[Kiwiclx]

Follow these directions: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/vie...odInstallation

An easy way to start up the command prompt isntead of looking around for it in the Start Menu is to do Start -> Run -> Type in "cmd" and press Enter.

Good luck!

 

[elmoe]

Mirrored screen for the apple firmware seems to be for iPod 4Gs.

 

[xxhotchikxx]

has anyone tri booted rockbox with iPod linux and the Apple firmware? I dont want to be the first one.

 

[LedFloyd]

Sooooo anyone noticing any audio improvements over the original Apple firmware?

 

[LFF]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LedFloyd Sooooo anyone noticing any audio improvements over the original Apple firmware?

Not really. I was listening to some FLAC files and MPC files today. They sound great and being able to play them is fantastic but they don't sound right for some reason. I am impressed by the fact it works but the sound still has a way to go. It could be it's just me.

 

[swmtnbiker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFF Not really. I was listening to some FLAC files and MPC files today. They sound great and being able to play them is fantastic but they don't sound right for some reason. I am impressed by the fact it works but the sound still has a way to go. It could be it's just me.

I found the sound quality of the 2/13 build to be noticably WORSE than the original Apple firmware on both FLAC and 320K MP3 files. This was the 5G port of Rockbox. You can find my comments in the thread about the 5G version.

 

[elmoe]

On my 4G, FLAC quality is outstanding. Far better than 320kbps mp3s on the Apple firmware as far as my ears can tell. I'm quite happy with the rockbox so far , updating it everyday

 

[Febs]

I checked with the guy who is doing most of the iPod development at present (linuxstb on the Rockbox IRC) and he is aware of the mirror-image issue and has ideas about how to solve it.

 

[elmoe]

Its actually not that much of a problem for me, as I just use the apple firmware to copy files onto my iPod, nothing else. The rockbox works really well for music playback so far, and although there are many graphical bugs it is still easy to navigate and use the rockbox options I need.

 

[lexnasa]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jashugan On my 4G, FLAC quality is outstanding. Far better than 320kbps mp3s on the Apple firmware as far as my ears can tell. I'm quite happy with the rockbox so far , updating it everyday

It's also worth checking out Wavpack in Hybrid mode. You basically get a lossy file, and a correction file. Together they are lossless (and roughly the same size as a FLAC), but you can copy the lossy file to the iPod, encoded at say 400k with the extra quality option enabled. The file will be pretty much indistinguishable from a FLAC, and only half the size. But when you play the file on your computer, it will find the correction file and make it lossless.

 

[elmoe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexnasa It's also worth checking out Wavpack in Hybrid mode. You basically get a lossy file, and a correction file. Together they are lossless (and roughly the same size as a FLAC), but you can copy the lossy file to the iPod, encoded at say 400k with the extra quality option enabled. The file will be pretty much indistinguishable from a FLAC, and only half the size. But when you play the file on your computer, it will find the correction file and make it lossless.

Hmm, doesnt sound like it'll be real lossless then... I'll have to find more information on this.

 

[LFF]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpippel I found the sound quality of the 2/13 build to be noticably WORSE than the original Apple firmware on both FLAC and 320K MP3 files. This was the 5G port of Rockbox. You can find my comments in the thread about the 5G version.

Yeah - I am also using the 5G port. For some reason the sound just doesn't sound right. I am very optimistic though.

 

[LedFloyd]

Well it sounds like it still has a ways to go. Keep me posted on how the sound turns out!

 

[digitalcat]

Display on 4G seems to be greatly improved on the latest build, they must have updated the LCD driver.

 

[carlosgp]

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalcat Am I just imagining things or Rockbox actually sounds better than the apple OS? . The EQ is great.

In archos, rockbox certainly sounded better than archos firmaware. I remember the shock a few years ago