.

i also added a few more songs to a pre-made playlist in itunes (running windows xp).

on the next bootup the splash screen froze and even a hard reset and reboot will not work.

[Llorean]

Which splash screen are you talking about though? The Apple Logo splash screen, the Rockbox logo Splash Screen?

Also, did you properly "Eject" the iPod when disconnecting, or did you just unplug it when the transfer was done?

[gh0st]

apologies.

it freezes at the rockbox logo. and no i did not properly eject it. what is the remedy?

[Llorean]

You should reboot into disk mode (Hold Menu+Select to force a reboot, and then immediately hold Select+Play).

Once in disk mode, attach it to a computer and use a utility like scandisk to check your filesystem for errors. Ejecting improperly can result in file system damage, which is the most likely cause in this situation.

[gh0st]

thanks for your help. i will give it a try and let you know the results.

[gh0st]

defragment was unnecessary. im not positive what tool i can use to scan my ipod drive. none of the standard windows tools seem to work.

[Llorean]

The "Error Checking" one doesn't work? How doesn't it work?

[gh0st]

im not sure which specific application you are referring to. disk management said the partition was healthy. i dont have (to my knowledge) the scandisk tool on the xp os.

[Llorean]

Right click on the drive, choose properties, click the Tools tab, and it's the first one, above defragment.

[gh0st]

thank you. i ran it and it found no errors. im in the process of restoring my ipod and reinstalling the rockbox software.

your time is much appreciated, Llorean.

[gh0st]

the battery is charging currently. the reinstall seemed to work fine. thanks again.