Pimped out iPod?

I just found something sweet called iPod Linux.

It changes your iPod's OS and I think it's much more useful.

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You can also change the theme and stuff.

Photo taken with my Canon sd630 from Freepay ) You can see the quality of the camera by looking at the earbuds. I think the screen part is abit messed up because of the screen protector and the glare.

I remember when that was really simple and couldn't do very much at all. Good to see it has improved.

However, the last version I saw had really awful sound quality. How's the sound quality on this one?

Good to see they [bc06667a9d5]finally[/bc06667a9d5] figured out the chipset on the 4th/5th gen iPods... The UI was very barebones.

The program I installed is called RockBox. Can be found at Rockbox.org. They are the improved versions of iPod Linux.

The sound quality is like iPod itself. Clear and crisp. In fact it's actually better in someways because bass and such can all be controlled just like in winamp.

I played around in the features section and discovered they had alot of homebrew games. Including Doom, Pacman, bejwelled, tetris, pong, chess, and much much more. (Of course the names aren't called those for obvious reasons.)

It wasn't really hard to install. The steps are almost fool-proof. I'm not much of a tech guy myself and I was able to do it.

The beauty of this program is that you can have that OS as well as the original Apple OS. So you can have a 2-in-1 iPod!

thats sweet! can't wait to have an ipod again

So you can reboot it for either OS?

How much HD space does linux take up?

How do you change from OS to OS?

I use ipodwizard, I couldnt figure out rockbox

[quote37b0046b28="x323smostwantedx"]I use ipodwizard, I couldnt figure out rockbox[/quote37b0046b28]

Ditto, but since the updaters are now part of iTunes, can they be rewritten?

iPodwizard is PC-only, right?

Any suggestions as to what I can use that's similar and Mac-friendly?

[quote9a9ceaf66a="x323smostwantedx"]I use ipodwizard, I couldnt figure out rockbox[/quote9a9ceaf66a]

I [i9a9ceaf66a]did[/i9a9ceaf66a] too, the new firmware upgrade from iTunes overwrote everything so it's back to normal. I'll have to check out the iPod Linux.

I'm very interested. I have a 4th gen iPod...

does this work on 5g? any risk in bricking the ipod?

Also, how do you transfer music once its on? Do you still use iTunes or Anapod?

awesome! i saw the original versions of the program when it first came out, and wasn't impressed and never even tried. now i might give it a shot D...

[quotea4532bddfb="Tholek"][quotea4532bddfb="x323smostwantedx"]I use ipodwizard, I couldnt figure out rockbox[/quotea4532bddfb]

Ditto, but since the updaters are now part of iTunes, can they be rewritten?[/quotea4532bddfb]
Yes they can, but u change the pictures directly through the ipod, not the updater

What about fonts and strings?

[quotef6416b1bf8="Tholek"]What about fonts and strings?[/quotef6416b1bf8]
yup, you can change everything, just when ur selecting the firmware, choose "ipod" instead, then do all the changes, then once ur done, just write.
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I am so interested in this. O

So HOW do you do this? It looks sweet.

[quoteae78ddca30="unknown uchiha"]So HOW do you do this? It looks sweet.[/quoteae78ddca30]
iPod Wizard or the one he posted? Because I made a lil tutorial for iPodwizard if yall want it

I know iPodWizard doesn't work for OSX so I'm screwed there unless a roommate will let me use their Windows-based laptop.

I also need to downgrade firmware first on my 1st generation Nano.

[quote74114773cb="unknown uchiha"]I know iPodWizard doesn't work for OSX so I'm screwed there unless a roommate will let me use their Windows-based laptop.

I also need to downgrade firmware first on my 1st generation Nano.[/quote74114773cb]
Yeah u cant use ipodwizard on macs, now theres not need to downgrade firmware, its easier now.

There's no need to downgrade the firmware? I'm running 1.2

[quote53f3155c6c="unknown uchiha"]There's no need to downgrade the firmware? I'm running 1.2[/quote53f3155c6c]
If you have it updated, the one that came with the new itunes, then theres no reason to downgrade.

Well, I'm talking about running iPod Linux.

[quoteec2041a324="x323smostwantedx"][quoteec2041a324="unknown uchiha"]So HOW do you do this? It looks sweet.[/quoteec2041a324]
iPod Wizard or the one he posted? Because I made a lil tutorial for iPodwizard if yall want it[/quoteec2041a324]
Hook it up...

[quote6b39602ce0="x323smostwantedx"][quote6b39602ce0="Tholek"]What about fonts and strings?[/quote6b39602ce0]
yup, you can change everything, just when ur selecting the firmware, choose "iPod" instead, then do all the changes, then once ur done, just write.
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Nice. Ok, then, I'll download the latest version. )

+KMA

Rockbox is installed completely away from the original iPod OS system. Therefore installing rockbox will not affect any settings of your original iPod. When you install Rockbox, you make a partition of the iPod harddrive system for use with rockbox OS. Uninstalling it is simple as well you just delete that partitioned hard drive. I don't fully know what happens in the process of uninstalling and I don't really think I'm going to need to uninstall it.

As for the bricking your iPod, I don't think there is any 100% guarantee, of course it's like any other software, you use it and whatever happens is your responsibility. But like I explained above, the installing part is really easy as long as you follow the step by step. They are very detailed so it's not too hard. Make sure you read before you start anything so that you are prepared.

As for the dual OS usage, when you turn on your ipod it will shut down the rockbox OS system. Next time you turn off, you just need to keep the menu button pressed until it reads rebooting original firmware, it will boot the original firmware and it will stay that way even after you shut down like nothing happened. After that if you want to switch to rockbox again, you just reset the ipod by holding menu+middle button and rockbox will load.

There are so many features if I wanted to describe you what I discovered, I would be writing a novel.

One thing about rockbox is that it is a folder-based OS system. So, you have to upload the music in any folder in the root folder of the iPod. Therefore, no you can't listen to any of the music you already have. ( It sucks but I kinda like the folder system so I don't mind reuploading.

The OS system doesn't take too much space. less than 1gig.

By the way, I'm trying to take a movie of rockbox in action using my SD 630 but like most other videos on Youtube, the screen is very fuzzy. Any pro-photographers, do you have any tips for taking clear videos of the iPod in action?

On a digital camera, use the "macro" option. If using flash, try to keep the camera a bit distant and use the zoom. Ya.

hmmm... i wonder if this will let me play wmas on an ipod

[quote799f0d4d9b="Wolfeman"][quote799f0d4d9b="x323smostwantedx"][quote799f0d4d9b="unknown uchiha"]So HOW do you do this? It looks sweet.[/quote799f0d4d9b]
iPod Wizard or the one he posted? Because I made a lil tutorial for iPodwizard if yall want it[/quote799f0d4d9b]
Hook it up...[/quote799f0d4d9b]
Well here is my tut and 3 of my themes, I doubt ull like the themes since its a clothing brand but you can get more at the ipodwizard forums.

[b799f0d4d9b]Purple Camo Theme[/b799f0d4d9b]
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[b799f0d4d9b]Baby Milo Junkfood Theme[/b799f0d4d9b]
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[b799f0d4d9b]Green Camo Theme[/b799f0d4d9b]
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[color=red799f0d4d9b][size=22799f0d4d9b][b799f0d4d9b]INSTRUCTIONS[/b799f0d4d9b][/size799f0d4d9b][/color799f0d4d9b]
[b799f0d4d9b][size=18799f0d4d9b]BEFORE WE START[/size799f0d4d9b][/b799f0d4d9b]
1. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of iTunes and have upgraded your firmware through there. If you havent done that, go here
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If you dont do this, it wont work.

2. Download the latest version of iPodWizard 1.2 and install it.
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3. Download whatever theme you want and extract the folder somewhere in your computer.

[b799f0d4d9b][size=18799f0d4d9b]PROCEDURES[/size799f0d4d9b][/b799f0d4d9b]
1. Connect your iPod to your computer and wait about a minute. Then before you start with the mods, make your your ipod isnt updating your music library.

2. Open Ipod wizard and then select "iPod" on "Edit Mode", then click "Load iPod Firmware"
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3. After it has loaded click on "Load All"
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4. Then Select the theme folder you downloaded and click okay.
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5.Then after they have loaded, Click on "WRITE", BUT if you want to change the font dont press "write" yet.
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[b799f0d4d9b][size=22799f0d4d9b]INSTRUCTIONS ON CHANGING THE FONT[/size799f0d4d9b][/b799f0d4d9b]
1. On iPodwizard, click on "Fonts"
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2. Then Click on "OTF Fonts"
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3. Then on the "Index" select "1"
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4. Then select "Make Font" on the right and select what font you want and the size.

5. After your done with the font then press "Write"

6. Congratulations you have Modded your iPod litsli

Hopefully with this you guys have learned to make your own themes. All you have to do is edit the pictures.

[quote5bf5970a93="ilanbg"]iPodwizard is PC-only, right?

Any suggestions as to what I can use that's similar and Mac-friendly?[/quote5bf5970a93]

buy a pc )

RockBox is too hard x can I put the games on with iPodwizard?

[quote2817801284="Gooogler"]RockBox is too hard x can I put the games on with iPodwizard?[/quote2817801284]
only if u buy em

Can some one please help me out w/ rockbox?

Have you read the instructions on their site? I thought it was pretty easy.

All you basiclaly have to do is download all their stuff on the instructions list. Open up the Command window from Start>Run then type CMD and press enter.

Just type in whatever the instruction tells you from that command menu.

Ok, Rockbox was easy to put on, but now I'm having problems finding any games to play....Where can I download the games?

NVM -- Found what I was looking for

I finally got this working and I am using the same theme you have right now. It's nice. I want a theme that can show the volume and battery level better, do you have any sugguestions? Also, where is a good place to get games?


FOR THOES OF YOU WHO COULDN'T FIGURE THIS OUT, MAKE SURE YOU READ THE MANUAL FIRST

Here is a directory of the manuals depending on what you are installing this on - Click on the "online" link below your model

Here is the link for the ipod video 5g

I read this and it was very easy and I got it working.

Some helpful things

The website is www.rockbox.org if you didn't know.

You will not be using ITUNES anymore, and you will have to change where your music is located on your ipod. Your music will go into folders on the root of your drive, thats where rockbox reads it from.

-WPG Gallery (themes) - Choose your model on the page

-The INDEX page located on the left side of the site. It has pretty much everything you need to know, howtos, FAQ's, Customizing..ect.

There are tons of customizable things on here and I don't know much about it, I believe you can even have a gameboy emulator on it.

Does anyone know when this will work for the 5.5g Ipod?

Gruffer Not sure, it all depends on the iPod Linux team and whether or not they make progress. Remember, they're doing this as a hobby =)

This was available since the 3Gs...

Finally got iPodLinux installed on my 5G 30GB from FlashIpods. Took AGES to get it right, I followed the instructions but never got it to work. Finally I stopped one set of instructions halfway through, and started a different set and it worked.

I worked from the Installer_2 and the guidelines here

http//ipodlinux.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7748

Didn't use SLAX, as I have two Linux systems in addition to my Windows/Ubuntu dual boot! Yeah baby, I love my computers. Now what to do with the OTHER two systems I have in addition to these three? Hmm...more servers....delicious computers....

[quote11dde48edc="JennyWren"]Finally got iPodLinux installed on my 5G 30GB from FlashIpods. Took AGES to get it right, I followed the instructions but never got it to work. Finally I stopped one set of instructions halfway through, and started a different set and it worked.

I worked from the Installer_2 and the guidelines here

http//ipodlinux.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7748

Didn't use SLAX, as I have two Linux systems in addition to my Windows/Ubuntu dual boot! Yeah baby, I love my computers. Now what to do with the OTHER two systems I have in addition to these three? Hmm...more servers....delicious computers....[/quote11dde48edc]
/heart skips beat

My kinda woman! If I weren't married... and probably 20 years older than you... ;)

[quote699d29ba4d="dmorris68"][quote699d29ba4d="JennyWren"]Finally got iPodLinux installed on my 5G 30GB from FlashIpods. Took AGES to get it right, I followed the instructions but never got it to work. Finally I stopped one set of instructions halfway through, and started a different set and it worked.

I worked from the Installer_2 and the guidelines here

http//ipodlinux.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7748

Didn't use SLAX, as I have two Linux systems in addition to my Windows/Ubuntu dual boot! Yeah baby, I love my computers. Now what to do with the OTHER two systems I have in addition to these three? Hmm...more servers....delicious computers....[/quote699d29ba4d]
/heart skips beat

My kinda woman! If I weren't married... and probably 20 years older than you... ;)[/quote699d29ba4d]

dmorris has a crush. P

I'm still stuck deciding whether to grab another iPod or wait until the Zune, hmm..

David & Jenny, sitting in a tree....no wait....David & Jenny, sitting on a rack mounted server...

Lol, you guys must get laid a lot.

Server guys get all the chicks...