You would think with all the extra room we are creating in our iPods by installing smaller drives we could shove a bigger battery in there too. 

Quote: Thanks for the update.   I've ordered another 5.5g gen iPod and adapter to test the 256gb mSATA drive I have sitting on my desk with this patch. 

Just got this email from Torne at RB regarding mSATA drives and the 5.5g ipod. So it looks like progress is being made.     "Sorry for taking so long to get around to this, but I have good news: it looks like it may work if you change one of the PP5020 core's mystical IDE timing registers...

Quote: I've had a few private emails with Torne and his opinion is that it's a fundamental problem with the adapter for the mSATA. I used this adapter, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009BA5JU6/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_SC_3p_dp_i1   so if anyone finds a different one that does't...

Quote: I talked to Torne and it looks like it wasn't a simple fix to get the mSATA drive to work with RockBox. He was on business in the states and didn't have access to his diagnostic tools, but he's now headed home and will take a more detailed look. 

Quote: Torne from the RB team has my iPod and is working on the issue. I'm waiting with fingers crossed as well.

Quote: I've sent my iPod off to Torne for him to take a look.

Quote: I'll contact torne at RB and see about sending him my iPod with the 128GB mSATA drive in it.

I used this zif to mSATA adapter and it fits quite nicely. Because of the orientation of the connector the drive can be popped in and out without having to disconnect the adapter from the ribbon cable. Nothing else is required to mount it other then some antistatic tape to hold it in place and a...

Installed the 64gb mSATA drive and I'm getting the same ATA errors with Rockbox, but it works with iTunes iPod OS.   Has anyone else out there been able to get a mSATA drive to work with Rockbox on a 5.5gen? 

razortje,   I am still working on trying to get my 5.5 30gb ipod to work with an mSATA SSD and Rockbox. I have a Sandisk 128gb drive working with the iTunes iPod OS but not Rockbox. I have also tried a Hynix 120gb mSATA SSD partitioned to 120GB and down to 64GB and 60GB. Each time iTunes...

Quote:   Can you remind us again what size mSATA drive you used? 

So I've had some partial success with a 128GB mSATA SanDisk drive in my gen 5.5 30GB ipod. iTunes and the iOS on the iPod work but Rockbox didn't.   I used a mSATA to Zif adapter from amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009BA5JU6/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_SC_3p_dp_i1   I preformated...