I understand that but for the time being I am looking for a work-around that will continue to allow me to get the most basic functionality out of my iPod. I have read that the line out is fixed for the very reason that the volume is meant to be controlled externally but for my purposes I need to...

I have spent over 10 hours trying to get rockbox on my iPod classic for the sole purpose of being able to have control over the volume during playback while listening through the line out port. After struggles with iTunes and my old Windows laptop and back and forth, etc, I was able to get...