iPod Video 5.5 Manual Restore Issues

[alouiscourtney]

Hello!

I did a manual restore following the guide here: https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodManualRestore

It seems like I can install rockbox just fine, but my iPod is a 128gb model and it says it only has an 80gb volume when I plug it into my linux machine.

I went to plug it into my macbook pro but it doesn't seem to be mounting properly at all. It recognizes the device as an iPod but when I click on it in finder, it just says "Loading..." and it is also not recognized in iTunes. I checked Disk Utility and it is listed under External >> disk4s2.

I tired running first aid, but it fails. "Can't open (Operation not permitted) File system check exit code is 8 Restoring the original state File System verify failed. : (-69845)"

Any tips? I'd like to make sure I can use all 128gb and it would be nice to be able to switch back and forth between rockbox and the og ipod firmware.

[makeprop]

Have you tried at least verifying the SD/CF card in question for capacity?


What OS are you using?if you're on linux I suggest https://fight-flash-fraud.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
if windows: https://h2testw.org/
mac: i haven't tried but looks like there's f3 for it: https://ports.macports.org/port/f3/

I really recommend following this procedure regarding restoring your ipod: https://blog.kimiblock.top/2024/09/05/ipod-on-linux/