Rockbox Technical Forums
Installation / Removal => Manual Installation => Apple - Installation/Removal => Topic started by: Casej on September 18, 2006, 12:25:41 AM
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Hey,
Well i decieded to install rockbox on my ipod after hearing it be discussed on head-fi. It did the step by step install and got the light blue screen then it went to apple firmware. After that i downloaded the new CVS build and opened the folder with winzip and highlighted all the files and told them to extract to my ipod as it stood in my computer e:/jaysonsip. After i did that i got both the folder and seperate ipod file. But when i went to eject my ipod it said "failed to eject volume" and said it failed to eject from my PC. After that went away i restarted my ipod and it went straight to apples firmware. I cant get into rockbox becuase it goes striaght into apple, and i tired installing differen versions but they all failed. Any ideas on what i should do next? All suggestions are more then welcome!
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Please detail the steps you took to install the boot loader not just the copying of the ROCKbox files.
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My bad :-\ From step 10 from here http://www.ipodwizard.net/showthread.php?t=8504
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Wait, so you started at step 10?
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Im sorry through step 10, to the part where you install rockbox. Im taking a screenshot right now of what all i typed in cmd.
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Well this turned out blurry but its everything i typed
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c398/casej18/rb2.jpg)
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Okay, and when it goes "Straight into Apple" how are you restarting the iPod?
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When i did it i went my computer->ipod->Eject. Thanks for your help!
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How is that supposed to restart your iPod?
Have you tried holding Menu+Select to actually REBOOT it?
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No i havent, im assuming thats what i shoudl have done :-\
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You haven't actually shut down the iPod, which kinda makes it impossible for it to boot into Rockbox, because the only way to leave the Apple firmware is to either
A) change the firmware partition (forces a reboot)
B) let your iPod sit for a few days so it goes into "deep" sleep
C) Menu+Select
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Well i just wiped the whole thing ( all my music wasnt in apple either and hit panic butten 5 mins ago) If i start from new i take it when i finish extracting rockbox into the ipod i hold those buttons and that boots it in there?
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Hold Menu+Select until the screen clears and then an Apple logo shows. Then let go, and it should show the Rockbox bootloader, and then if Rockbox is extracted properly, boot Rockbox.
Seriously though, in the future, if you ask for help you shouldn't just go off and do random things while waiting for a response. It often will just mean that it'll take longer to resolve your problem.
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Thanks a ton, Im sorry i didnt mean any disrespect. It was just one of those oh shit i f'd up lol. So after i extract rockbox then i reboot? just making sure this time around ;D
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Actually, the *best* way to do it, is right after doing the "ipodpatcher N -w rockboot.bin" step, before disconnecting, copy everything over.
But any time you go into the Apple firmware, you'll have to do the Menu+Select reboot to get back to Rockbox.
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Ok i just finished through the step you are talking about. You are saying to extract rocbox first or reboot first?
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Extract first, is easier.
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Sweet just extracted it THANK YOU so much for being so patient. In the guide they ask to disconnect it the normal way, is that just pulli the plug or ejecting it in my computer?
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Ejecting is always better.
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WOooo thanks a ton it works! Is there anything special to putting the music in a folder in the ipod?
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Nope. Just put it where you want it.
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Well have another stupid question ::) I added .mp3 and wen t play it and it said codec failure. What am i screwin up now
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I assume you're running an official Rockbox build, and you have both the rockbox.ipod file and the /.rockbox/ folder on your iPod?
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Yes i have them both on there. Maybe do i put the music in the rockbox folder or doesnt it matter if it goes in that root?
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As I said, you can put the music wherever you want.
You didn't answer if you're using an official version.
Also, in the /.rockbox/codecs/ folder, there's one for MP3, right?
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Well i DL the rockbox latest dl for video ipod v.9-17 Also there is no codec folder you are talking about
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The official builds don't have a version number. You *are* downloading from Rockbox.org, right?
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Yes i am. I went to download section then looked for my video ipod from there then hit the latest tab and DL that. Do i need to download the soure archive instead? Or maybe the CVS build?
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Then where did you get the v.9-17 number from?
Also, you aren't extracting right if you don't have a /.rockbox/codecs/ folder, as it's in the archive.
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i got the name from when you click the DL and its named after the date 9-17. Do you not hihglight all the files then extract them to ipod? i dont think i specifed a folder for them to go to
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Woot i installed the CVS build instead of the other and it works now!!! thanks for helping the biggest noob ever :o
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The download is actually named 20060917 (or 20060918 now) so there's no - in it. Because you told me a different number from what it actually said, I thought you'd gotten it somewhere else.
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Hey you got it to work, thanks a ton man. Sorry about all the confusion i wasent trying to do that at all i jsut really wanted it to work!
Thanks for your time,
Jayson