View source for Upgrading iPod 80GB (5.5 Generation) Harddrive to MK2431GAH (240GB)

Running [http://rockbox.org RockBox] bios & software


Links and resources used:<br />
* Choosing harddrive<br/> http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/HardDriveReplacement

* RockBox ("large HDD") software support (version 3.6 +) <br /> http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/MajorChanges

* Partitioning and formatting via Linux<br/> http://www.rockbox.org/wiki/IpodManualRestore

* iPod "commands" <br/> http://www.command-tab.com/2006/03/30/hidden-ipod-commands/

* Upgrade HowTo <br /> http://www.command-tab.com/2007/03/11/upgrading-ipod-hard-drives/

== Partitioning ==
1) Started iPod in 'Disk Mode' (holding the Select and Play buttons (while disconnected from computer))<br />
2) Pluged iPod into computer<br />
3) Made sure the the iPod was not mounted, this is important.<br />
4) Find the iPods disk path (my path was <code>/dev/sdf</code> so that is what i will use for the rest of this article): {{tty|cmd1=sudo fdisk -l}}

5) I made sure that there was no partitions on the iPod (if so i deleted them, then ran <code>partprobe</code> to re-read partition table):
{{tty|cmd1=sudo fdisk /dev/sdf
|cmd2=sudo partprobe /dev/sdf}}

6) In terminal, change to the dir which holds the <code>mbr-xxxx.bin</code> file then "extract" to iPod with the following: {{tty|cmd1=dd if=mbr-*.bin of=/dev/sdf}}

7)Re-read iPods MBR{{tty|cmd1=sudo hdparm -z /dev/sdf}}

8)Install the Firmware.xxx.ipsw file to iPod.{{tty|cmd1=sudo hdparm -z /dev/sdf}}