peter@ath64:~/downloads$ fdisk -l /dev/sdd Disk /dev/sdd: 40.0 GB, 40000536064 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4863 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdd1 1 5 40131 0 Empty /dev/sdd2 6 4863 39021885 b W95 FAT32 peter@ath64:~/downloads$ dd if=/dev/sdd of=mbr.bin count=1 1+0 records in 1+0 records out 512 bytes (512 B) copied, 0.00011 seconds, 4.7 MB/s peter@ath64:~/downloads$ dd if=/dev/sdd1 of=bootpartition.bin 80262+0 records in 80262+0 records out 41094144 bytes (41 MB) copied, 5.21612 seconds, 7.9 MB/s peter@ath64:~/downloads$ ./ipod_fw -o apple_os.bin -e 0 bootpartition.bin peter@ath64:~/downloads$ ./ipod_fw -g 4g -o rockboot.bin -i apple_os.bin bootloader-4g.bin Generating firmware image compatible with iPod mini, 4g and iPod photo/color... peter@ath64:~/downloads$ dd if=bootloader-4g.bin of=/dev/sdd1 7625+1 records in 7625+1 records out 3904036 bytes (3.9 MB) copied, 7.15729 seconds, 545 kB/s peter@ath64:~/downloads$ cp -r .rockbox/ /media/ipod/