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Talk:Todo list

2011-11-22T18:37:21Z

Robert:

Talk:Todo list

2011-11-22T18:35:11Z

Robert: /* 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout */

== 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout ==

I'm pretty certain there is a HPA/DCO on those drives, and that ATA pw is set .
:There definitely is no ATA password, and I don't know of an HPA. I'm not even sure if the CE-ATA drive supports HPAs. The hiding of the firmware partition is most likely done by the iPod firmware. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 20:04, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

How ?
Isn't that pretty much what HPA/DCO's where created for ?
Have you verified if there is a HPA/DCO or not ?

( I don't have the setup to do it myself atm.
Also, I don't know of any tools that reliably can detect a HPA/DCO
over a USB-connection ?)

I see posts on the internets suggesting there IS in fact a HPA/DCO, at least on some models ..
http://forum.hddguru.com/toshiba-apple-ipod-protected-harddrives-t10669-40.html
(Yes, it's for the 5G, I know, but there has to be a reason that you can't just transplant any HDD
with the right interface you like, to an ipod, right ? (And there's only one ipod using CE-ATA AFAIK) ?)

Also, when viewing the physical disk of my emCore'd Classic in win-hex (over USB) there
is a 120MB entry,listed as "FAT1",

and the technical report complains that " FAT1 < FAT2 " .
But the disk needs to be connected to a proper controller for any accurate results ..
:emCORE/Rockbox is a proper controller for that kind of operation. And WinHEX has a lot of problems with non-512 byte sectors, causing it to miscalculate a bunch of sector numbers. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 20:04, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Or maybe the numbers don't add up because the HPA is there and thus the numbers reported are faked ?

(Why the super-floppy formatting btw ?)
Robert
:What would a partition table be good for? Superfloppy seems like the straight-forward choice to me. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 20:04, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Todo list

2011-11-15T16:41:58Z

Robert: /* 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout */

== 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout ==

I'm pretty certain there is a HPA/DCO on those drives, and that ATA pw is set .

Also, when viewing the physical disk of my emCore'd Classic in win-hex (over USB) there
is a 120MB entry,listed as "FAT1",

and the technical report complains that " FAT1 < FAT2 " .
But the disk needs to be connected to a proper controller for any accurate results ..

(Why the super-floppy formatting btw ?)
Robert

Talk:Todo list

2011-11-15T16:40:57Z

Robert: /* 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout */

== 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout ==

I'm pretty certain there is a HPA/DCO on those drives, and that ATA pw is set .

Also, when viewing the physical disk of my emCore'd Classic in win-hex (over USB) there
is a 120MB entry,listed as "FAT1" ,
and the technical report complains that " FAT1 < FAT2 " .
But the disk needs to be connected to a proper controller for any accurate results ..

(Why the super-floppy formatting btw ?)

Talk:Todo list

2011-11-15T16:40:40Z

Robert: 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout

== 1G/2G/3G Classic HDD-layout ==

I'm pretty certain there is a HPA/DCO on those drives, and that ATA pw is set .

Also, when viewing the physical disk of my emCore'd Classic in win-hex (over USB) there
is a 120MB entry,listed as "FAT1" , and the technical report complains that " FAT1 < FAT2 " .
But the disk needs to be connected to a proper controller for any accurate results ..

(Why the super-floppy formatting btw ?)

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-31T18:56:21Z

Robert:

== Audio-codec ? ==

How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ?

The only references to this chip on the internets are on
ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the same single source.

There is no mentioning of this chip on the 'wolfson'-site, no data-sheets
to be found anywhere, etc etc ..

Doesn't it make more business-sense that the nano 3G would use the same codec
as the other ipod released in 2007 ('Classic')?
[[User:Robert|Robert]] 18:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)"

:I doubt that it's a Cirrus one. The nano 3G uses the same SoC as the classic, but the power manager and audio codec seems to be different. A quick glance shows neither evidence of Wolfson or Cirrus, so feel free to dig into the disassemblies to find out more. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 19:18, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

I will dig in, as time permits .
But, You agree that there is no actual proof of what codec the 3G-Nano uses ?
[[User:Robert|Robert]]

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-31T18:54:42Z

Robert:

== Audio-codec ? ==

How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ?

The only references to this chip on the internets are on
ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the same single source.

There is no mentioning of this chip on the 'wolfson'-site, no data-sheets
to be found anywhere, etc etc ..

Doesn't it make more business-sense that the nano 3G would use the same codec
as the other ipod released in 2007 ('Classic')?
[[User:Robert|Robert]] 18:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)"

:I doubt that it's a Cirrus one. The nano 3G uses the same SoC as the classic, but the power manager and audio codec seems to be different. A quick glance shows neither evidence of Wolfson or Cirrus, so feel free to dig into the disassemblies to find out more. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 19:18, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

: I will dig in, as time permits .
But, You agree that there is no actual proof of what codec the 3G-Nano uses ?
[[User:Robert|Robert]]

User:Robert

2011-10-31T18:51:52Z

Robert: Created page with "Robert : Owner of a 3G-Nano and a 120GB Classic running emCore/Rockbox.."

Robert :
Owner of a 3G-Nano and a 120GB Classic running emCore/Rockbox..

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-31T18:50:35Z

Robert:

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-31T18:48:46Z

Robert:

== Audio-codec ? ==

How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ?

The only references to this chip on the internets are on
ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the same single source.

There is no mentioning of this chip on the 'wolfson'-site, no data-sheets
to be found anywhere, etc etc ..

Doesn't it make more business-sense that the nano 3G would use the same codec
as the other ipod released in 2007 ('Classic')?
"Robert 18:48, 31 October 2011 (UTC)"

:I doubt that it's a Cirrus one. The nano 3G uses the same SoC as the classic, but the power manager and audio codec seems to be different. A quick glance shows neither evidence of Wolfson or Cirrus, so feel free to dig into the disassemblies to find out more. --[[User:TheSeven|TheSeven]] 19:18, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-30T14:18:21Z

Robert:

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-30T14:18:03Z

Robert: /* Audio-codec ? */ new section

Audio-codec ?

How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ?

The only references to this chip on the internets are on
ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the same single source.

There is no mentioning of this chip on the 'wolfson'-site, no data-sheets
to be found anywhere, etc etc ..

Doesn't it make more business-sense that the nano 3G would use the same codec
as the other ipod released in 2007 ('Classic')?

== Audio-codec ? ==

How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ?

The only references to this chip on the internets are on
ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the same single source.

There is no mentioning of this chip on the 'wolfson'-site, no data-sheets
to be found anywhere, etc etc ..

Doesn't it make more business-sense that the nano 3G would use the same codec
as the other ipod released in 2007 ('Classic')?

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-30T12:55:06Z

Robert:

Talk:Nano 3G

2011-10-30T12:54:13Z

Robert: Created page with "Audio-codec ? How do we actually know that the 3G-nano uses WM1870 ? The only references to this chip on the internets are on ipod-liberating sites who all seem to be quoting the..."