Rockbox instillation.

Ok so hopefully i get my ipod 5thgen tomorrow and i was wondering if anyone can post a simple guide to installing Rockbox. and the gameboy plugin.

 

you can't do it. 5th gen iPods cannot be hacked. Apple encrypted the firmware, and no one's been able to hack it yet.

 

yeah, this one

which isn't being sold anymore.

ChevyNovaSS didn't give us a type of iPod. However, judging from the currently lineup, it has to be a 5th gen iPod Nano, which isn't supported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#Models

 

if i didnt make it clear its a 60gig ipod 5th gen from my friend im not buying it new.

 

I read into it a bit, and there are quite a few issues. I'd suggest holding onto the current Apple firmware until everything is sorted out.

http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodStatus#Known_issues_4G_models_and_highe

 

the only problem i might worry about is "usb disk mode" i have no clue what the is but it sounds bad, but from what i read nothing else sounds crippiling.

 

USB disk mode means you can use it like a portable harddrive, if it's just for music then you can live without.


I kinda like the feature though....

 

from what I understand, recording is missing some features. (Don't think you'll even use this though)

The USB Disk Mode refers to using your computer to charge your iPod, not about accessing it's contents. If you have an iPod dock radio (like me), you can charge your iPod this way, rather than the computer.

You CAN NOT use firewire to connect the iPod. (Again doesn't matter much, since USB is the standard)

There is no click wheel sound.

TV/Video-Out doesn't work.

There was also something about the flash memory being overwritten by Rockbox, and it's affects on the iPod. I think it said it might brick it. Definitely look into this before proceeding. All the other things seem pretty insignificant.

 

USB Disk Mode - Disk mode works very well, but charging is not implemented on all iPods yet.
Which means you can use iTunes on your iPod or access it's contents directly by browsing there, but it may not charge. They didn't list which ones charge or not.

 

well i installed it, i had a scare because i could not get the bootloader to install but i got it eventually (30min). Every thing is working fine so far.