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Message: Please read everything thouroughly before posting a complaint. Many stupid mistakes can be prevented by taking your time and doing it right. If it works for some and doesn't for others using the exact same model, someone must be making a mistake. The file has been downloaded 1000+ times so there must be some people successfully using this tutorial without replying! Good Luck!

LAST EDITED : 15/04/06 (DD/MM/YY)

Version 1.05
-Added foolproof warning
Version 1.04
-Reviewed entire tut
-Made installer link functional again (bandwidth limit)
-Discontinued .zip file (.rar instead)
Version 1.03
-Added info about extracting .gz files
Version 1.02
-Added video/audio synch fix
Version 1.01
-Fixed a few typos and misleading instructions in the tut.
Version 1.00
-First version!


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You will NEED WinRAR to read the files in this tutorial. You can download it here:

http://rarlab.com/rar/wrar351.exe
(It's a free trial but you can uninstall after you're done the tutorial)

If you don't have WinRAR this tutorial will not work.

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===Fast & Easy iPodlinux tutorial===

Files you need to download:

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Mirror 1 : http://rapidshare.de/files/13054276/...ler_Modded.rar
(Scroll down and click on FREE)

Mirror 2 :
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VLJYL2LW

Mirror 3 :
http://www.uploading.com/get.php?get=KF1WXO6G

Mirror 4 : http://themuffintree.uni.cc/files (Use ONLY if Mirror 1 AND 2 AND 3 don't work for you. You must request a password from me before being able to use this link.)
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http://ipodlinux.org/builds/ *

*Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and download the latest nightly build of the linux kernel, they are labelled YYYY-MM-DD-kernel.bin.gz . Do NOT download the YYYY-MM-DD-kernel.bin.gz.asc file, it is useless. Of course, YYYY-MM-DD is today's date, if it hasn't been updated yet it might be yesterday's. You don't need YYYY-MM-DD-podzilla.gz in this tutorial, since we will be using floydzilla, which already includes doom and a bunch of other games & features. If you want to use podzilla instead of floydzilla, you will have the option of doing this just before the step explaining how to install floydzilla.

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http://www.dansfloyd.com/floydzilla.zip

Yes, we will be using floydzilla, which is quite up to date and has many more 3rd party features than the normal podzilla build.

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Put all the files you downloaded in the same folder so you don't get confused.



1. Extract the .rar file "iPod Linux Installer Modded.rar". You now should have a folder, "iPod Linux Installer Modded".

2. Extract your latest kernel, YYYY-MM-DD-kernel.bin.gz. It should produce a file, YYYY-MM-DD-kernel.bin. Just rename this to linux.bin. (IMPORTANT: If you have 'hide extensions for known file types' checked in your folder options for windows, the .bin extension will be hidden. In that case you will be renaming it to 'linux' since it's already a .bin file. Most mistakes made in this tutorial are made here. If you read this section carefully it will work for you. Simply make sure you EXTRACT the .bin file and don't just rename the archive to linux.bin. Also, make sure you are using the -kernel.bin.gz file and not the -podzilla.gz file.

3. Move your linux.bin file into the "iPod Linux Installer Modded" FOLDER. It will ask you to replace, say yes.

4. Connect your iPod, if it's not already there, and make sure it's fully loaded by seeing if it's in my computer.

5. Now, go inside the "iPod Linux Installer Modded" folder, and run "ipodlinux-installer.exe". It will ask you if you want to check for updates, UNCHECK this. click next. You'll have to choose which OS you want to boot first - i strongly recommend the default apple os (I'll show you how to switch to linux a little later). After that it will ask you if you want to make a backup. MAKE ONE!!! This helped me get out of **** once when I screwed this up. It doesn't backup all your music, just the OS, I assume you still have your music on your computer, but if you're like me, you don't (small hard drive) so cross your fingers or make backups somehow on another external harddrive. It should work, but there is a small chance you screw things up. Personally, I was a bit risky and I didn't have a copy of my songs anywhere (except on my cds). I was fine. Its up to you... After the backup is done, it's ready to actually install. Click next. It will start installing ipodlinux. Just let it do it's thing. If you switch between open windows, the installer might go blank but don't worry, it's still installing. Just leave the window maximised, it won't take too long... Then the window won't go blank! After it's done, it will ask you to disconnect your iPod but DONT do it yet... Just exit the installer by clicking finish.

If you want to use the regular podzilla, follow intructions on the "updating podzilla" page in the main ipodlinux wiki ( http://ipodlinux.org/Updating_podzilla ). Scroll down to 'winpods'. Just skip step 6 if you want to use podzilla instead of floydzilla.

-- -- -- --FLOYDZILLA SECTION START-- -- -- --

6. Unzip the file "floydzilla.zip" and run floydzilla.exe. It will begin installing the graphical interface. Just click next when required, select your iPod's drive letter in my computer, follow the very simple instructions and agree to the license. When the installer finishes, eject your iPod.

-- -- -- --FLOYDZILLA SECTION END-- -- -- --

==THE TEST==

After you've ejected, your iPod should reboot... If not, do a reboot by holding menu and select together (might be menu and play for first to third generation ipods, I'm not sure, i don't have one... except you're supposed to have a 4g while doing this tutorial ) until you see the apple logo. If that doesn't work, flip hold on and then off again and try once more.

When you see the apple logo, you can boot into ipodlinux by flipping on hold untill you see a "DOS-like" loading screen. You can switch hold off then. Or, you can hold rewind till you see linux loading as above. After it's done loading, you *should* be in ipodlinux. It should look a bit like the normal apple operating system, except with different menu items and 'podzilla' or 'floydzilla' (depending on which one you chose) at the top.

== THINGS TO DO WITH LINUX ==

If you did this all right, you should be in linux. You can change settings there and start using it. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY MUSIC IN IPODLINUX, YOU HAVE TO DELETE ALL PODCASTS OR IT WILL NOT WORK. Edit: It might work now with the latest kernels, I haven't tried it yet. Personally, I just use the default apple OS to play music because if you press menu when you're playing a song in ipodlinux, it stops playing. There are many little bugs like this so don't expect it to be perfect. The real fun, however, lies in the other things you can do:

Doom

You can play doom by going into the file browser and going to the /hp/doom folder (if you installed floydzilla), and running iDoom.

The controls for doom are:

menu-> forward
rewind-> left
fastforward->right
play/pause ->shoot
select -> open doors and activate switches

You can't change weapons, but if you pick one up, it automatically switches to the best one for you.

Videos:

You can also play videos. To do this, you need to take an .avi file and convert it so it can play in ipodlinux. I recommend using MoPiD to convert your videos, which you can get at:

http://www.dansfloyd.com/mopid.zip

It's pretty simple to use. Just run mopid.exe and follow instructions. You might get an unregistered dll error, in that case there's an easy way to register all the dll's you will ever need in your lifetime by installing:

http://www.ascentive.com/support/new/libraryfiles.exe

I'm quite certain this works, but if it still gives you the unregistered error, just search the forums, the solution is somewhere...

I recommend creating a video folder on your iPod. Remember, to find all your files, you need to go to /hp first to get to the iPod's home directory. There you should see the folder you created.

Fixing audio synchronization in video:

You will find that the first time you play a video the audio is relatively in synch but the second and subsequential times it is a bit off. There is a fix for this. Simply create a new empty text file. Then, make sure you uncheck the setting "hide extensions for known file types". Rename your text file to "clear.avi" (or whatever name you want to give it, it just has to end with .avi). Place this on your iPod somewhere where you can find it (i.e. your video folder). Simply run it in between videos and the audio will be in synch!


==RETURN TO APPLE OS===

To return to apple OS when you're in ipodlinux, just go to power-> shutdown iPod or reboot ipod (when you're in linux), making sure you don't switch hold on while you see the apple logo or else you'll just get back into ipodlinux. You can also hold menu and select (or menu and play for 1-3G, but once again, no reason why you should have a 3g while doing this tutorial ) for a few seconds until you reset. Just don't touch anything when you see the apple logo and you'll be back to the normal iPod interface!



==RESTORING THE BACKUP IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG==


If you get the sick ipod icon or the folder error when you start ipodlinux, you can restore your backup you created in the install. Just connect your ipod to your computer (making sure you're in the apple os or the black and white disk mode (hold select + play while booting). ), and then in the command line (start ->run) type "X:\path to the folder where your installer is\ipodlinux-installer.exe" /r INCLUDING THE QUOTATION MARKS. X is the drive you're using and the path is the folder your installer is in. This will prompt you to restore the backup. Keep the installer folder for future use or else your backup will be gone. This is the easiest way to uninstall ipodlinux, there is another way described here:

http://dansfloyd.com/help.html

You can use this if it's not working, to totally clear linux off your ipod before trying again.

Just scroll down to the 'fake update' section. It's pretty easy to follow.

If worse comes to worse, you can always reformat your ipod using the apple updater. If you ipod is really, really dead, search the forums for solutions, it's most probably not gone yet!

I hold no responsability whatsoever for whatever you do with your iPod!


HAVE FUN WITH IPODLINUX!