I think this is relevant, even though it's an old thread. I just got a 2gb nano and tried to install Rockbox on it. First I tried several times with the installer they have over at iPodWizard, but after the bootloader is installed and I re-boot to test it I get the familiar light blue screen telling me the ipod model and checksum and all that jazz. But then it says
"Rockbox error: -5
Loading original firmware..."
So, I did it manually and meticulously following the instructions to the character. And I still get the same thing. I haven't found anything about a similar error code by searching the forums or on google. Any ideas? I would really like Rockbox on the nano as it's really a music only machine.
Edit #2:
I went through and this time I copied and pasted the entire line of text from the instructions into the CMD shell command by command. I get the same error.
Edit #3:
Okay. Everything is working now. I extracted a new daily build onto nano and everything's good to go. Sorry for the false alarm.
Edit:
I decided to download fresh versions of ipodpatcher.exe, ipod_fw.exe, and bootloader-nano.bin. I have un-installed the previous bootloader, re-booted the ipod and am about to try it again.