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Rockbox Utility / Re: Unable to install Lockbox utility on iPod Classic 5g
« Last post by saratoga on May 26, 2023, 09:00:43 PM »Try running as admin/root. The installer needs permission for low level access to the drive.
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Rockbox Utility / Unable to install Lockbox utility on iPod Classic 5g
« Last post by ctr1010 on May 26, 2023, 08:52:46 PM »Hi there,
I have trouble installing rockbox utility on iPod classic 5g, error "could not open iPod: permission denied"
Any help will be great. Thanks
I have trouble installing rockbox utility on iPod classic 5g, error "could not open iPod: permission denied"
Any help will be great. Thanks
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Audio Playback, Database and Playlists / Using white space in the text of tagnavi files
« Last post by iPodVT on May 26, 2023, 09:41:48 AM »When I was a professional C programmer I put a fair bit of effort into making my source code more easily readable by sometimes using tabs and space chars to make multiple sequential lines of similar code line up vertically. I did that with my Rockbox tagnavi_custom.config file, and it worked fine for a long time until I recently edited it and all of a sudden things were broken. I think that it broke because of some (but not all) of the white space I was using to make sequential lines of menu specs code line up. Is there a declared limit on sequential white space chars in a line of code in a tagnavi_custom.config file? Thanks.
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Audio Playback, Database and Playlists / Playing and browsing from the file browser has become sluggish on Clip+
« Last post by Carlo on May 25, 2023, 05:40:15 PM »Opening a new topic for visibility as I've previously only reported this issue as a reply on my previous post about the data abort bug.
Since the recent playlist changes have been implemented, I've noticed that playing a file through the file browser from a larger directory (500+ songs) for the first time now takes several seconds of "Loading..", instead of being instantanous like before, and navigating said directories feels quite sluggish as scrolling stutters quite often.
This happens even on the most recent daily builds, tested on several Clip+ devices, and with older builds from before mid-january the browsing and playing speed is fine.
For comparison, the old "[BugFix] playlist.c DIRCACHE stop scanning when changing indices" build from 2023-01-12, which doesn't have the data abort bug, can play files from large directories and navigate their content without any speed issue. That one was the last "true" good build for me (I've resorted to going back to it on my daily driver), as the following ones either have the data abort bug, or navigating larger directories with the file browser is noticeably laggy and there's a significant "Loading.." delay when playing files.
I understand the data abort bug entailed modfying how the playlist is memorized, however after the fixes navigating larger directories and playing files from the file browser has become objectively painful.
Since the recent playlist changes have been implemented, I've noticed that playing a file through the file browser from a larger directory (500+ songs) for the first time now takes several seconds of "Loading..", instead of being instantanous like before, and navigating said directories feels quite sluggish as scrolling stutters quite often.
This happens even on the most recent daily builds, tested on several Clip+ devices, and with older builds from before mid-january the browsing and playing speed is fine.
For comparison, the old "[BugFix] playlist.c DIRCACHE stop scanning when changing indices" build from 2023-01-12, which doesn't have the data abort bug, can play files from large directories and navigate their content without any speed issue. That one was the last "true" good build for me (I've resorted to going back to it on my daily driver), as the following ones either have the data abort bug, or navigating larger directories with the file browser is noticeably laggy and there's a significant "Loading.." delay when playing files.
I understand the data abort bug entailed modfying how the playlist is memorized, however after the fixes navigating larger directories and playing files from the file browser has become objectively painful.
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Hardware / Re: Recording on iPod Video
« Last post by saratoga on May 24, 2023, 07:18:34 PM »It's for the voice recorder feature: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipod/ipod-faq/ipod-voice-recorders-microphones-remote-controls.html
You could buy accessories that would plug into the dock line in.
You could buy accessories that would plug into the dock line in.
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Hardware / Recording on iPod Video
« Last post by Outland on May 24, 2023, 02:23:01 PM »From what I understand, the iPod Video has a line-in record set of pins on the dock connector. Rockbox can then use those pins to record a line-level stereo signal with one of the 3rd party adapters like the MicroMemo.
What I don't understand is why those pins are there in the first place. No Apple accessory provided a line-in jack as far as I know, and the iPod was never advertised as a recorder. Why are they there?
What I don't understand is why those pins are there in the first place. No Apple accessory provided a line-in jack as far as I know, and the iPod was never advertised as a recorder. Why are they there?
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New Ports / Re: Fiio M3k
« Last post by vitt13 on May 24, 2023, 09:08:33 AM »I've got few measurements for digital filters and DAC power mode illustrations.
Test signal is local file generated in REW software. 4kHz square signal, 192k sample rate, PCM24.
High performance mode:
* Sharp filter
* Slow filter
* Short-Sharp filter
* Short-Slow filter
Power save mode
* Sharp filter
* Slow filter
* Short-Sharp filter
* Short-Slow filter
Playing the same file on original firmware
Test signal is local file generated in REW software. 4kHz square signal, 192k sample rate, PCM24.
High performance mode:
* Sharp filter
* Slow filter
* Short-Sharp filter
* Short-Slow filter
Power save mode
* Sharp filter
* Slow filter
* Short-Sharp filter
* Short-Slow filter
Playing the same file on original firmware
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Theming and Appearance Customization / WPS Peak Meters on iPod 4th Gen (ClickWheel)
« Last post by iPodVT on May 23, 2023, 10:05:52 PM »Today I installed Rockbox (the current dev build) on an iPod 4th Gen (ClickWheel) and I love it. Being used to using Rockbox on 5/6/7 Gen Classic iPods, I was surprised to see peak meters in the WPS and after a little while I decided to switch them off but I couldn't find anything in Settings to accomplish that. So I checked the latest online manual for that model iPod and read in section 13.5.6. Peak Meter, "To save battery runtime you should switch this feature off (see section 4.3.2 (page 34))." But when I went to section 4.3.2 I didn't find any mention of how switch it off. I also searched the manual for all references to "peak meter" but still didn't find a way to switch them off. Is the feature switchable via Settings or only by re-theming the WPS? Thanks.
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Plugins/Viewers / Re: Is there any way to configure specific filename exclusions in Disk Tidy?
« Last post by iPodVT on May 22, 2023, 10:01:25 AM »Being unable to walk away from this, I have tried many variations of entries under < Other > at the bottom of the custom config file. Nothing seems to have any effect at all for me, whether adding items to get deleted or adding items to exclude from getting deleted. I have no idea whether I'm using incorrect syntax for the entries I add to the custom config file, or I am incorrectly making seletions in the Files to Clean screen, or Disk Tidy is broken.
Could someone post an entry that they have added to the custom config file that has actually had an effect when the plugin gets run? Thanks.
Could someone post an entry that they have added to the custom config file that has actually had an effect when the plugin gets run? Thanks.
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Apple - Installation/Removal / Ipod Classic (80GB) auto-restart when unpluged from PC (and made factory reset)
« Last post by Eloy on May 22, 2023, 09:37:16 AM »Hi, I'm new on this but I'm doing my best. I´ve just buy an iPod Classic (80GB) Model A1238, with broken HDD. At this moment I replace it with an iFlash board with a microSD Card 128GB Sandisk (everything compatible and working). I follow https://freemyipod.org/wiki/Restore_iPod_without_iTunes guide and re-install iPod's firmware. When I see iPod's booting de firmware and all the menus i was crying jajaja but suddenly I see something suspicious, the DiskSpace is 118GB on use and 0 kB free 
. I unplugged the ipod and it boot again with iPod firmware not saving my config (brigthness, language, etc) Thinking about it, I think the problem is where I installed thath firmware. I also try using the Rockbox utility in Mac OS, in a Virtual Machine with W7, and finnally in a PC with W10 32 bits worked and install everything. But not working as expected. I need help please. 
. I unplugged the ipod and it boot again with iPod firmware not saving my config (brigthness, language, etc) Thinking about it, I think the problem is where I installed thath firmware. I also try using the Rockbox utility in Mac OS, in a Virtual Machine with W7, and finnally in a PC with W10 32 bits worked and install everything. But not working as expected. I need help please.