diff --git a/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex b/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
index 040532b950..31fb42705e 100755
--- a/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
+++ b/manual/getting_started/ipod_install.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 % $Id$ %
 
+\opt{ipodnano}{\warn{If your Nano has a stainless steel back and plastic front 
+it is a 1st generation and is compatible with Rockbox.  If, on the other hand, 
+your Nano has a one-piece aluminum body it is a 2nd generation Nano and there 
+is currently no Rockbox port available.  Do not attempt to install the 
+bootloader on a 2nd generation Nano}}
+
+
 \warn{These instructions are preliminary and may contain errors! 
 Please check the wiki for up-to-date and improved installation instructions!
 If you find errors you're of course welcomed to report them so we can fix it
diff --git a/manual/platform/ipodnano.tex b/manual/platform/ipodnano.tex
index b1d41cdb8c..794577593e 100644
--- a/manual/platform/ipodnano.tex
+++ b/manual/platform/ipodnano.tex
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 \newcommand{\playerman}{Ipod}
 \newcommand{\playertype}{Nano}
-\newcommand{\playerlongtype}{\playertype}
+\newcommand{\playerlongtype}{\playertype{} 1st generation}
 \newcommand{\genericimg}{176x132x16}
 \newcommand{\specimg}{ipodnano}
 %Used to name the player, e.g. ...to the \dap