[DesertInTheShape]

okay, so the rockboxed ipod is nice. except for one thing. my battery.
i can fully charge it and after it being fully charged, when i play it, the battery shows 16 hours, then 10, then 1, then after about 15 minutes of playing, it completely dies. what's up with that?
i've tried all i know i can, re-charge, but it does the same thing. please tell me this is fixable.

 

[kydsid]

How old is the iPod? Might just need a new battery.

What size file are you using? ALAC/FLAC require the HD to be used more often and reduce battery life. AFAIK even Apple posts lower battery life figures with the use of ALAC.

 

[DesertInTheShape]

playing all flac, and the ipod is new.
anyway to extend the battery at least? i mean, 15 minutes, playing flac files or not, that's just crazy.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Yeah, 15 minutes; that should not happen.

Perhaps it's a bad build.

 

[pez]

Heh, I got about ~10 hours on rockbox on my 1.5 yo 30 gig ipod.

 

[kydsid]

15 minutes on a new iPod. Something is definitely wrong.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kydsid /img/forum/go_quote.gif 15 minutes on a new iPod. Something is definitely wrong.

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

 

[John E Woven]

How long does it last with stock firmware?

 

[kydsid]

Quote:

Originally Posted by John E Woven /img/forum/go_quote.gif How long does it last with stock firmware?

Captain Obvious to the rescue!! Longer than 15 minutes

Really it should last at least 8-10 hours. My old, very abused 5g, still lasts 4 hours with heavy use.

 

[krmathis]

Something is definitely wrong!
I know Rockbox is pretty bad in power consumption, compared to the original Apple firmware, but 15 minutes is way to short.

Perhaps you could try a different Rockbox build? Either from another date, or another builder.

 

[synaesthetic]

The experience I've had with Rockbox in the past is that no matter what it's going to kill your battery life, but uh... yeah try a different build.

 

[pez]

My only suggestion that I can think of is to take it off, plug it up to iTunes fill it up, then take it off, and then reinstall rockbox. Oh, there is a battery option in rockbox for the 5g...make sure it's at the right one, depending on size I think one is 400 and the other 800.

 

[DesertInTheShape]

installed a new build and seems to work better, ive got an hour playback so far, but looks to be good...although the battery still won't charge all the way.....we'll see.

 

[pez]

different build? I though there's only one for the iPod 5 gen.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by pez /img/forum/go_quote.gif different build? I though there's only one for the iPod 5 gen.

Rockbox builds are built on a more-or-less daily basis, with current checkins all day long. Hence its highly possible that bugs appear i one build, and fixed in another one.
There are also unofficial builders, who release their own builds.