I used Rockbox on 2 of my iRiver H10 20GB MP3 player back in 2006, and it was AMAZING!! I had different themes, different games including rockdoom which is a modded version of the original Doom and the controls were easy and the game was so much fun! They even had crazy visualizers which was really cool when listening to music. Battery life wasn't that good so I had to uninstall Rockbox and install the H10's original firmware which I loved more in the end. Still was really awesome and I would definitely recommend trying it out if you have a couple of old iPods or MP3 Players laying around or if you have a couple flash modded iPod or MP3 Players! Great video! Brings back so many memories! :)
I have a PC. My ipod was formatted for a Mac (my Mac is long gone). Of course my Mac ipod won't work with my PC itunes, will I be able to use it with Rockbox to recover all my songs? Thanks and great video!
If you don't back it up yes. sorry to inform you. it's not a biggie just move it back onto your computer back it up and thne move it back onto the device.
Hey. If I want to use my iPod classic dual, do I need to add all music files twice? (Once via iTunes and once via drag&drop) to be received by either firmware? Or is one of the ways working for both?
ok what do you mean by "dual", is this a duel flash board or duel booting os? For the first one that shouldn't matter, the Ipod just sees one drive. If you're talking about duel booting os, then I think that it only works one way, rockbox can read songs that itunes puts on the ipod, but itunes can't read songe put there on rockbox.
I am thinking about getting this for my ,5th Gen video classic. Are you still able to connect this to iTunes to load and play any purchased songs? Will Apple brick my iPod because it is modded?
Great instructional video. I installed Rockbox on my iPod 120GB I purchased new in 2006. It does not have a scratch on it. I installed a few themes. Rockbox looks pretty but it is so slow and laggy. I removed it and restored my iPod.
@@cobra727 any idea what to do if you plug the player in and pc dont recognize it? This thing is driving me mad, first i cant add music now i cant get it to connect.
@@cobra727 i managed to get some updated info. Rockbox is on the player already, but when its plugged in the device mannager shows an issue. I tried uninstalling driver but no change. Have you had anything like this happen before?
@@dariensheilds I cant say that ive had this happen to me before. I would like to know what the original OS was formatted to (Mac or Win) as that might have something to do with it. (Really just shooting in the dark)
Can I if i flashmod my Ipod mini leave the CF card/SD card as is or do i have to format it with the approbiate (fat 32 or somthing) software. I would want to buy me a ipod mini and flaschmod it but dont care about apple software at all. So is it possible to save myself the hassle of formatting the sd card and installing apple software or is there no other way?
nice vid but I did not get it to work on my Mac, it keeps saying "due to a changed device path". I will try it on a windows pc and hopefully that will work
Hi, I wanna do this on my ipod nano 2nd gen but how do i set it in disc mode? Cuz if i press menu and middle button at the same timewhile rockbox is installed it goes back to normal.
Good instructional video. But Why oh Why do you have to speak sooo quickly? When you show a movement on the pc eg extracting files, you've done it very quickly. I had to keep pausing before moving forward. It was easy to install though, but it's early days I'm finding it a wee bit difficult to navigate.
I didn't try, but i think it is possible. The limitation happens don't cause the size the hd or ssd, but cause the RAM. When you have 128GB full of content, the OS loads a index of them into a database which is loaded into the RAM memory. More content make the database bigger and the RAM can't deal with that. I think that rockbox don't use a database index like stock OS, but just look up the content on hd or ssd it self, so to me sounds that can be possible Edit: I just remember that you can face a motherboard limitation to. If this happen there no way to increase the storage capacity over the limit
Why did i trust a random youtuber? My ipod 5.5 already has rockbox on it. Then you say, its dual boot. So I press the menu and select, apple logo shows and i press hold and nothing. Its now stuck on the apple logo. Thanks for bricking my ipod. I've tried unplugging the battery and turn it on, which makes it go to the sad face.
@@cobra727 I tried it again, press and hold menu and select. When apple logo shows (rebooting) flip the hold switch. I did that, and again it locks up on the apple logo.
that video gives me dankpods vibes
I am pretty sure it was made since dankpods forgot his promise to make a rockbox video
dollar store dankpods
i’m sorry it was a good video lol my bad bro
Same music too
The music really explains
get yourself a green ipad case and you will be official american dankpods
I like this channel, it actually helped me a bit when putting rockbox onto my 6th gen
I used Rockbox on 2 of my iRiver H10 20GB MP3 player back in 2006, and it was AMAZING!! I had different themes, different games including rockdoom which is a modded version of the original Doom and the controls were easy and the game was so much fun! They even had crazy visualizers which was really cool when listening to music. Battery life wasn't that good so I had to uninstall Rockbox and install the H10's original firmware which I loved more in the end. Still was really awesome and I would definitely recommend trying it out if you have a couple of old iPods or MP3 Players laying around or if you have a couple flash modded iPod or MP3 Players! Great video! Brings back so many memories! :)
Thx answered my all my qs about rockbox!
Whaaat! It has Terminus-font! :D that is soooooo coool!
This is awesome, thanks for showing this.
i love that its filmed like a dankpods video
This soundtrack will forever be associated with iPods.
I'm getting slight dankpods vibes
when you boot back into apple os are the mp3 files you added while in rockbox available?
Only If you synced them via iTunes, If you Just moved them to the Drive they wont
On this specific IPod that you displayed in this video. Can it display photos or videos?
Both
If I went out and bought another iPod mini and installed a 1tb SD card.. it could be filled with FLAC and still play fine you think?
Late reply but yes, I am able to play FLACs I ripped off Tidal just fine. I'm on a 5.5 Gen 512gb in an iFlash though.
I feel like i'm in a dankpods video
Great Video man!
I have a PC. My ipod was formatted for a Mac (my Mac is long gone). Of course my Mac ipod won't work with my PC itunes, will I be able to use it with Rockbox to recover all my songs? Thanks and great video!
honestly I don't know about getting songs off pods with rockbox, sorry
Thinking of installing this on my iPod classic. Will it affect the music I currently have on there?
If you don't back it up yes. sorry to inform you. it's not a biggie just move it back onto your computer back it up and thne move it back onto the device.
Hey.
If I want to use my iPod classic dual, do I need to add all music files twice?
(Once via iTunes and once via drag&drop)
to be received by either firmware?
Or is one of the ways working for both?
ok what do you mean by "dual", is this a duel flash board or duel booting os? For the first one that shouldn't matter, the Ipod just sees one drive. If you're talking about duel booting os, then I think that it only works one way, rockbox can read songs that itunes puts on the ipod, but itunes can't read songe put there on rockbox.
Can confirm Rockbox is able to access music files added via iTunes, and browse them by artist, album, year etc.
whats the cheapest device rockbox will run on? (asking because uhhhh (idk))
Helpful. Thank you. FLAC. Yes!
I am thinking about getting this for my ,5th Gen video classic. Are you still able to connect this to iTunes to load and play any purchased songs? Will Apple brick my iPod because it is modded?
Will Work yes
kinda wish you were filming that ipod on a green ipad
Will iTunes see my Rockbox music and vice versa?
can you install rockbox in the stock hard drive? or do I need to ssd mod my 6th gen?
yea you should be able to do that
Is it possible to play spotify or youtube music with rockbox?
nah
Great instructional video. I installed Rockbox on my iPod 120GB I purchased new in 2006. It does not have a scratch on it. I installed a few themes. Rockbox looks pretty but it is so slow and laggy. I removed it and restored my iPod.
i just got a rockbox player, can you do a vid on adding my music to the player. i am lost with this thing.
I think all you do is plug it into a computer and drag and drop music into it
@@cobra727 any idea what to do if you plug the player in and pc dont recognize it? This thing is driving me mad, first i cant add music now i cant get it to connect.
@@dariensheilds alright so does the player already have rockbox installed on it or is it on the original os?
@@cobra727 i managed to get some updated info. Rockbox is on the player already, but when its plugged in the device mannager shows an issue. I tried uninstalling driver but no change. Have you had anything like this happen before?
@@dariensheilds I cant say that ive had this happen to me before. I would like to know what the original OS was formatted to (Mac or Win) as that might have something to do with it. (Really just shooting in the dark)
Can I if i flashmod my Ipod mini leave the CF card/SD card as is or do i have to format it with the approbiate (fat 32 or somthing) software. I would want to buy me a ipod mini and flaschmod it but dont care about apple software at all. So is it possible to save myself the hassle of formatting the sd card and installing apple software or is there no other way?
You/Anyone recommend any videos on setting up Rockbox for the HIFI Walker?
Rad vid!
nice vid but I did not get it to work on my Mac, it keeps saying "due to a changed device path". I will try it on a windows pc and hopefully that will work
What year Mac do you have? Because I know Rockbox is not updated for the M1 Macs.
@@cobra727 it is an imac from 2013 and i used high sierra cause rockbox is a 32 bit program
whatever the hell that is , lol that's a King Yellowman song!!! :))
Dankpods vibes
Took my words
Hi, I wanna do this on my ipod nano 2nd gen but how do i set it in disc mode? Cuz if i press menu and middle button at the same timewhile rockbox is installed it goes back to normal.
for disk mode you push the middle and play/pause buttons
Wait you play war thunder?
Not regularly
HELP ME! My ipod doesnt switches back to normal
Yooo Inertiatic ESP
I looked up dankpods and than this showed up 😂
Good instructional video. But Why oh Why do you have to speak sooo quickly? When you show a movement on the pc eg extracting files, you've done it very quickly. I had to keep pausing before moving forward. It was easy to install though, but it's early days I'm finding it a wee bit difficult to navigate.
How are people seeing these individual files when opening there iPod file? 6:54
you haft to select the 'view' tab and then check 'show hidden files' (or something like that)
Thank you not-dankpods guy
I heard it hard to install on a 6th gen. Truth?
Imagine rockbox on ipod shuffle 💀
lol
Hey your not an aussie! You cant use this background music! (Obviously joking)
lol
This plays FLAC right?
Yes
dankpods fibes
Can rockbox help you get past the 128gb limit on the 6th gens?
I dont think so
I didn't try, but i think it is possible.
The limitation happens don't cause the size the hd or ssd, but cause the RAM.
When you have 128GB full of content, the OS loads a index of them into a database which is loaded into the RAM memory. More content make the database bigger and the RAM can't deal with that.
I think that rockbox don't use a database index like stock OS, but just look up the content on hd or ssd it self, so to me sounds that can be possible
Edit: I just remember that you can face a motherboard limitation to. If this happen there no way to increase the storage capacity over the limit
@@andremoreira7186how come there are ipods with 160gb capacity then?
@@binaryumThey probably have more ram to compensate for the higher storage size
For me 5th gen is gone
I just bought a 5th...
@@greaving I found out 5th is called iPod classic or something look for that
Why did i trust a random youtuber? My ipod 5.5 already has rockbox on it. Then you say, its dual boot. So I press the menu and select, apple logo shows and i press hold and nothing. Its now stuck on the apple logo. Thanks for bricking my ipod. I've tried unplugging the battery and turn it on, which makes it go to the sad face.
Heart attack over, resat the sd card and plugged it into my pc and rockbox booted. In conclusion, not all ipods are dual boot. DONT LIE!
Your soupost to flip the hold switch when it is rebooting
@@cobra727 I tried it again, press and hold menu and select. When apple logo shows (rebooting) flip the hold switch. I did that, and again it locks up on the apple logo.
Maybe the dual boot option only works for the ipod 4th gen?
@@SSR_RedDevil it works for the 5.5
If I went out and bought another iPod mini and installed a 1tb SD card.. it could be filled with FLAC and still play fine you think?
yea you would need to install rockbox and then they should play
maybe I should do that.. if you install rockbox does it dodge the 20k song limit too? @@cobra727