when i had to convert my fat ipod classic 160gb, i had to constantly look in the task manager to kill the AppleMobileDeviceServices.exe   once i plugged the ipod into the usb, it kept popping up. just keep killing it and eventually you can follow the emCore instructions. :)

i am using this now with my fat 160gb. now it sounds absolutely amazing, but there are a couple annoyances.   1. the button mapping, pressing menu in the song selection screen... goes back to the menu, when i mean to just navigate one level up. 2. it shuts down after a timeout.  i was...