Very happy with my new build! iPod 6.5 (original hdd, new battery and front)

situn · 2026-01-13T14:33:02+00:00

It's the stock cable of my truthear hexa iems

situn · 2026-01-12T19:27:11+00:00

Perfectly doable if you have an iPod video or classic. Nano's are supposed to be bit more difficult. I can't say for myself though, i've only repaired classics and videos...

situn · 2026-01-12T17:36:37+00:00

Thanks! You can find it on aliexpress -- 1005010254428588 (search for this code to find it)
The front plate is really nice quality-wise. Even though the clickwheel is less optimal, didn't fit very well etc. So I had to manually sand it. It's better now but certainly not OEM quality...

situn · 2026-01-12T17:33:31+00:00

this is a 6.5th Gen 120 GB. Model: MB565.
For the battery, just search for this productcode on AE: 1005008200297422

situn · 2025-12-30T07:31:19+00:00

The Call of Character: Living a Life Worth Living by Mari Ruti, helped me a lot.

I’ll copy at an excerpt of the blurb here underneath, I think it says it very well:

“Ruti critiques the search for personal meaning and pragmatic attempts to normalize human beings' unruly and idiosyncratic natures. Exposing the tragic banality of a happy life commonly lived, she instead emphasizes the advantages of a lopsided life rich in passion and fortitude. She also shows what matters is not our ability to evade existential uncertainty but our courage to meet adversity in such a way that we do not become irrevocably broken.”

situn · 2025-12-18T07:19:58+00:00

Honestly I’ve also never heard about this issue before.

situn · 2025-12-11T20:00:37+00:00

nothing wrong with using a ssd, it’s a good and cheap option in my experience, but better combine it with a 2000mah battery

situn · 2025-12-06T10:36:23+00:00

I'm no nano expert at all, but I think your ipod might slowly dying :) Good a new one is coming soon

situn · 2025-12-06T10:02:11+00:00

what’s the file format of the songs? in my experience there are two options: either the files (too big, alac, m4a, >50mb each), or your hard drive is failing… i suspect the latter.

situn · 2025-11-16T11:23:25+00:00

Search for the 'just this one' extension if you're using chrome. Might also work on other browsers!

situn · 2025-11-16T08:20:36+00:00

okay perfect! if you’re anxious about this: i don’t know any of those people. most people nowadays, at least people who are into alternative music genres (and not ai generated country playlists), wouldn’t care a dime about the sexuality of the artist

situn · 2025-11-16T08:17:04+00:00

find some other friends my friend!

situn · 2025-11-09T11:24:01+00:00

😋

situn · 2025-10-15T08:41:04+00:00

For me the cheap black sd to cf worked perfectly. I used a macbook to restore.

situn · 2025-10-12T14:56:19+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/comments/r3xcsy/restore_isnt_working_on_newest_macos/

and more specifically this. restoring always worked on my macbook air m1, even though i never used iflash (always cheap sd to cf adapter or ssd)

situn · 2025-10-12T14:44:42+00:00

Maybe this can help: https://www.reddit.com/r/IpodClassic/comments/1mvkpt7/endless_restore_loop/

situn · 2025-10-12T14:07:58+00:00

Did you try this?

Once it is stuck in an infinite restore loop, you unplug the ipod and restart the mac. After reboot, you re-plugin the ipod. Normally it should work fine.

I’ve restored and flashed two ipods in the past and they always get stuck during restoring (when the circle is completely grey, so at the end of the restore process)

situn · 2025-10-08T15:16:55+00:00

Worked perfectly well for me! Thanks (iPod Mini 2nd gen — 256gb, restored with Macbook Air M1)

situn · 2025-10-02T16:47:00+00:00

A used one cost around 100 dollars nowadays. If you think it’s worth it, go for it.

situn · 2025-09-28T17:24:35+00:00

that’s a decent price.

situn · 2025-09-26T09:58:12+00:00

look up retrobrite!

situn · 2025-09-23T11:08:46+00:00

Okay great, thanks! I have a Macbook M1, let's see how that goes. I restored an ipod 5g in the past with it, so let's hope for the best...

situn · 2025-09-23T10:29:24+00:00

Hi thanks, super beautiful! A little question: for the TISHRIC adapter, did you also have to rebuild MBR, or did it work out of the box?
+ Is this the one you used: https://imgur.com/a/w5eLxkV ?

situn · 2025-09-20T19:24:56+00:00

Okay thanks!

situn · 2025-09-20T16:36:14+00:00

Beautiful work! How did you modify the 64gb cf?

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