Rockbox has worst battery life EVER

[mpawluk91]

I put rockbox on my ipod 5.5 a d this thing has a brand new battery and it dies in like 3 hours, it lasts for a good week on regular firmware. It's not just the ipod either cause my brother has a sansa clip + brand new and rockbox kills that in 2 hours or less. Anyone have an idea how to fix this. I don't really want to get an external battery cause that kills the point of mobility

 

[Achmedisdead]

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I put rockbox on my ipod 5.5 a d this thing has a brand new battery and it dies in like 3 hours, it lasts for a good week on regular firmware. It's not just the ipod either cause my brother has a sansa clip + brand new and rockbox kills that in 2 hours or less. Anyone have an idea how to fix this. I don't really want to get an external battery cause that kills the point of mobility

You're doing something wrong. My iPod 5.5 will play for 22 hours....and my Clips run 15-17 hours with Rockbox.

 

[WNBC]

With Rockbox can you switch back to the original firmware?  Essentially turn off the Rockbox feature?  Or just remove it.
And then see if battery life returns to normal.

 

[mpawluk91]

Yeah hold down the menu button and the select button at the same time and it will reset, after you see the screen turn black set the hold switch to lock and it will boot apples firmware, if u reset without doing the hold switch it boots rockbox, and yeah the battery is wayyy better in apples firmware

 

[WNBC]

Thank you for the info.  I have an iPod classic 5.5 coming and I was thinking of Rockboxing it when it arrives. 
 
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Yeah hold down the menu button and the select button at the same time and it will reset, after you see the screen turn black set the hold switch to lock and it will boot apples firmware, if u reset without doing the hold switch it boots rockbox, and yeah the battery is wayyy better in apples firmware

 

[Achmedisdead]

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Yeah hold down the menu button and the select button at the same time and it will reset, after you see the screen turn black set the hold switch to lock and it will boot apples firmware, if u reset without doing the hold switch it boots rockbox, and yeah the battery is wayyy better in apples firmware

Apple's rated battery life for the  5.5 .....
 

Fifth Generation iPod (Late 2006) - Technical Specifications

 

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	30GB (7,500 songs)	80GB (20,000 songs)
[size=1em] Color[/size]	Black, White	Black, White
[size=1em] Battery life[/size]	Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with music; up to 3.5 hours of video playback	Up to 20 hours of music playback; up to 6 hours of slideshows with music; up to 6.5 hours of video playback
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[size=1em] Ports[/size]
[size=1em] Connectivity[/size]
[size=1em] Charge time[/size]
[size=1em] Audio support[/size]
[size=1em] Photo support[/size]
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[size=1em] Size[/size]	4.1 x 2.4 x 0.43 inches	4.1 x 2.4 x 0.55 inches
[size=1em] Weight[/size]	4.8 ounces	5.5 ounces
[size=1em] Included accessories[/size]

[td=colspan:2] 2.5-inch (diagonal) color LCD with LED backlight [/td] [td=colspan:2] Dock connector, stereo minijack, composite video and audio through minijack [/td] [td=colspan:2] USB through dock connector; composite video (with AV cable, sold separately) and audio through headphone jack or line out on the iPod Universal Dock (sold separately) [/td] [td=colspan:2] About 4 hours (2-hour fast charge to 80% capacity) [/td] [td=colspan:2] AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, WAV, AIFF [/td] [td=colspan:2] Syncs iPod-viewable photos in JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only), and PNG formats [/td] [td=colspan:2] H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Low-Complexity Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps, 320 by 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48 kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats [/td] [td=colspan:2] Earphones, USB cable, dock adapter, case [/td]

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So my 5.5G does better with Rockbox than stock....

 

[mpawluk91]

Idk man mine dies quick with rockbox I'd love to know how to fix that

 

[Achmedisdead]

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Idk man mine dies quick with rockbox I'd love to know how to fix that

What kind of files do you have on it?

 

[mpawluk91]

256 aac iTunes bought music

 

[Achmedisdead]

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256 aac iTunes bought music

Well, screen brightness, backlight time, and usage patterns all play a role.

 

[mpawluk91]

My brightness is up halfway and I usually play an entire album and then put another on. If I'm not doing that then it just sits

 

[doublea71]

Best to post your issue in a thread on RB's website - their developers are very good about responding to user's issues and will guide you in how to maximize battery life.
 

 

[tomasskalnin]

I have 7th gen- as good as with standart FW.