Difference between revisions of "EmCORE Installation/iPodClassic/DFUiTunes"

Latest revision as of 03:23, 9 June 2016

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emCORE on iPod Classic is DEPRECATED, please use the Rockbox bootloader instead.

Download bootstrap_ipodclassic_itunes.exe
Connect your iPod to your computer
Make sure iTunes is closed
Kill "AppleMobileDeviceService.exe" using the task manager
- Open the task manager (press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC)
- Click on the "Processes" tab
- Choose "AppleMobileDeviceService.exe"
- Press the "End Process" button
- Press "End Process" to confirm
Do the same for "iTunesHelper.exe"
Make sure the hold switch is not locked
Press and hold the menu and select buttons for between 10 and 15 seconds - click here for a how-to video. The iPod will show an apple logo after about 5 seconds, keep holding the buttons until it seems to turn off completely The display of your iPod should now stay black, and a new USB device called "Apple Recovery (DFU) USB Driver" should connect to your PC.
Wait for the driver installation to complete
Run bootstrap_ipodclassic_itunes.exe

Your iPod should now turn on and connect a 64MB drive called "UMSboot". If it doesn't, please ask for support.

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 * Download [http://files.freemyipod.org/targets/iPod%20classic/bootstrap_ipodclassic_itunes.exe bootstrap_ipodclassic_itunes.exe]
 * Connect your iPod to your computer