potatotornado
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The original Apple firmware won't recognize your music if you have more than 45 to 55,000 songs synced
Yeah, I didn't even have that much on the iPod at the time.The original Apple firmware won't recognize your music if you have more than 45 to 55,000 songs synced
After I do the install, the apple firmware won't recognize my iPod as functional. It keeps telling me I have to recover my iPod for it to work.
No, iTunes technically can see it via USB, but it says that I need to recover and update the software every time.You mean USB mode stops working in the Apple firmware? That isn't something that rockbox has any influence on. If it isn't working, you need to troubleshoot it.
No, iTunes technically can see it via USB, but it says that I need to recover and update the software every time.
In only apple firmware (i.e. Rockbox is not installed at all) it works perfectly, and I have no issues. Once I install rockbox, rockbox works fine, but iTunes no longer functions properly. It acts like the software is out of date, it won't show any songs in iTunes or on the iPod. The apple firmware on the iPod is just blank. Keep in mind, this is a 7th gen iPod."No" meaning that USB mode works in the Apple firmware? If so, that sounds like a strange iTunes problem. It should not try to recover the iPod if it is working correctly.
In only apple firmware (i.e. Rockbox is not installed at all) it works perfectly, and I have no issues. Once I install rockbox, rockbox works fine, but iTunes no longer functions properly. It acts like the software is out of date, it won't show any songs in iTunes or on the iPod. The apple firmware on the iPod is just blank. Keep in mind, this is a 7th gen iPod.
Can a virus be installed through an iPod with Rockbox?
Sorry, I don't mean to cross-post. I posted a more detailed message in the iPod SSD thread first, but thought I should make some mention of it here.
After the posts about the recent changes in Rockbox, I did some checking on the Rockbox code, I noticed an open "WIP" for DuckyScript plugin, which turns the iPod into a USB RubberDucky. A USB RubberDucky is a hack that exploits the blind faith of Plug and Play's trust in USB keyboards. Anybody can attach a payload to the script that will install whatever they want or make whatever system changes they want. I'm not sure why they're developing it, but there was another patch uploaded a couple of hours ago.
Makes me wonder about all of the used iPods I've purchased, and now I'm beginning to worry about all of the Rockbox versions and patches I've installed. There doesn't seem to be much in the way of defense or even detection.
What do we know about detecting malware on iPods or in Rockbox patches?
Hello,
The installation instructions at https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html have been updated to support installation on Linux and Mac. Also, there is a new version marked as stable (v1_0), and the prevous stable (v8) is marked as "legacy".
You can try to upgrade your bootloader to the stable one, and let me know if the Linux/Mac instructions are sufficient and correct.
If installed correctly, the iPod screen should show:
Rockbox boot loader
version 1.0
I have seen your instructions although I am still not able to reformat my ipod 6th to FAT32 because I have a mac and no pc and because of that rockbox dont recognize my ipod. How to make rockbox recognize ipod 6th on a mac?Hello,
Most of the iPod Classic bootloader installation links are no longer available. People are blindly installing outdated software, which contain bugs or unfinished features. I have left only the latest one at the moment of writing (v8) at the old location.
Since there are no instructions on installing the new bootloader available on the freemyipod site, I have started writing this page:
https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html
It will be the one-and-only guide to installing the bootloader. Please write a reply or send me a message if you think it can be improved.
Also, please do not hotlink to the installer - link to the page above instead. When a new version is avalable, I simply delete the old version from the server, and your links become broken. So be nice and link to the instructions, rather to the files itself.
Please note that installing emCORE as a bootloader for Rockbox is considered deprecated, and using the new bootloader instead is highly recommended. If your setup works fine, you are not required to switch/update, but it should not hurt.