well since i searched the net for days looking for a good tutorial i am going to post this here. I know it may be a little off topic but don't
I put it here only to help the members of this forum who may want to use Rockbox but need help with the playlist function.
Another plug for rockbox is the EQ... first off it is LOUD and i mean loud. second it lets you adjust the base treble etc seperate.
Here is the tutorial/how to
1. Download Yamipod
2. If you have any Smart playlists on your ipod that you would like to play with rockbox create a normal (not smart) playlist with the same name. Then (ctrl a) select all of the songs from the smart playlist and drop them in to the normal playlist. once you have all of your smart playlists converted close itunes and open Yamipod.
3. a) In the drop down menus on Yamipod there is a Playlist drop down. Drop this down and select Export. **On the advanced tab make sure that the .m3u format is selected otherwise rockbox won't read the playlist!!**
b) on the first tab select the playlists you wish to convert.
c) One of the boxes asks where your music is located ON YOUR IPOD. the directory for this should be your ipod drive (mine is F
then ipod control/Music (if you can't see this it is hidden and you need to be able to View Hidden Folders and files [Google it]. So MY directory is F:\ipod_control\Music.
d) Then select where to save the file. In order for rockbox to read the playlist create a playlist folder in your root directory on your ipod. (F:\playlists)
4. Wait. it took about 30 mins for Yamipod to finish converting but once it did the playlists worked fine. One thing i will mention is that it displays the songs like they are saved on the ipod. if anyone knows a way around this without jacking up the itunes playlists please let me know.
Disclaimer- I googled the heck out of different ways to convert ipod to .m3u so if anyone has posted this before me on any other site I didn't copy you i just took what i read from about 15 or so different article and compiled this. A BIG thanks goes out to all the people that have worked on rockbox THANK YOU ALL.
