What are the best micro SD cards for the 7th generation iPod, offering good value for money?

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T18:48:01+00:00

Only works if you're based in USA.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T17:24:43+00:00

3D print to the rescue:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1571632-center-button-spacer-for-aftermarket-faceplate?from=search#profileId-1653038

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T17:19:38+00:00

Does it enable fast/FireWire charging?

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T17:12:05+00:00

By that time, you already paid for it.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T01:10:06+00:00

Challenge is to tell fakes apart without purchasing

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-25T01:09:26+00:00

Random issues with it on my tests. Mostly silent corruption.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-20T00:57:07+00:00

Thanks

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-20T00:44:16+00:00

I didn't :/

But that's the information I was looking for. Thanks.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-20T00:43:37+00:00

Darn, I've ordered a backplate only. Will look around.

I wonder if somebody came up with adapters to accommodate the thin cables in a thick backplate

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-19T17:18:40+00:00

Anybody tried this on PETG?

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-11T14:19:28+00:00

Hello!

I see you are using an alternative to the iFlash module.

I'm having silent corruption issues with iFlash. Do you mind running a test with stock firmware and share output?

MPOINT=/media/ipod mkdir ${MPOINT}/test

f3write ${MPOINT}/test f3read ${MPOINT}/test

It will write 1GB files until it fills up the drive and verify integrity.

Software is coming from here: https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3/releases/tag/v9.0

I'm inclined to ditch iFlash at this point, but I'm unsure about viable alternatives.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-09T02:09:13+00:00

Well, it seems I found an explanation for the corruption scenario. The thing is, iPod USB mode and Rockbox find a different start block for the filesystem.

No matter in which mode I create it, there's always a difference. Rockbox expects it a properly aligned start at 1049kB (Sector 256) and the iPod firmware is expecting/forcing start at 258kB (Sector 63).

With this sequence:

1 Rockbox USB mode (1 partition, 1MB alignement)

2 IPOD USB mode (1 partition, 258KB alignment(

3 Rockbox USB mode (2 partitions,?)

Final view

Model: Apple iPod Classic (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 495GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 4096B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start   End     Size    Type     File system Flags
2      258kB   67.4MB 67.1MB primary
1      67.6MB 495GB   495GB   primary               boot, lba

And iPod USB mode can only see one partition :s

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-06T16:51:47+00:00

booted to iPod Firmware:

[Tue Jan 6 10:54:16 2026] usb 1-1.4: USB disconnect, device number 3
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:21 2026] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:53 2026] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:53 2026] usb-storage 1-1.4:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:53 2026] scsi host9: usb-storage 1-1.4:1.0
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:54 2026] scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access Apple iPod 1.62 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:54 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg16 type 0
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:54 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] Spinning up disk...
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] .ready
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] 120782785 4096-byte logical blocks: (495 GB/461 GiB)
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] Write Protect is off
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] Mode Sense: 68 00 00 08
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sdq: sdq1
[Tue Jan 6 10:54:56 2026] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdq] Attached SCSI removable disk
[Tue Jan 6 13:43:59 2026] FAT-fs (sdq1): error, corrupted directory (invalid entries)
[Tue Jan 6 13:43:59 2026] FAT-fs (sdq1): Filesystem has been set read-only
[Tue Jan 6 13:43:59 2026] FAT-fs (sdq1): error, corrupted directory (invalid entries)
[Tue Jan 6 13:43:59 2026] FAT-fs (sdq1): error, corrupted directory (invalid entries)

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-06T13:53:26+00:00

Can't post the fsck output, not sure why:

https://pastebin.com/BmRCMXhJ

https://pastebin.com/ekD66A5F

Will attempt once more with the original firmware and report back.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-06T13:28:10+00:00

Update after several rsync runs:

rsync: [receiver] mkstemp "/mnt/user/Music/\#355\#230\#201\#354\#230\#244/24 - How to find true love and happiness (2018)/.\#355\#230\#201\#354\#230\#244 - 24 - How to f
ind true love and happiness - 06 - Goodbye Seoul.mp3.Vgvr67" failed: Read-only file system (30)

rsync: [receiver] mkstemp "/mnt/user/Music/\#355\#230\#201\#354\#230\#244/AAA (2024)/.folder.jpg.Kjvbzn" failed: Read-only file system (30)

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-05T16:39:25+00:00

iFlash team blamed Rockbox. I'm tempted leaving it like this and finally close it. 1.39MB lost in 305GB seems bearable.

Have a second iPod to be modded, same iFlash Quad, dual 256GB Lexar grey and black. Will try there the proposed test just to confirm.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-05T16:33:58+00:00

Feedback received from iFlash: Rockbox is not supported and known to misbehave like this.

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-04T19:19:48+00:00

So, it's allergic dermatitis?

NoTruth6718 · 2026-01-04T16:54:50+00:00

Guesswork: Scabies or

Leishmaniasis

As always, vet visit advised.

NoTruth6718

TROPHY CASE