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It's the very same post I quoted... :wink_face:
Sorry buddy, I overlooked that!
It's the very same post I quoted... :wink_face:
Rats!
Still get the C++ "terminate it in an unusual way" runtime error!
Hello,
Patch set 7 is available. Change log since v5:
Patch Set 6:
- specific Rockbox functionallity moved to git, now the bootloader
is compatible with latest git versions.
Patch Set 7:
- RB bootloader:
. switch current firmware: tries to behave like iPod Video, see
mk6gboot/README for more info.
. document boot sequence (including timing) in ipod6g.c
- mk6gboot:
. fix compiling on Linux using old libusbi-1.0
. new command to make a DFU imagen containing any binary file.
. bootloader.ipod is no longer needed to build the uninstaller
DFU image, instead the platform name must be supplied.
. some command/options syntax modifications.
- rbutil:
. removed the patch that install a local rockbox.zip file, now
the latest daily build is installed.
. still needs a local bootloader file, uses HttpGet("file://")
to get the bootloader located on the current folder (usually
the same as the Rockbox Utility executable).
. use rbutil.log to detect if the bootloader is installed.
. some code moved to new separate gerrit patches.
Please read before updating:
1. Firmware switching tries to behave like ipod Video, see http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-ipodvideo/rockbox-buildch3.html#x5-290003.1.3
Switch from Apple to Rockbox:
- Stop playback and wait a few seconds for hard disk spin-down.
- Press and hold SELECT+MENU, after ~5 seconds the player hard resets.
When the screen goes black, wait for at least one second and then
release both buttons.
- The iPod should start to load RB firmware.
Switch from Rockbox to Apple:
- Shut down the device using "Long Play" key press.
- Turn on the Hold switch immediately after turning the player on. This
action must be done before "Rockbox boot loader" message appears on
the screen (~1.5 seconds from power on).
TODO: You can also load the original firmware by shutting down the
device, then clicking the Hold switch on and connecting the iPod to
your computer.
- The iPod should start loading Apple firmware.
2. You can use the latest development build of Rockbox. You still need the custom bootloader, which is included in both install packages (zip and exe).
Builds are available here:
RockboxBootloaderInstaller_iPodClassic_v7.exe
RockboxBootloaderInstaller_iPodClassic_v7.zip
Please test and post if your installation has been successful or not. In case of any problems, please post a screenshot. Always provide the stock capacity and Apple firmware version of your iPod, so we can help you solve the issues.
Same here.. then Rockbox Utility was terminated right before installing the Rockbox firmware. But, I tried to installed it manually (using the generic Rockbox Utility) and it worked! The problem is musics synced from iTunes cannot be seen/browsed. They can be listed through the Database, but the info (artist, album, title, and so on) cannot be read. So the files can only be played randomly.
UPDATE - apparently the info are read from metadata tags. The info cannot be read I reported before is because the files were WAV. After I tried w/ my iTunes-purchased AACs, the songs were listed appropriately in the database.
Not sure I understand what you are saying. For me, this version of Rockbox Utility won't run...possibly something to do with versions of C++ runtime libraries. But when you say you 'tried to install it manually using the generic rockbox utility', do you mean, using the current Rockbox Utility (V4?), and what is it you mean by 'it'? Surely the normal rockbox utility doesn't install a dual-boot bootloader?
Edit - are you saying I can replace the version of rockbox utility that is in this download, with the normal version from rockbox site, leaving the rest of the files unchanged, and then just run that normal one and it will install the bootloader and latest rockbox?
I am quite confused here!
You can install the Rockbox files using any version of Rockbox Utility. For graphical bootloader installation, you need one of the latest builds. The actual bootloader file that is installer on the ipod, is separate from Rockbox utility, you can try to mix the more recent bootloader-installer.ipod with an older version of RockboxUtility.exe from my uploads, which works for you, but keep in mind that your mileage may vary.
Alternatively, you can try the command line installation. There are two README files enclosed in the ZIP - they contain the instructions you need, make sure you read both before starting.
Thanks. Will try the command-line method next.
(I assume by 'you need one of the latest builds' you are referring to the latest builds of the Rockbox Utility rather than builds of Rockbox? Which I guess means the very builds of RU I'm getting the C++ error with, as opposed to the one on the Rockbox site. Which implies that the command-line method is the most promising way to do it, so that's what I'll try)
If you get C++ errors on all of the builds I have uploaded, then yes.
P.S.: can you try if this:
http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/RockboxUtility#Download
also shows C++ erros? If yes, then you should report it to the Rockbox project.