How the first gen ipod was reverse engineered to run #Rockbox:
1. Someone figured out that when loading a particular HTML page (for viewing on the device), the device would reboot. It crashed. A buffer overflow in the HTML viewer!
2. The device remembered what it did before the crash, so it would reload the HTML page again after boot. Unless you connected to it over USB and removed the HTML file it would stick in this cycle.
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I still manage my library in apple music, so I do not mind. But my iPods are nodded and sometimes syncing does not work, as the Mac or Music app do not remember the iPod. Syncing more than 180 GB then takes forever at USB 2.0 speeds…
They also have automatic installers for Linux and MacOS
Great news, thank you! Will check it out soon!
No problem :) I did my iPod 5th gen today and it’s so easy! No more iTunes BS.
I still manage my library in apple music, so I do not mind. But my iPods are nodded and sometimes syncing does not work, as the Mac or Music app do not remember the iPod. Syncing more than 180 GB then takes forever at USB 2.0 speeds…
Tried today, but it still requires a FAT32 formatted iPod. Not getting there without a Windows computer…
Maybe try a Windows VM with USB passtrough