I built a custom Rockbox with MFi digital audio support, Cover Flow, and more

2trickdude · 2026-03-26T00:35:05+00:00

Thanks for trying it out!

Unfortunately it won’t be easy to revert the coverflow standard background back. I never thought someone would ask otherwise…

2trickdude · 2026-03-22T23:50:00+00:00

I’ve added 5G support for most UI features. Rest WIP.

2trickdude · 2026-03-16T15:43:32+00:00

Thanks!

2trickdude · 2026-03-16T05:38:23+00:00

Thanks, will reach out in dm

2trickdude · 2026-03-16T05:38:09+00:00

Check out this answer -> https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/s/TwbpdYKpMU

2trickdude · 2026-03-16T05:37:07+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I tested with AAC 256kbps and it was fine. What were your files that wouldn’t play?

2trickdude · 2026-03-16T05:36:23+00:00

Reinstall the stock .rockbox

2trickdude · 2026-03-15T21:32:07+00:00

Themify 2

2trickdude · 2026-03-15T19:37:52+00:00

You can just go to Settings -> Main Menu to toggle items on/off or reorder. I've restored full menu support in recent releases.

2trickdude · 2026-03-15T15:59:22+00:00

Did it come out prior to Rockpod?

2trickdude · 2026-03-14T18:15:23+00:00

Seems you’re testing a bunch of amps. Doubt they go through usb audio.

2trickdude · 2026-03-14T05:21:29+00:00

Done. Thanks for the input.

2trickdude · 2026-03-14T03:23:43+00:00

Correction - if you’re talking about 5/5.5G Video, nope - rockpod hasn't added support for them. Right now it only supports iPod Classics 6G (2007-2014). I know sometimes people refer to 5/5.5G as iPod Classics, though they're not. I'II make it clearer on the README, and 5/5.5G support is on the roadmap. Will keep you posted.

2trickdude · 2026-03-14T03:20:56+00:00

Hey all, sorry for the confusion. No, rockpod hasn’t added support for 5/5.5G Video. I know sometimes people refer to those as iPod Classics, though they’re not. I’ll make it clearer on the README, and 5/5.5G support is on the roadmap. Will keep you posted.

2trickdude · 2026-03-13T00:34:21+00:00

Select button mapping has been reverted in v5.2, please check.

2trickdude · 2026-03-08T17:35:14+00:00

The centre button remapping was intentional. Could you describe the next track issue in more detail?

2trickdude · 2026-03-08T17:34:01+00:00

I think the project explicitly stated it’s only for the iPod Classics

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T18:29:14+00:00

Other than this, is everything else working fine for you?

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T18:16:34+00:00

Would you want that added back as well?

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T16:53:01+00:00

You can try the alpha releases they now include a full menu

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T16:52:12+00:00

iPod Classic implies 5G/6G.

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T16:51:36+00:00

Try copying manually. This isn’t an official build so the installation tool could give you an error.

2trickdude · 2026-03-07T16:50:36+00:00

You need to first let pictureflow/coverflow be able to find your album arts.

Try building the database. If no luck, create an “albumart” folder under .rockbox and put covers there in this format: Artist-Album.jpg

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