I recommend you to use the original iPod OS for transfering files from the PC. Press and hold MENU+SELECT for 5 seconds and it should boot up Rockbox.Safely eject the iPod using the USB icon in the Windows taskbar next to the clock ad the bottom right.Now click abort in the utility and close it.

Also in the root of the SD card create a 'Music' folder where you put in all your music (in fact it can be named anything and placed anywhere but I'd recommend doing it that way).

rockbox folder manually from the ZIP of the previous step into the root of that SD card

Find the mounted iPod SD card in your Windows explorer and copy the.

While keeping the utility open and not touching it -> get the iPod Classic dev build manually.

Now here's the thing -> the utility always stops at 99 % for any Gen 7 I have ever tested it with, even with the original HDD instead of iFlash -> don't worry, just proceed with the next step.

The screen stays black but don't worry, the utility will continue -> mine stuck at 83 % for a while but then went on so be patient.

Be careful when the message comes telling you to press and hold MENU+SELECT until it tells you to stop holding them -> you definitely have to release them as soon as the 'release' message pops up -> timing is very important here.

Make sure all checkboxes are checked and hit install.

In the dropdown select the development build instead of the stable release.

If not autodetected, select the iPod Classic Gen6 (7 is officially Gen6 but since I tried this with a 7 I stay at it with this guide).

Now download the Rockbox Utility and start it.

iTunes is trying to setup the iPod with you with a wizard -> you don't need this so close iTunes for good.

The iPod will reboot and will be re-detected by iTunes (this might take some time).

After iTunes detected it, use iTunes to 'restore' it.

Although this step is optional I recommend it: Format the SD card with GUIformat to FAT32 with 32xxx cluster size.

So here are the steps for an iPod7 using Windows, tested by myself with an iFlash Solo that holds a 512 GB SanDisk card:

Since the guides on iflash.xyz itself are outdated and the main thread in this forum that covers that topic might be a little confusing to some people although OP's edit claims all issues are fixed, I decided to do this clean guide for convenience.ĭisclaimer: If Windows shows any 'you have to format this drive' messages in the process, always click abort and close those Explorer windows down

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