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User890104 at 15:48, 5 February 2012

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	Fastboot is an [[emCORE]] application, that runs [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] as soon as the device is powered on. It is preferred by many users, and it is not so hard to install.		Fastboot is an [[emCORE]] application, that runs [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] as soon as the device is powered on. It is preferred by many users, and it is not so hard to install.

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	Fastboot is an [[emCORE]] application, that runs [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] as soon as the device is powered on. It is preferred by many users, and it is not so hard to install.		Fastboot is an [[emCORE]] application, that runs [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] as soon as the device is powered on. It is preferred by many users, and it is not so hard to install.

User890104 at 23:39, 25 October 2011

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	==Installation==		==Installation==

	'''WARNING: Always use the same version of [[emCORE]] and fastboot! Mixing up versions may lead to a condition where your iPod won't boot, and would require recovering with an additional set of tools!'''		<span style="color: #f00; font-size: 16px;">'''WARNING: Always use the same version of [[emCORE]] and fastboot! Mixing up versions may lead to a condition where your iPod won't boot, and would require recovering with an additional set of tools!'''</span>

	Installing fastboot is actually done by copying '''fastboot.emcoreapp''' under the name '''init.emcoreapp''' to a folder named '''.boot''' in the root folder of your iPod's flash memory/hard drive. Here are some instructions how to do that on different OSes<ref name="OS">'''OS''' stands for '''Operating system'''</ref>.		Installing fastboot is actually done by copying '''fastboot.emcoreapp''' under the name '''init.emcoreapp''' to a folder named '''.boot''' in the root folder of your iPod's flash memory/hard drive. Here are some instructions how to do that on different OSes<ref name="OS">'''OS''' stands for '''Operating system'''</ref>.

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Fastboot is an [[emCORE]] application, that runs [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] as soon as the device is powered on. It is preferred by many users, and it is not so hard to install.

'''Nano 2G users''': If you mainly use Apple's firmware and would like to "fastboot" into it, please ask on IRC for a modified fastboot build that boots OF<ref name="OF">'''OF''' stands for '''Original firmware'''</ref> instead.

==Usage==

*To boot [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] with fastboot installed, just power your iPod on.
*To launch the boot menu instead, '''hold''' any key while your iPod is turning on until you see the menu.

==Installation==

'''WARNING: Always use the same version of [[emCORE]] and fastboot! Mixing up versions may lead to a condition where your iPod won't boot, and would require recovering with an additional set of tools!'''

Installing fastboot is actually done by copying '''fastboot.emcoreapp''' under the name '''init.emcoreapp''' to a folder named '''.boot''' in the root folder of your iPod's flash memory/hard drive. Here are some instructions how to do that on different OSes<ref name="OS">'''OS''' stands for '''Operating system'''</ref>.

===Windows===

''It is not possible to create such folder using Windows's GUI<ref name="GUI">'''GUI''' stands for '''Graphical user inferface'''</ref>.''

# Connect your iPod in OF<ref name="OF" />, [http://www.rockbox.org/ Rockbox] or Disk mode so it appears in My computer as a storage device. Note the drive letter (for example, '''F:''').
# Open '''Command prompt''' (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command prompt).
# Enter the drive letter from step 1 with the colon at the end and press Enter.
# Enter the following commands:
cd /
mkdir .boot
Next, download the fastboot application that matches your emCORE version to the newly created '''.boot''' folder in your iPod. Don't forget to rename it to '''init.emcoreapp''' or it won't be loaded at all.

===Linux===

''Since files starting with dot are hidden on Linux by default, you need to either show them (in your favourite file manager's options) or use the command line.''

An example to copy the file using the command line would be:
mkdir -p /media/'''<your iPod's name>'''/.boot
cp ~/Downloads/fastboot.emcoreapp /media/'''<your iPod's name>'''/.boot/init.emcoreapp

===Mac OS X===

''Files starting with dot are hidden by default, so you need to either use the '''Terminal''' application, or change a system preference in order to show them''

An example to copy the file using the '''Terminal''' would be:
mkdir -p /Volumes/'''<your iPod's name>'''/.boot
cp ~/Downloads/fastboot.emcoreapp /Volumes/'''<your iPod's name>'''/.boot/init.emcoreapp

==References==

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