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Content is mostly from Vencislav's page on Freemyipod. Change-Id: Ia6b598434fa21c312a60e75f6e2e3d317c5de58c
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\nopt{ipod6g}{
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Download ipodpatcher.exe from
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\download{bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/win32/ipodpatcher.exe}
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and run it whilst logged in with an administrator account.
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\item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
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your \dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
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bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and ipodpatcher will now
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install the bootloader. After a short time you should see the message
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``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit
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ipodpatcher.
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\item \note{If ipodpatcher fails to install the bootloader for you, please
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be certain that you do indeed have a supported iPod model and are logged in
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as an administrator. If you do, run
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ipodpatcher once more and try again. If you don't, then do not attempt to
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install again.}
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\end{enumerate}
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Attach your \dap{} to your Mac and wait for its icon to appear in
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Finder.
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\item Download and open ipodpatcher.dmg from
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\download{bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/macosx/ipodpatcher.dmg}
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and then double-click on the ipodpatcher icon inside. You can also
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drag the ipodpatcher icon to a location on your hard drive and launch
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it from the Terminal.
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\item If all has gone well, you should see some
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information displayed about your \dap{} and a message asking you if you
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wish to install the Rockbox bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and
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ipodpatcher will now install the bootloader. After a short time you
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should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader installed successfully.'' Press
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ENTER again to exit ipodpatcher and then quit the Terminal application.
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\item \note{If ipodpatcher fails to install the bootloader for you, please
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be certain that you do indeed have a supported iPod model. If you do, run
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ipodpatcher once more and try again. If you don't, then do not attempt to
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install again.}
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\item Your \dap{} will now automatically reconnect itself to your Mac.
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Wait for it to connect, and then eject and unplug it in the normal way.
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\note{You should unplug your ipod immediately after ejecting it to
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prevent Rockbox immediately rebooting your \dap{} into disk mode when it
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detects that your \dap{} is attached to a computer. }
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\end{enumerate}
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Download ipodpatcher from
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\download{bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/linux32x86/ipodpatcher} (32-bit x86
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binary) or \download{bootloader/ipod/ipodpatcher/linux64amd64/ipodpatcher}
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(64-bit amd64 binary). You can save this anywhere you wish, but the next
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steps will assume you have saved it in your home directory.
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\item Attach your \dap{} to your computer.
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\item Open up a terminal window and type the following commands:
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\begin{code}
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cd $HOME
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chmod +x ipodpatcher
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./ipodpatcher
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\end{code}
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\note{You need to be the root user in order for ipodpatcher to have
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sufficient permission to perform raw disk access to your \dap{}.}
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\item If all has gone well, you should see some information displayed about
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your \dap{} and a message asking you if you wish to install the Rockbox
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bootloader. Press i followed by ENTER, and ipodpatcher will now install the
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bootloader. After a short time you should see the message ``[INFO] Bootloader
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installed successfully.'' Press ENTER again to exit ipodpatcher.
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\end{enumerate}}
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\opt{ipod6g}{
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Windows}
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Manual installation under Windows is not supported. Please use \caps{Rockbox
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Utility} for bootloader and Rockbox installation.
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Mac OS X}
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\warn{Please make sure that your iPod is formatted using FAT32
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(a.k.a. WinPod) before attempting to install the bootloader!
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Installation will not work on HFS/HFS+ iPods (a.k.a. MacPods).}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Download the bootloader in .ipod format from
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\url{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic-v1_0/bootloader-ipod6g.ipod}
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\item Download mks5lboot for your operating system from
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\url{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html\#download_stable}
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\item You need to have package libusb installed using Homebrew (brew install
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libusb) or MacPorts (port install libusb) in order to run mks5lboot.
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\item Start mks5lboot from a terminal with the following command-line:
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mks5lboot --dfuscan -l It should scan for DFU devices every second.
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\item It is important to stop iTunes (dock icon -> Quit) and iTunesHelper
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(using Activity monitor, find the process and select Quit or Force
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quit if it keeps restarting) BEFORE continuing to the next
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step. Otherwise iTunes will put your iPod in wrong mode, and you will
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not be able to proceed with the installation.
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\item Put your iPod in DFU mode.
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\item When the device is detected, press CTRL+C to terminate the scan
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process, and proceed to the next step.
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\item Start mks5lboot from a terminal with the following command-line:
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mks5lboot --bl-inst path/to/bootloader-ipod6g.ipod, providing the
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correct path to bootloader-ipod6g.ipod that you downloaded earlier.
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\item When the installation is complete, you should have Rockbox up and
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running!
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\end{enumerate}
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\subsubsection{Bootloader installation from Linux}
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\begin{enumerate}
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\item Connect your iPod in normal mode (iTunes/file transfer).
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\item Download \wikilink{RockboxUtility} for your operating system.
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\item When \caps{Rockbox Utility} opens, select the checkbox named Show disabled targets, and point the installer to your iPod's mount point.
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\item On the installation screen make sure that Rockbox is selected and Bootloader is not selected. You can install themes or the game files if you want.
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\item Start the Rockbox installation.
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\item Download the \href{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic-v1_0/bootloader-ipod6g.ipod}{bootloader in .ipod format}.
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\item Download \href{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html#download_stable}{mks5lboot} for your operating system. Alternatively, you can \href{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html#build_mks5lboot}{build it} from the source code.
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\item You need to have package libusb-1.0.0 installed in order to run mks5lboot.
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\item To make sure the installer is marked as executable, start the following command in the terminal: chmod +x mks5lboot.
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\item Start mks5lboot from a terminal with the following command-line: ./mks5lboot --dfuscan -l. It should scan for DFU devices every second.
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\item Put your iPod in \href{https://files.freemyipod.org/~user890104/bootloader-ipodclassic.html#dfu}{DFU mode}.
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\item When the device is detected, press CTRL+C to terminate the scan process, and proceed to the next step.
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\item Start mks5lboot from a terminal with the following command-line: ./mks5lboot --bl-inst path/to/bootloader-ipod6g.ipod, providing the correct path to bootloader-ipod6g.ipod that you downloaded earlier.
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\item When the installation is complete, you should have Rockbox up and running!
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\end{enumerate}
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}
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