Rockbox

The RockboxUtility GUI tool didn’t manage to install the bootloader for me. Steps I took instead:

1. Mount iPod
2. Use RockboxUtility to install the Rockbox, fonts, plugin data, manual. I think this can also be done by copying the .rockbox directory manually to the disk.
3. Unmount iPod
4. Proceed with manual installation for the bootloader. Steps here: https://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-ipod6g/rockbox-buildch2.html#x4-130002.2.2
5. Run ./mks5lboot –dfuscan -l 1 to scan for DFU devices
6. Restart iPod by holding SELECT+MENU, should take about 8 seconds. Stop when the previous command shows that a DFU device is detected.
7. Create the DFU image: ./mks5lboot.x86_64 --mkdfu-inst bootloader-ipod6g.ipod bootloader.dfu
8. Send the DFU image: ./mks5lboot.x86_64 --dfusend bootloader.dfu

After a few seconds the command should terminate. The device should emit a single beep to indicate success. We manually build and send the DFU image because for some reason, --bl-inst doesn’t work. Under the hood this is what the --bl-inst command does anyway.