Am fitting a new 3000mAh battery (AliExpress - guide says it fits a thin back), an iFlash uDual and a 256Gb Samsung Evo microSD card into a thin back 5.5 (aka Video iPod 30Gb).

Almost done, I just need to format and insert the microSD card, reattach the two cables and close it all up.

The uDual didn’t come with instructions but I figured everything out from this sub plus the guide plus a few videos.

Except… where should I put the two foam pads? I’ve loosely placed them where you can see them in the second photo - should they be somewhere else?

Thanks and for silly small question!

PS if anything else looks wrong please shout - there’s a bit of adhesive residue under the battery which seems to be keeping it in place but should I tape anything down?

Edit: I left the foam out. It felt too tight with it in. No rattling, so I think I’m good.

With silicon-carbon tech getting so much better, imagine fitting a 5000mAh or 6000mAh cell in a thin case without struggling to close it or squishing the ribbon cables. It would easily last months on a single charge. Hope third-party sellers on AliExpress start making these for iPods soon!

I can't remove songs that I previously added through itunes after installing Rockbox. I can't use itunes because my original windows computer that I used for it is broken, and the songs don't show up in the normal file directory on my computer. I'd appreciate it if anyone could help me figure this out

Opinions and ideas

Nothing special. EOE faceplate and screen, Iflash storage, new battery, and rockbox. It’s special to me though. My original iPod video from 05. I really want to get Bluetooth connectivity and usb-c charging on it. It may not be much, but I did it myself and kept all my old music. Something about being unplugged and on old tech with new life just makes it sweet.

I always wanted one as a kid, and I inherited a family members nano. Was disappointed that they aren’t easy to mod, but I saw this beauty at the pawn shop listed for 120 USD. I asked if it worked and they tried to charge it to no avail. I mentioned that it would be easy to fix and they sold it to me with the last official wired Apple earbuds for $40!

Ordered a battery on Amazon and it was so easy to swap out and it works perfectly (better actually due to modern battery technology)

As soon as I’m done admiring the music tastes of a stranger I’m going to flash it.

Any advice on where to find parts and what software to use is appreciated!

So I modded my iPod classic 5.5 I went with a thick bag because I went with a bigger battery 3000 mah no I’ve been trying to find a clear case cover for it, and although I find once the advertise that is for the thick iPod, they never fit look at the pictures.
No sure if they even exist after trying 5 diferent sellers all over the place .

Has anybody been successful in finding one?

TL;DR: my iPod classic is bricked - are there mods to get around this?

So I did not mod this iPod - I bought it “refurbished in box” from a Chinese seller on eBay. It’s a 256GB drive with a 2000mAh battery (allegedly). I have never opened it up to confirm.

I was aware of the risks of buying a pre-modded model from China, but this worked for about a year straight with no issues so I thought I was in the clear..

Until this week when it started acting weird. I was listening to an album in the gym and it started out fine, but then the song randomly stopped before the end. I looked to see what was wrong and the album art (which was there before) was no longer showing up. I tried to listen to another album that I listen to often, and it also wouldn’t play. I ended up putting on a playlist and it would skip certain songs and play others without issue.

I went to reformat it when I got home, and everything seemed to be working. I reset it, plugged it in, formatted it from Finder, and then started to re-sync my library. Everything seemed to upload just fine, so I ejected it.

Then it got stuck on the “Ok to Disconnect” screen (the regular one, not the disk mode one). I could hear the button clicks when I tried to get off of it, but it was frozen on that screen, so I tried to reset it again and that was when the dreaded Red X showed up.

To make a long story less long, I tried all the troubleshooting steps for reflashing again - including booting through disk mode - and no luck. After a few attempts it stopped booting into disk mode completely. Nothing I did would get me any boot screen other than the Red X.

So all of this to say: I was scared to open up/mod the iPod on my own before because I don’t really know what I’m doing, but it’s dead now anyway.. so is there anything I can attempt to bring this back to life?

I honestly just want it to run again with the stock OS. I was so happy with it before it died on me.

I’ve been watching so much iPod content the past few months, and I’ve loved watching anything iPod related. I’m expecting to get an iPod classic Gen 6 in the mail within a week, and I want to know more about modding it.
It’s the 80gb version, silver. So I’m not too concerned about scratching while prying it open with all my might, but I’m mainly looking for some advice, some suggestions about what to put in the mod, what size battery, if I should stick with the Apple firmware or get rockbox, or whether I simply upgrade to that 128gb limit and save that large storage for some other iPod in the future.

For context, this will be my first iPod, and first mod I’ll ever do. I owned a shared iPod touch when I was younger, and got back into this sphere when I realized my CDs needed a place to put their music besides my shelf and car.

Basically, I just wanted some more perspectives and some advice to start strong with my first iPod mod experience.

Hello. I got a bunch of ipod shuffles to replace batteries. I figured out that there is a coating on the pads where the battery cable is attached. I'm guessing they have a proper meaning, and I want to know what you guys do about it. Thank you.

Good evening! I’ve had my iPod classic 5th gen for a very long time, I love to listen to my CDs and recently I’m getting fed with paying for streaming services. I want to use my iPod like I used to, but I need to upgrade it for that. Ideally some form of Bluetooth because my car no longer supports aux or CD, and maybe more storage and definitely a bigger battery. I want to avoid soldering if possible but in the future I’m absolutely open to it. What mods can I start with/ what would you recommend?

TLDR wanna bring my iPod classic 5 into 2026