Thread: Ipod Question

Whenever I store text on my ipod (Notes), it stores the complete file, but I can only view roughly the first 5000 characters of the file on the ipod screen, as if it didn't store the whole file (it does though).

Help?

You've gotta split the file manually, although I think there are some programs out there that do that. Other than that you can always replace the firmware, I've tried RockBox (http://www.rockbox.org), and it allows the viewing of large txt files (as far as I know there isn't a limit). But I'd try searching for a program that automatically splits the file.

Yeah it only displays the first 4KB which is 4000 characters

There's a splitter available online

http://www.ambience.sk/ipod-ebook-creator/...-conversion.php

There's a bunch of really cool things you can do to iPod notes

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/...ooks_for_1.html

And I tried rockbox, it was okay but it made my iPod really hot

Thanks everyone. I have been trying to do it manually but I thought there was a better way.

Originally Posted by MSG

Yeah it only displays the first 4KB which is 4000 characters
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I knew it!

Originally Posted by MSG

And I tried rockbox, it was okay but it made my iPod really hot
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Does that mean the batteries were overworking too? Like, I found in my experience, it is good to defrag your Ipod harddrive every once in a while so it doesn't run hot (searching for data) and waste the batteries.

Thanks again everyone.

Originally Posted by really

Does that mean the batteries were overworking too?[/b]

Yeah, but rockbox is meant for supernerds who have all their music in .ogg vorbis and .flac. There's some other cool things you can do like run other programs, but it's really not practical.

Originally Posted by really

Like, I found in my experience, it is good to defrag your Ipod harddrive every once in a while so it doesn't run hot (searching for data) and waste the batteries.
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Hrm, that's actually a pretty good idea. I'll try that

Originally Posted by MSG

Hrm, that's actually a pretty good idea. I'll try that
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Yeah, it's cool. All you have to do is: Sync off (erase disk), sync on (resync all files). It is only useful if you are constantly updating, adding and removing files from your library. And that includes the little bits of data such as album art and artist/categories/notes/lyrics etc. You shouldn't need to do it that often though...

Oh, I don't automatically sync my iPod.

I don't keep all my music on it, particularly because it wouldn't fit , and when you have sync on you can only transfer from one computer. I sometimes leech stuff off of my friends or sister, so yeah.

I'll just do a regular windows defrag though.

Yeah.


While we are on the topic of iPods, does anyone know if you can sync a newly made preset equalizer, onto the iPod? You can make preset equalizers on iTunes, I was just wondering if you can add them to your iPod settings - it doesn't look like you can.

I'm talking about the iPod Video (30G). Anyone got a way?

Not sure. I never use the equalizer, as it kills battery life. And the 5G has shitty enough batter life as it is.

lol Ok...