Introduction
This tutorial is for computers running Windows only. Doing this on a Mac running Windows via BootCamp will work, but not on a Mac thru VirtualBox or any other virtual machine on a Mac.
It is possible to install Rockbox via a computer running macOS or Linux, however I have not been able to successfully do an install on either macOS or Linux. If you are brave and have time to attempt this, here’s the web site for instructions on how to do so.
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Connect your iPod in normal mode (iTunes/file transfer).
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Download the Rockbox EXE file at the link below. Run the Rockbox EXE file and click OK through the dialogues.
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Once you are at this screen, click "Show disabled targets" and click OK at the dialogue.
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After you have enabled the disabled targets, click the "Autodetect" button and your iPod's model should be highlighted in the menu above.
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After you have selected your iPod's model, click OK.
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Check all of the boxes selected in the blue box.
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After checking all of the boxes that are necessary, click install.
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Check the bootloader checkbox.
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Click install again.
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When this message appears in the console, press and hold both the MUTE and the SELECT button until there is a message in the console telling you to release the buttons.
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