[archosman]

so in the process of trying to install Rockbox I think I've killed my 4thGen iPod. I was following the instructions and now the screen stays lit the entire time with the Apple logo. Any suggestions before I write this off? It's not showing up as a drive either and I'm on OSX

 

[archosman]

Reset powers it off but it still comes back with a lit screen and Apple logo

 

[zip22]

you could give this a go

http://www.ipodwizard.net/wiki/index...rced_Disk_Mode
Quote:

1. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons. The iPod will restart and the Apple logo will appear. 2. When you see the Apple logo appear, press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons. Your iPod should now say Disk Mode and look similar to the iPod in the picture. 3. At this point you will can connect the iPod to your computer to further work on the solution to your problem. The screen of the iPod should now say "Do not disconnect."

 

[Febs]

Rockbox has NEVER killed an iPod. In fact, it is almost impossible to kill an iPod.

Follow the instruction in zip22's post to get into disk mode, and then you should be able to connect to your computer. You can then follow the suggestions in this thread: http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=8205.0

If you tell me what installation instructions you were following and what step caused difficulty for you, I can probably help you troubleshoot.

 

[zip22]

maybe almost impossible through software manipulation

i'm pretty sure theres a multitude of ways to easily 'kill' an ipod.

 

[Febs]

Of course.

 

[fnlfntsy]

you need to use "ipodpatcher" to uninstall the rockbox first before restarting your ipod or your ipod will still be stuck.

 

[archosman]

I just ended up "restoring" the iPod. Fortunately I have 98% of the music backed up so it wasn't a real loss. Thanks for the tip Zip22... that did the trick.

Guess I'm going to have to re-re-reread the instructions again!

 

[Febs]

Quote:

Originally Posted by archosman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Guess I'm going to have to re-re-reread the instructions again!

Make sure that you are reading the instructions that are in the official manual at the Rockbox site. There have been a number of changes recently to the installation procedure as ipodpatcher has been improved, and many of the sites that have tutorials and such things have outdated instructions.

 

[srozzman]

just as an FYI, Rockbox on the 4th gen was really laggy a couple months ago, not sure about now.

 

[archosman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by srozzman /img/forum/go_quote.gif just as an FYI, Rockbox on the 4th gen was really laggy a couple months ago, not sure about now.

I saw that on the site. Might wait and see if a different version comes out. Or buy a new iPod!