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6th May 2008

iFlash Compact Flash Compatibility – Help Needed…

By Tarkan | Permanent Link
Updated Fri, 27th March 2009

As my iFlash iPod Compact Flash adapter has grown in popularity – so has the problem of Compact Flash card compatibility.

To aid current and new owners of CF iPods, I have decided to compile a list of working and non-working CF cards.

Can you please contact me or leave a comment with the details of the CF cards you have used and if they worked or not.

I will need the manufacturer, model, capacity, and your experience with the card.

Example:  Transcend 133x 16Gb – works fine.

Thank you in advance.

**THE LIST SO FAR** (Last Updated : 27th March 2009)

Known to work:-
A-Data Speedy 8Gb
A-Data Speedy 16Gb (some reports of filesystem problems, could be card specific)
A-Data Speedy 32Gb
Apacer Photo Steno III 133x 16Gb
ExtreMEmory Performance 16Gb
Hirsch x64 16Gb
Kingston Elite Pro 133x 16Gb
Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb
Lexar Platinum II 80x 4Gb
Lexar Platinum II 80x 8Gb
Peak Technology 16Gb
Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 16Gb
Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 32Gb
Sandisk Ultra II (all capacities)
Sandisk Extreme III (all capacities) (excludes new 30Mb/s 2008 models)
Topram (Ebay and Amazon) 32Gb
Transcend 133x 8Gb
Transcend 133x 16Gb (Restore Loop problem for cards purchased since Feb 2009)
Transcend 133x 32Gb (Restore Loop problem for cards purchased since Feb 2009)

Known not to work:-
Hama 2Gb
PQI 32Gb
Ridata Lighting Series 233x 16Gb
Ridata Lighting Series 233x 32Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 4Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 8Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 16Gb
Sandisk Extreme III 8Gb (30Mb/s 2008 version)
Sandisk Extreme III 16GB (30Mb/s 2008 version)
Topram (ebay) 16Gb

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  1. 1 On May 7th, 2008, kc said:

    A-Data Speedy 16GB – Works fine

  2. 2 On May 7th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Thanks kc and the other people who have contacted me directly.

    Seems like people have generally gravitated to similiar cards.

    Working cards:-

    A-Data Speedy 8Gb
    A-Data Speedy 16Gb (some reports of filesystem problems, could be card specific)
    A-Data Speedy 32Gb
    Peak Technology 16Gb
    Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 16Gb
    Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 32Gb
    Sandisk Ultra II (all capacities)
    Sandisk Extreme III (all capacities)
    Topram (ebay) 32Gb
    Transcend 133x 8Gb
    Transcend 133x 16Gb
    Transcend 133x 32Gb

    Known not to work:-
    Hama 2Gb
    Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 4Gb
    Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 8Gb
    Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 16Gb
    Topram (ebay) 16Gb

    Quick note about the cheap generic cards found on ebay – it seems they have serious quality control issues, some of these cards work and some don’t. Even if the cards seems to work ok in a card reader it does not mean it will ok in the iPod. That is the risk with these cheap unbranded cards.

    Once I have gathered more data – I will put up a compatibility page as a reference point.

    Thank you and keep the card information coming…

  3. 3 On May 9th, 2008, kc said:

    another thing to think about is the filesystem used. i’ve been using the “mac” filesystem on my ipod, and already i’ve had the data corrupted. it only happened once so far… i’ll keep you updated if it happens again.

  4. 4 On May 10th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    I would not think the filesystem should matter. My 32Gb A-Data test iPod has been flawless for the last 3 months, I am however using Windows format.

  5. 5 On May 10th, 2008, kc said:

    i’m going to try to format my ipod for windows usage (fat32), and then sync it through mac (my primary OS). well let you know in a few days if it is more stable.

    i’m also considering using an older firmware. a recurring theme in other people’s restore loop problem is that they’re using firmware 1.2.1 and later.

  6. 6 On May 11th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Let me know how you get on. I would be interested to know if the filesystem does make a change!!

  7. 7 On May 14th, 2008, kc said:

    the filesystem didn’t resolve the restore loop. there’s a weird quirk though: if you let the ipod restart after the restore screen comes up, the ipod finds the database and everything works fine… for a few days. then you have to restore the ipod.

    i just verified all of my mp3s using a prog called mp3val: http://mp3val.sourceforge.net
    it inspected and fixed any and all mp3 files that were “corrupted” or had bad data. i’m putting the fixed mp3s on my ipod as we speak… lets hope that this will resolve the restore loop issue.

  8. 8 On May 14th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    You sure the card is ok? Maybe it is worth running some kind of disk checking.

  9. 9 On May 14th, 2008, kc said:

    i ran a quick diagnostic on the CF card and no errors popped up. if i get anymore errors, i’ll definitely do a more thorough scan.

    but i think corrupt mp3s are the culprits in the restore loop problem… only time will tell.

  10. 10 On May 30th, 2008, Christian said:

    I get that restore screen as well if I haven’t played my iPod in a few days. What I do is turn on the iPod, the restore screen shows up. I turn it off by holding the menu button. I turn it on again and it works fine. I’m running an A-data 32gb CF card in my 5th gen iPod.

  11. 11 On June 6th, 2008, Zephyr said:

    Microdia is gonna release a 64GB CF Card! Anyone willing to test it out with the adapter?

  12. 12 On June 6th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    I would love to test it out, I did email their PR and Marketing people to try and get hold of a review / demo 64Gb card – but sadly I got no response.

    I will probably have to wait till they start selling them….

  13. 13 On June 17th, 2008, scott said:

    i have the Adata 16 gb cf, but its still giving me the folder error. can it be my ipod motherboard thats giving me the problem?

  14. 14 On June 17th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Scott,

    I think it is appearing that this card has issues in the iPod. In the comments above kc is using this card and is/was having problems.

    Someone else emailed me yesterday stating that they where having problems getting past the restore screen with this card.

    I doubt it would be the motherboard, but just in case try another card out to make sure the iFlash and iPod are working ok!!

  15. 15 On June 18th, 2008, Chris said:

    The Adata 8Gb Speedy is working like a charm for me. Awesome adapter card by the way, they all should have came with one of these :)

  16. 16 On June 24th, 2008, rae myers said:

    Hi Everyone! Just bought 1 of Tarkan’s superb CF Adapters for use in Ipod video(5g). Installation & build quality…supreme! I’ve tried with 2 cards: 2Gb Samsung OEM (blue label/white text.Bought from’fastmemoryman’Ebay,last year) -keeps restarting ‘needs restoring’etc. also,Integral i-Pro 256Mb(!)(6Mb/s 40x) -exactly the same,what a swizz! Windows recognizes both as external drives but won’t display any info(even tried diskmgmt.msc all to no avail).Will buy 1 of those tried & tested cards featured in this article instead!

  17. 17 On June 25th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Hi Rae,

    With the Samsung OEM types sold on ebay make sure you get the slower 150x speed version, it seems that the 280x versions do not work.

    The 256Mb card will not work full stop. The minimum card size that works is 512Mb.

  18. 18 On June 27th, 2008, Rock said:

    Hi Tarkan, I’m Rock. from China Shanghai.I saw your video on YouTube and my ipodphoto have some problem with used CF card. it always shows the “bad file”. (my English is so pool probably u dont know what Im talking about anyway.)my e-mail is xyz92002@hotmail.com If you know what’s problem please write back.

  19. 19 On June 27th, 2008, kore said:

    hi tarkan, i put a “EXTREMEMORY 16 gb” cf in my 3d gen ipod, it stops working during the progress screen after i started the recovery. do you think thats due to the cf card?

  20. 20 On June 27th, 2008, Scott said:

    Is the Transcend 133x a lot faster than A-Data’s Speedy (which is anything but). Writing to my A-Data 32gb is dog slow. I was thinking of going with a different card but if the Transcend is that much faster then it wouldn’t be worth it. Anyone?

  21. 21 On June 28th, 2008, Scott said:

    One other question: I know of Ridata’s new 32gb 233x offering to work in a Mini. Is that a good gauge that it would work in a 5g?

  22. 22 On June 28th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    The people with the 3g and photo iPods – I really do not know much about CF cards in these, I do however know from email I get that 50% of the problems are because of the very bad quality adaptors and the other 50% due to incompatible cards.

    As I always suggest try another card known to work to rule out the adaptor.

    Scott, working in the Mini does not mean it will work in the iPod, however I have not heard of anyone having any problems with cards from quality manufacturers such as Sandisk and Lexar – From what I have read about RiData cards I would place them in the quality category as well.

    Sadly, we cannot be sure till someone says it works – I am sure people out there are using them as they are quite cheap – but no one has reported back to me.

    Your other question about speeds, yes the Transcend 133x is faster than the A-Data speedy range, I think the A-Data is rated at 80x. Good news is that plenty people are using the Trancsend with the iFlash.

  23. 23 On June 28th, 2008, Rae said:

    Hi again. Ive recently ordered an A-Data 4Gb CF card from Ebay & whilst waiting for it to be delivered,noticed those CF to SD/SDHC adapters (normal size CF cards with a slot to use standard SD cards,about £14inc.del). Was wondering if anyone has tried this? (might end the ‘will it/won’t it’ compatability report!). Should be ideal (in theory!)
    Keep up the good work & reporting your CF card experiences -it really is very helpful to us all

  24. 24 On June 28th, 2008, Scott said:

    Fair enough and I appreciate the response. I may give the Ridata card a try. If I do, I will most certainly report back. Hopefully, you will be able to put it on your compatible list! :-)

  25. 25 On June 30th, 2008, Hayden said:

    I am looking at replacing my iPod 5g hard disk (I hear the click of death approaching (clicks, beeps, and metal scratching noises ocassionally currently)) and I am looking for a 32gb card in the $150-or less range. Are the diffirences between the A-data and Transcend prominently noticable? I’m waiting to see if the Ridata works. I am also waiting to see what the price will be on the Microdia 64gb. Mostly the things I am looking for are speed, price, and reliability (better than my iPod disk atleast.)

  26. 26 On June 30th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    I would say the Transcend is the better buy in the budget range. I think the A-Data and Transcend are at a similiar price point, so go for the Transcend.

    How much is the RiData 32Gb? I would like to hear some feedback about this card as well.

    Have you considered the cheapo Samsung 150x OEM cards they can be a bit hit and miss but at around $120 worth looking at.

    I have tried and tried to get something out of Microdia about their 64Gb card and they don’t even respond to the emails. I think this is another case of vapourware just like Pretec and Sandisk before with the promise of 48Gb and 64Gb cards….

  27. 27 On June 30th, 2008, Hayden said:

    The RiData is $140.00 on Newegg but had 2 out of four comments that were bad. It seems to have a problem with curropting data but the manufacturer said it was a problem with his/her camera.

    I will end up using the Transcend card.

    Thanks for all the help.

  28. 28 On July 1st, 2008, rae said:

    Hi again! Just got 4gb A-Data speedy CF card from Ebay…my Ipod now working brilliantly! Has anyone tried a CF > SD adapter yet? Are they compatible with ANY SD cards?? (hope I dont start a new compatability report..!) Bye for now

  29. 29 On July 2nd, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Hi Rae,

    I tried a CF > SD adaptor few months back and it did work ok.

    Someone else did some testing with the newer SDHC CF adapters with the Trascend 16Gb SDHC card. The iPod did not see the card.

    It may work with another card, so it might be still worth trying out…

  30. 30 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    Okay, tried replacing my A-Data 32gb with RiData’s 32gb. At first it looked like things were going to work fine. I went through the restore process with iTunes. It was definitely communicating with my iPod and it rebooted it but then went directly back into the restore screen. I’ve tried 3 times all with the same results.

    Then, for the heck of it, I tried installing Rockbox. Again, it seemed to communicate with my iPod and load all of the files but I can’t boot into it. I just keep getting the restore screen.

    Any suggestions?

  31. 31 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    An addendum to my post above:

    I can see the iPod under Windows Explorer when it is plugged in via USB. I can also see the Rockbox files so it definitely installed. I just can’t boot into either the OEM firmware or Rockbox.

    So close, yet…

  32. 32 On July 3rd, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Scott,

    Try and delete the partition table on the CF card, and then re-attempt the installation of rockbox (using rbutilqt to install the bootloader).

    Give that a go and report back.

  33. 33 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    Already tried that. The Rockbox utility won’t detect my iPod for some reason. I looked and the USB id is correct and WinXP sees it so I don’t understand why Rockbox isn’t. It keeps saying to manually input the “mountpoint” but I’m not seeing where to do that under “Configure”.

    One other note. Before I did the restore, my iPod did boot into the OEM firmware and showed my previous library so I feel I am close and this still may work. I’m running out of ideas though.

  34. 34 On July 3rd, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Ok, connect the usb lead to your PC and force it in to diskmode. method :- reset the iPod (menu+select) when black apple logo appears quickly switch to play/pause+select.

    In rockbox utility under file/configure/device, click on browse and find the iPod drive.

  35. 35 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    Still not happening. I can easily Browse to it and select it but when I click on “OK”, I get the Configuration error of “Your configuration is invalid. This is most likely due to a new installation of Rockbox Utility or a changed device path. The configuration dialog will now open to allow you correcting the problem.” It then just loops back into the Configuration screen.

    Another detail, if it helps: If I do the iTunes Restore, though it doesn’t work, the Rockbox Utility will then detect the iPod correctly and install the files. But, again, it won’t boot into either firmware.

  36. 36 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    One other thing: The iPod has no problem going into Disk Mode when it gets plugged in via USB. So if I wanted, I can easily use the iPod as an external drive. It just won’t recognize installed firmware.

  37. 37 On July 3rd, 2008, Scott said:

    Bit of progress. I formatted the drive (it is one partition currently) and Rockbox Utility will actually get past the Configuration error but when I try to do a “Small installation”, it can’t find my iPod which is currently plugged in and in Disk Mode.

  38. 38 On July 4th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Scott, I am really surprised you are having problems with the RiData, but it really is pointing towards a card which is just not compatible with the iPod.

    Looks like iTunes and Rockbox are having problems creating and reading to the 40Mb boot partition, as a last ditch attempt maybe you can restore on to your A-Data card, install Rockbox then using a diskimaging software copy bit for bit on to the RiData.

    If this fails try and get a refund on the RiData and get the Transcend instead.

  39. 39 On July 4th, 2008, Scott said:

    Yeah, it is unfortunate but I knew it was a risk going in. I find it really odd that it doesn’t work but d’em da breaks. :-) I guess I’ll get myself a Transcend. I really would like to gain faster write speeds and be able to use Rockbox (not able to with my A-Data).

  40. 40 On July 4th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Scott,

    Maybe you have not noticed but there is a fix for Rockbox and the A-Data cards.

    http://www.tarkan.info/20080702/tutorials/iflash-and-rockbox

  41. 41 On July 4th, 2008, Scott said:

    I didn’t see you modified a July 3rd build. Excellent! Thanks for all your help! I will definitely give that build a try.

  42. 42 On July 4th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Obviously, nothing on the planet will make the ’speedy’ A-Data ….. speedy…..

    The Transcend is fast than the A-Data so it may be worth changing…

  43. 43 On July 8th, 2008, Robert Paulson said:

    I’ve had the adapter running for about a month now and I love it – My 5g is lighter and I’m less worried about dropping or otherwise scaring the HD – plus it’s faster in accessing songs.

    A few minor problems – if it’s been left unused for a couple of days, I get a ‘restore’ screen as startup – that’s fairly easily cured by turning the hold switch on/off and waiting a minute for reboot – but if there is a fix, I’d really like to know about it. Please advise.

    thanks.

    Transcend 8GB Compact Flash CF Ultra 133X

  44. 44 On July 9th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Hi Robert,

    This has been covered before – basics of it is the apple firmware is using very agressive timings coming out of deep sleep which is just too fast for certain cards.

    The cards which seem to be affected are the slower types like the Transcend and A-Data.

    For a work around, just let the restore screen dissappear and then press menu again – this should boot the iPod up ok.

  45. 45 On July 10th, 2008, Michael Katkin said:

    Hi Adam,

    I’m having problems getting my ipod to start up with you nifty adapter. Previously I enjoyed a few months of ipod service using a 16 GB ADATA card and your awesome flash adapter. And no, I’m not being sarcastic I think it rocks. However, my ADATA card failed. I have no idea why.

    Now, I’m trying to get a Sandisk Extreme III 8 GB card working. Seems to restore fine. After my ipod reboots, it goes back into restore mode. Seeing that this problem was similar to Scott’s, I tried booting the ipod into disk mode and formatting the drive. The drive showed up, disk mode apparently works, and I was able to format it. But, alas, after the ipod restore, the ipod reboots into the restore screen.

  46. 46 On July 10th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Michael,

    This Sandisk you have is it the newer faster version of the extreme III (I think they have a label with 40MB/s tranfer boast) ?
    Someone else did get in touch that they were having the restore loop issue with the newer extreme III 16Gb card, sadly they never reported back to me with anymore info.
    Last thing to also think about, is the card real – there are lot of fake Sandisk cards and they do look very real.

  47. 47 On July 11th, 2008, Michael Katkin said:

    Thanks Tarkan!

    I think your right about the fact that it may be counterfeit. The card boasted 30 MB/Sec transfer rate, but I only realize about half of that. Makes me raise an eyebrow…

  48. 48 On July 13th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Michael, The guy with the 16Gb gave me a visit – he left the card with me – I checked it over and I am pretty sure it is original (serial no. checks out, transfer speed checks out, but the price he paid for it does not!!)

    Sadly it is looking like Sandisk have messed about with these 30MB/s (2008) models they do not work in the 5g iPods and they also seem to have issues with certain cameras.

  49. 49 On July 31st, 2008, Bigsouth said:

    I’ve looked around for a fix, but I can’t seem to find one related to my issue.
    If I leave my iFlash iPod Video(originally 30gb) off for 8-12 hours, and go to turn it on, I get the ‘connect to iTunes to restore’ screen. Then I let is sit for a minute and retry, then it’ll reboot and come up normal.
    Is there any way to fix this?
    Here is the card I bought. ebay id# 380016380925
    I’ve restored it on several different computers. I’d enabled disk use. I’ve tried most solutions related to boot loops…but to no avail.
    HELP ME MR WIZARD!

  50. 50 On August 2nd, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Bigsouth,

    The issue you are seeing is down to slow CF cards and Apple firmware.

    Read this link :- http://www.tarkan.info/20080115/tutorials/iflash-ipod-compact-flash-mk2#comment-2585

    It is annoying, the work round like you have discovered is to let the iPod power down when the restore screen is displayed then press the menu button again to power up as normal.

  51. 51 On August 13th, 2008, Ætharr-tan said:

    Hey there, Well done with the iFlash, its awesome and works a treat. Your adapter is a god-send to those with the click of death outside their warranty. (like me :P )

    Also, my card is a Lexar 80x Platinum II 8GB CompactFlash, and it WORKS :D

  52. 52 On September 9th, 2008, My 32GB Flash IPod Mini - Page 32 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio said:

    [...] updated list of CF card compatibility can be found here- iFlash Compact Flash Compatibility – Help Needed… Tarkan Akdam’s BORED I just bought a working 2nd Gen Mini and will be buying a 16GB card soon. This great mod has [...]

  53. 53 On September 19th, 2008, Tom said:

    Hey mate. I got one of you adapters for my 5g video a little while ago (well i got three adapters). After all my uni assignments it was a little present to myself to go to the local computer parts outlet and got myself a

    32gb ‘pqi’ cf card (NOT WORKING!)

    i only got this crappy brand cause it was all that they sold in sizes above 4gb. Low and behold it doesn’t work in my ipod.

    However i pulled the
    SANDISK 4gb Extreme III (WORKING! :)
    out of my camera and it seems to be doing fine.

  54. 54 On October 29th, 2008, éricM said:

    Hello Tarkan,

    Sorry but i’m a newbeez on iPod adapter. I don’t understand.

    I need to an iFlash Adaptor for iPod G4 Photo.

    http://guides.macrumors.com/Image:IPod_GPhoto.gif

    My iPod hard drive 60Go is dead and I want use Memory flash.
    Can i install a iFlash Adaptor (£12.00) inside ?

    Thanks.

    Best regards.

    éricM

  55. 55 On November 26th, 2008, Carol said:

    Has anybody looked at this support article:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493

    If the drive letter after iPod is mapped to a network drive or is a drive letter typically used by a hard drive, both Windows Explorer and iTunes may exhibit strange behavior in relation to the iPod.

    I’m all Mac all the time, but this might be an issue for some….

  56. 56 On December 3rd, 2008, Robert Menes said:

    Using an A-Data Speedy 4GB here. It’s working without a hitch.

  57. 57 On December 22nd, 2008, EricB said:

    Have you gotten any word at all about the Microdia 64GB CF Card (official or unofficial)? I’ve been reading intently on the different cards available, I don’t want to spend money on one card only to have to spend even more on the Microdia.

    If not, could you possibly recommend a card that is the most reliable in your experience? I definitely want a 32GB, and I’m willing to spend the money for reliability, especially since I’m not very good with computers and would be almost helpless if something went wrong.

  58. 58 On December 24th, 2008, Tarkan said:

    Microdia and for that matter Pretec have not responded to my questions or requests.

    The 64Gb cards at the moment are just too expensive – I never seen a review of these cards or even heard of anyone who has actually bought or used one.

    The A-Data Speedy 32Gb or the Transcend 133x 32Gb cards are good and cheap. The A-Data is slower of the two, and cheapest ($61 at newegg). Transcend is a good card but be warned some people have experienced the restore loop issue with them – I suspect corrupt Partition table or faulty card.

  59. 59 On December 24th, 2008, EricB said:

    Thanks. I was just looking at the Microdia cards on ebay, and I had no idea that they were that insanely expensive, and these were much smaller capacities than the 64GB. I’d have to agree with the news forums on their sight in guessing it could cost around $1500. That’s just silly.

    I think I’ll be trying out the Transcend 133x. Do you know of any cards that are slightly higher quality than these, obviously not Microdia quality, but something of a reliable brand? I’d be happy to test a new one out if you think it’s promising, and then check back with my results. I’d like to spend $150 or less, and the Transcend card is $76 on Newegg at the moment. Have you tried the Dual Channel Transcend cards? I don’t know if they come in 32GB, but if they do, I’d be interested.

  60. 60 On January 5th, 2009, BrianO said:

    I bought the Transcend 133x 32gb but it hasn’t worked for me. Tried reformatting the card and even switched CF adapters (I bought two from you) with the same result. Pulled out a smaller SanDisk ULTRA II from my camera and that one is working fine. Guess I need to try another brand. This was for a 30gb iPod Video. (I even tried switching iPods, as I have two that are not working but neither worked for this card.

  61. 61 On January 5th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    BrianO,

    Are you getting the restore loop issue?

    So many people use this card with no problems but at the same time if someone is suffering from this restore loop issue it is always the Transcend.

    Have you tried clearing the partition table or formatted the card in another device like a camera.

  62. 62 On January 7th, 2009, Adam said:

    I’ve got a dying 3G iPod, will your adapter work, or is it only compatible with 5G video?

  63. 63 On January 8th, 2009, BrianO said:

    Tried reformatting using many different formats, including mac, pc and camera. None successfully. I borrowed a Transcend 16gb 133x with the same results. Then tried a Kingston 4gb and that one worked. I’ll try buying a 16gb Kingston and see if I have any luck.

  64. 64 On January 8th, 2009, BrianO said:

    Forgot to mention this earlier…the message I get is:

    “The iPod couldn’t be restored because it is busy”.

  65. 65 On January 12th, 2009, jim said:

    Anyone tried the Kingston 16GB model?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134867

  66. 66 On January 18th, 2009, kelvin h said:

    well,i have a ipod mini 1 gen.,and i has changed the hard drive to A-data speedy 16GB CF already.However,when i connect the ipod to the laptop with usb cable and the ipod is being “disk mode”,it become F’ drive,and i has waited for a long long time and the itune has no response even now.What can i do?Please help me.(i hope you can understand my poor english that i am a secondary school student only)

  67. 67 On January 19th, 2009, mineeme said:

    I too purchased the Transcend 32gb and am getting the restore loop. Has anyone figured out a solution for this?

  68. 68 On January 26th, 2009, jim said:

    I wanted to let everyone know that the Kingston Elite Pro 16GB model I inquired about a few posts up worked without any problems. Seems very fast in tranferring songs and podcasts. As fast or faster than the hard drive.

  69. 69 On January 27th, 2009, David said:

    ExtreMEmory Performance 16GB – works fine.

  70. 70 On January 28th, 2009, Vali said:

    I wish that the list at top of this post be updated more frequently. Iwouldn’t had spent $$$ on the Ridata 233x….

  71. 71 On January 28th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Jim / David – thanks for updating on your successes.

    Vali – I do actually try and keep the list upto date, but unless people actually let me know what has worked or has not and if we can confirm it is the card otherwise I don’t know what works or does not.

    Can you tell me the exact details for the card you had and I will add it to the list..

  72. 72 On January 29th, 2009, Vali said:

    The Ridata is “Lightning Series” 233x 32GB. Manufacturer link below:

    http://www.ritekusa.com/product_main.asp?division_id=2&products_id=3

    After uploading the software from Itunes, the Ipod reboots and looks like loading something (progress bar), but after restarting it gets back to the “Connect with Itunes” display.

    Pulling the card from adapter and inserting into PCMCIA adapter on my ThinkPad it shows an unallocated space of 70MB before the rest of partition. This space should be the 40MB I saw discussed about, I guess and I think that it’s the partition for Ipod OS.

    Tried with PC, Mac, Fat32, EXTFS3, etc.

    One thing to notice is that on Ridata site on the page with the link above they state that there are some cards with issues, and they will exchange the card if faulty. I will borrow a SLR with CF to test it, the issue appears in these cameras in continuous shot mode, and if it proves to be one of those cards, I will return it for exchange.

    Another thing is that this card is MLC and has its own power management. I wonder if this can affect the behavior of the card.

  73. 73 On February 9th, 2009, Dave said:

    Hi Tarkan,
    I purchased a Transcent 16GB 133x from Newegg and it DID NOT work. It would not boot at all. Then the card died. I’m RMA-ing it now to Newegg for a replacement. But I’m wondering if the newer flash chips are just too fast and are not able to get out of the white restore screen because of that HD speed thing where the card is just going too fast?

    The 32gb A-data is out of stock and I’m worried that will also have newer chips in it on the next batch and also not work.

    Tarkan, or the community, do any of you have a recommendation on a card I can order that’ll be pretty much guaranteed to work?

    How about any of these listed here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010070068%201053107923%201053325334&name=16GB

    Thanks.

    Oh, and PS, I tried the Semco CF>SDHC adapter and it DID NOT WORK either. Bought here: http://www.amazon.com/Type-Adapter-Supports-SDHC-SD-CF/dp/B000YZGCIU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1234193746&sr=8-4
    So don’t bother with that one anyway. Just FYI.

  74. 74 On February 10th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Dave,

    Thanks for the info.

    Several people have ordered the iflash and mentioned they are getting the Transcend 16gb, none of them have reported any problems – Hopefully it is something specific to the card you had.

    Keep me informed..

    Few days back someone emailed that they are using a Kingston 16Gb card – I have repied asking for exact name and model. I will update the list above once I have that info.

  75. 75 On February 16th, 2009, lunux said:

    Transcend 133i 8gb and am getting the restore loop.it seems itunes cannot write cf card, I tried Anareinit for ipod , i can see the file on card but always restore loop.
    I can confirm adapter is working , I have A-Data 1 gb and is excellent.
    please Tarkan give us some suggestion

  76. 76 On February 19th, 2009, He said:

    I bought two Transcend 133x 32Gb and currently are having trouble with restoring problems with both of them….If possible could anyone upload the factory restore files of a ipod to me so i can just put it onto the CF and put it in the ipod hopeful it works.

  77. 77 On February 19th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Ok, it is beginning to look like recently bought Transcend 32Gb cards are causing this restore loop issue.

    I am thinking that Transcend have changed the internals of the card without rebranding or renaming it….

  78. 78 On February 19th, 2009, lunux said:

    Tarkan more ifo about my itunes restore loop. i wrote some days ago about my trascend 8gb 133x .I restore again and I tried to sinc using Songbird and it works, I can copy music and video no problem,also I can play on pc from ipod, but when I want to disconnect my Ipod to reboot it and listen music, I get again itunes restore screen “connect to computer bla bla”.
    probably is not the card , my ipod video 5.5 cannot boot for misterious reasons.
    please find a solutionfor us as you found for ide problem for rockbox.
    thanks
    lunux

  79. 79 On February 20th, 2009, EricB said:

    Hey I know it’s been a while, but I thought I’d pass on a little trick I stumbled upon. If anyone out there has had trouble with the plastic tools breaking, then they’re in luck. When I first tried opening the iPod, both my tools almost immediately bent and broke. Not fun. I thought about using a knife but I didn’t want to scratch the casing. So I stared looking for something else, and being a musician, I found the perfect alternative.

    Guitar picks.

    They’re very easy to wedge into the case and then pry it off. You can even stick multiple picks into one side at time if you want to even more careful.

  80. 80 On February 21st, 2009, Dave said:

    ***WORKING CARD HERE***
    Kingston Elite Pro 16GB Compact Flash (CF) Flash Card Model CF/16GB-S2KR – Retail
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134867

    Just got the above in from Newegg this week and it has NO RESTORE LOOP problem.

    FYI to all. For now this seems to be THE 16gb CF card of choice.
    Regards,
    Dave

  81. 81 On February 21st, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Thanks for the update, you are the I think the fifth person who has reported success with them Kingston Pro card.

    It is sadly look more and more like Transcend have made changes to their cards and recently bought 8gb, 16gb, and 32gb cards are no having the restore loop issue.

  82. 82 On February 23rd, 2009, lunux said:

    tarkan,

    one strange new about restore loop, if I hold select and play the ipod seems able to boot, then goes in disk mode and Itunes recognizes it and I can sync , but when I disconnect restore loop again. what do you think about it.
    I have trascend 8 gb 133i card.

  83. 83 On February 24th, 2009, Steve said:

    I just purchased 3 Kingston Elite Pro 133X 16Gb-S2 version cards from JRs. Interestingly, all 3 work fine in an ipod 5th Gen 30Gb video, but none work in an 80Gb 6th Gen ipod classic (get the dreaded restore loop!!).

    Just an FYI to others hoping to use these cards in a Classic. Maybe the cheaper S2KR cards work better??

    For the heck of it I tried a 4Gb microdrive from a mini and it worked fine in the Classic.

    Oh well…

  84. 84 On February 25th, 2009, lu said:

    This card is OK?
    Silicon Power CF 300X 32GB
    Somebody test?
    please tell me.

  85. 85 On March 1st, 2009, Steve said:

    another update..

    Kingston Elite Pro 16 Gb S2 version (vs S2KR) definately does not work in the ipod Classic that I had available.
    While this card works in my 5.5G video, it has the restore problem after waking from a deep sleep.

    Maybe the S2KR card is better??

  86. 86 On March 2nd, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Steve,

    Thanks for updating this…

    I always had the Classic as being less fussy than the Video. I think it may be the time to create seperate compatiblity lists for the 5g and 6g.

    More and more iFlash buyers are buying for the Classic – so hopefully the list can be built-up quickly.

  87. 87 On March 3rd, 2009, Aaron said:

    Tarkan, thank you for quickly dispatching the iFlash adapter.

    I successfully installed the adapter into a 5.5g 30GB unit tonight.

    So far no problems with two different Kingston CF cards:

    Kingston 2GB
    Kingston Elite Pro 32GB

    I now have a fully functional 30GB iFlash iPod Video!

  88. 88 On March 4th, 2009, K Mason Schecter said:

    Bought your adapter. Unfortunately also bought a newer Transcend 32GB card WHICH DOES NOT WORK. Not sure if I want to bother with another card. It’s for wife’s video ipod and she’s sick of waiting, so we may end up putting in a 120gb drive.

    I hope the iFlash will work with this card in my old ipod 3G.

  89. 89 On March 4th, 2009, GOB said:

    Hi all,

    * 32gb Topram (Ebay) WORKING in a 6th Gen/Classic *

    I was worried because it went through one restore loop. But it booted up after the second restore. No problems after that.

  90. 90 On March 6th, 2009, tv said:

    FYI, 160GB iPod seems to use different ribbon connector compared to the other iPod models. So for 160GB iPod you’ll need to buy also new cable from mb to iFlash. I ordered mine from iFixit and it seems to work just fine.

    Also, I got 32GB Kingston Elite Pro 133x to use it with my iPod classic, doesn’t seem to work. Restore looping. I’ll try some more and if not, try to return the card and get some other. Can someone recommend me working 32GB card for Classics?

  91. 91 On March 23rd, 2009, Jay Lee said:

    Hello Tarkan,

    I have the following results so far with the iFlash into iPod 5g Video:

    16GB & 32GB Kingston Elite Pro 133x: Pass
    32GB Ridata Lighting Series 233x: Fail

    The Kingston Elite Pro 133x in 16GB and 32GB also worked for the Mini 1g & 2g, iPod 3g, Ipod 4g (only on second mainboard rev, see timv’s post here after the main article: http://www.instructables.com/id/Convert-your-4th-Gen-iPod-to-use-Flash-Memory/)) but they get really slow on long uploads. The workaround seemed to be in breaking up the uploades in to smaller groups and it would maintain speed.

    The Ridata Lighting Series 233x 32Gb did work in the iPod 3g, and may well work in the Minis, but did not work for the iPod 4g (rev2). When it works, it’s a really fast card.

    I was about to try the 32GB Transend units but with the buzz lately about them no longer working, there’s now a big hole between the US$70 Kingston and A-Data units and the SanDisk Ultra and Extreme Series at US$200+.

    Thanks for the great work on the iFlash.

    Regards,
    Jay

  92. 92 On March 23rd, 2009, cive1em said:

    Just put a 32GB Kingston Elite Pro (133x) wiht iFlash into my iPod Video. It works without problem.

    I bought the card from NewEgg
    (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134901)

  93. 93 On March 26th, 2009, David said:

    I don’t have this adapter, or a video iPod, but I do have a Kingston elite pro 16GB S2 (the packaging says S2Kr though…) and it does not work fully in my 4th gen iPod. It can write the firmware (I see the partition, and I’ve written my HD’s firmware partition to it too, still no booting) and I can sync it when in disk mode, but it will not boot. I wonder if this is due to read speed? (The card is a bit slower than the old HD…)

  94. 94 On March 27th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    David,

    Have you read comment number 91, Jay mentioned the Kingston Elite Pro and the 4g.

  95. 95 On March 30th, 2009, Ventzi Zhechev said:

    A-Data Turbo 266x 8GB — works without a glich

    I have been using it for almost two years now. The transfer speeds are quite high — much faster than the original Microdrive and even faster than my 2gen Nano.

  96. 96 On March 31st, 2009, Hugh Stary said:

    I’ve tried a MyMemory 16GB 133x on a 6th Gen iPod, but no joy – didn’t seem to recognise the card at all – I just got the same error (red cross) as I was getting with the dead hard drive.
    http://www.mymemory.co.uk

  97. 97 On April 1st, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Hugh,

    Are you sure the iFlash installed correctly ? and can you access the CF with the iPod in diskmode

  98. 98 On April 3rd, 2009, Jimmy said:

    I got my 5th Gen 30gb working with a Sandisk Ultra II 8gb, or so I thought. It restores correctly, and I can load music and listen to it. When I plug it back into the computer, Windows (Vista) asks me to format the drive, and itunes either asks to restore again or just does not recognize the ipod at all. Has anybody else had this issue? I’m going to buy a new card to see if that is the problem.

  99. 99 On April 3rd, 2009, Jimmy said:

    Updating my previous post, I bought a Sandisk ultra II 2gb card from CompUSA, and everything works fine. I have added songs and podcasts with no issues so far, and I have disconnected and reconnected to itunes multiple times to confirm the symptoms I saw with the 8gb card were not still occurring. I’m going to Walmart to get another 8gb card today.

  100. 100 On April 13th, 2009, Scott said:

    I have tried everything to get the topram 32gb to work in my 4th gen ipod photo…. nothing but the dreaded restore loop. I dod however manage to get a Sandisk Ultra II 256mb to work with no probelms. I am thinking of trying another card, but after reading some posts I don’t know what I should use if anything. In response to Timv’s post mentioned above ref: post 91 – my mainboard number is not either of the ones listed….it is 820-1462-A. I am assuming that this is an old rev board and will not work with higher capacity cards….. anyone have any suggestions before I waste anymore time and money?

    Tarkan: Since there seems to be so much discrepancy with different ipod models/cards do you think you could update the compatibility chart to list which cards have worked/not worked in which ipods?

    Thanks

  101. 101 On April 17th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Hi,

    Looks like we are going to have to create two lists for 5g and 6g (Classic) iPods.

    More and more people are now buying the iFlash for the 6g Classic iPods and some differences are appearing in the compatiblity list.

    Can I ask people to let me know the version of the iPod as well the card details when reporting compatiblity.

    Thanks in advance for your feedback.

  102. 102 On April 17th, 2009, Mr. T said:

    Another successful Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb install. Thanks Tarkan!!

  103. 103 On April 23rd, 2009, southside said:

    Another successful Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb install. Booted up on the first restore!

  104. 104 On May 11th, 2009, lunux said:

    BUY Sandisk Ultra II ,
    it works
    I can confirm after a sad experience with Transcend 133x 8Gb,
    I change for Sandisk Ultra II 8Gb.
    Now I am happy, thanks Tarkan

  105. 105 On May 18th, 2009, Ryan said:

    Kingston elite pro 133x 32GB works as others have said, but not mac format compatible. The ipod will crash after trying to play a song. Reboot it and it gives and then gives the sad face of doom. Tried twice with same result. Seems the whole mac filesystem goes corrupt after the ipod tried to access any song. Formatted in windows with FAT32. No problems and solid.

  106. 106 On June 8th, 2009, Schwinn said:

    Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb – works fine (few days testing)

    also

    A-Data Speedy 16Gb – working fine for the past year-plus

  107. 107 On June 8th, 2009, Schwinn said:

    Oh yeah, the above two were both Windows format…

  108. 108 On June 24th, 2009, dahuebi said:

    hama high speed “pro” 32GB does not work.

  109. 109 On June 26th, 2009, Nick said:

    Anyone know if the later versions of Rockbox, 3.3 on up, now work with the iFlash? Thinking of finally getting the iFlash and start with an 8GB CF card, then go up to the 32GB samsung if all goes well.

  110. 110 On July 10th, 2009, Miroslav said:

    Regret I only spoted your blog after I bought one, so confirm Sandisk Extreme III 4Gb (30Mb/s 2008 version) does not work.

  111. 111 On July 15th, 2009, steviemajor said:

    Got a 5g and just bought one of your adaptors, now after a 16gb card, with so many posts to read through. Can anyone tell me which flash card is most likely to work with no issues. thanks

  112. 112 On July 24th, 2009, Ken Kuehl said:

    I was pretty ecited to read the success with Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb. But my 5G Video (I think that SN 2Z7281CYTXK is a 5.0G) will not get past an iTUNES error 1401 – which Apple is mum about. I did a DOS format with WINXP. I can write/delete a file just fine in disc mode. Help! Is a partition delete next, which WINXP won’t allow on removeable media, or do I have to try my son’s MAC Book? Help!

    No Tunes Ken

  113. 113 On July 28th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Have you tried another card to make sure it is working ok? can you access the card when the iPod is in disk mode?

  114. 114 On July 31st, 2009, Vladimir Campos said:

    I came across some complains here in the forum about the “Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb” formatted to work with Macs. Anybody here is using the “Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb” on a iPod video 5.5 Mac formatted and synced with Mac iTunes?

  115. 115 On August 14th, 2009, Brian Mullaney said:

    Does anyone know if the pretec 64gb 233x cards work?

  116. 116 On August 17th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    It is not looking very hopeful with these 64Gb cards – I have not personally tried any, but I have had two people tell me the 64Gb cards they tried did not work.

    Once they are cheaper I will try and obtain some to test.

  117. 117 On August 29th, 2009, Willie said:

    Hey, nice work!!! Does IFlash work with the latest Rockbox Versions, like Rockbox 3.3 or the Rockbox Utility to update and install Rockbox?

  118. 118 On August 29th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Hi,

    Yes it will do – Rockbox is generally not aware of the storage used, so you have a wider choice of CF cards which you can use.

    The restore loop issues and most card compatiblity issues are due to the Apple firmware – so when that is replaced with the Rocxbox bootloader you do not have these issues.

  119. 119 On September 1st, 2009, Joseph said:

    I am using a Kingston elite pro 133x and am having file problems. Normal file transfers fail occasionally, large files like audio books fail every time and I can install the Rockbox bootloader. What high speed CF should I try? My main purpose for this iPod is to run Rockbox.

  120. 120 On September 1st, 2009, Joseph said:

    The previous comment should have read “I can not install the Rockbox bootloader.”

  121. 121 On October 9th, 2009, Peter said:

    I just got my iFlash today and tested it with a current 4gb 133x lexar card. I held off on getting a bigger cf card because i wansn’t sure if only my hd was busted in my ipod. the result is as follows: computer detects ipod and restores, after restore, it reboots and shows in finder, but not in itunes, though it does boot up itunes… any ideas? I also tried installing rockbox with no luck, i keep getting access errors using their util.

  122. 122 On October 9th, 2009, Peter said:

    so… it didnt work on my ppc g4 and ppc g5 with itunes 9, but works on my wife’s intel with itunes 8…weird! o well…

  123. 123 On October 9th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Peter, due to the ‘features’ in iTunes 9 any iPod installed with a CF card less than 32Gb will not be seen.

  124. 124 On October 15th, 2009, Joel said:

    Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32GB CF installed and working well on a iPod 3G.

    I didn’t encounter the looping issue for the Transcend 133x 16GB CF card on the iPod 3G. I used the USB cable to restore the firmware from iTune to the iPod. After the restore completed, iTune prompted me to disconnect and connect to an external power source which I used the firewire cable to connect the iPod to the FW port on my PC. The iPod restarted automatically and can see the restoration progress bar on the iPod running and doing its job. Subsequently this was completed successfully without any looping and prompted me to setup the iPod settings.

    Now I have an issue with the iPod 4G Photo. Seems that this is a common issue. Tried formatting the Transcend 16GB CF card in Windows and Mac and both do not work. Anyone managed to get this to work successfully?

  125. 125 On October 18th, 2009, Jaimes said:

    Hi,

    I’m getting a boot loop (apple logo on dim background) with iflash on 5.5g ipod using 16GB Kingston Elite pro 133x. I have tried 1.3 and 1.2.1 firmware with itunes 8.2.1.

    Rockbox (3.4) boots and runs, but it turns itself on after I shut it down.

    The initial attempt to restore (using itunes 9) with the compact flash card fresh out of the box did boot but it didn’t seem stable and didn’t mount in itunes 9. So I tried to restore again. I have not been able to boot since (except with Rockbox)

    Any advice would be appreciated.

  126. 126 On October 20th, 2009, » VCP.116 – Instalando o iFlash no iPod 5.5 said:

    [...] for Mac ~ BlackBerry Media Sync ~ Google Listen ~ Apple announces special event September 9 ~ iFlash ~ iFlash Compact Flash [...]

  127. 127 On October 29th, 2009, yaychicken said:

    Kingston Elite Pro 133x 4gb
    Restore loop problem. Maybe this has to do with how the bootloader on the ipod loads the firmware…. iTunes tends make the unpartitioned space that holds the firmware have different physical and logical beginings and ends. If I format it using the fdisk methos in linux it only boots when the unpartitioned space is a certain range of sizes. Could the cf cards have some space reserved for their own use and the iPod could be trying to boot off that reserved space? Just taking a rondom guess… Does anyone actually know what causes the restore loop? If not does anyone know of a place to find what memory adress the ipod loads this all from and then check what is stored in that exact spot on the compact flash card… or is this all just an issue with the ide mode of the cf cards?

  128. 128 On October 29th, 2009, yaychicken said:

    Ah one question does anyone know if these cards have algorithms o reduce wear on individual sections of the memory? if so then the apple firmware might be unpacking itself and being written to random places over that partition therefore the ipod never finds the correct instrucions to boot and needs to be restored….. if thas true then loader1 and 2 as well as the rockbox bootloader should work however the ipod firmware should not unless written to the ipod after being unpacked….. I might have no clue what Im saying but just a thought….

  129. 129 On October 29th, 2009, yaychicken said:

    I forgot to leave the model number
    (CF/4gb-s2) 2008 model

  130. 130 On November 11th, 2009, Rich said:

    I installed my iFlash adapter into an iPod Classic with a Kingston Elite Pro 133x 16Gb card and I’m stuck in the recovery loop. Tried to format on both Mac and PC with no luck. Disk mode seems to work fine as I am able to copy files to and from the iPod.

    Any suggestions would be welcome as I’m all out of ideas….

    Thanks,

    Rich

  131. 131 On November 13th, 2009, Juels said:

    Just bought one of your adapters and tried with this Card:
    Cactus Industrial (KC1GRI-203) 1GB – not working (bad HDD logo/recognized in Disk Mode but can’t see in explorer or diskmanagement and restart of ipod)

    ok, it is not listed as working, so today i’ve bought a Kingston elite pro 133x 32GB.
    But i have the same Error. I’ve installed the iFLash correctly. My ipod is a 5.5G 80GB model…

    I’ve also tried two different ipod base boards and batterys.

    can anybody help me?

  132. 132 On November 17th, 2009, Tarkan said:

    Hi Juels,

    Sounds like you have not inserted the ribbon fully in to the ZIF connector on the iFlash. With a correct installation you should be able to see the iPod in diskmode – and read and write to it.

    It could also be you have a bad ribbon cable they do go bad sometimes.

  133. 133 On November 18th, 2009, Agustinus said:

    Is the SanDisk Extreme III and IV working (sold in 2009)???
    I think i can use these cf card’s in my Rio Carbon 5Gb because it’s harddrive is broken…

  134. 134 On November 20th, 2009, dennis said:

    I used a 16GB compact flash from the following website http://www.alcotek.co.uk. I have no compatibility issues as I have my own memory card reader

  135. 135 On November 24th, 2009, Juels said:

    Hi Tarkan,
    thx for yor support.
    I’ve installed the ribbon cable correctly but already ordered a new ribbon cable weeks ago…
    I will report the results asap…

    BR juels

  136. 136 On January 9th, 2010, Juels said:

    Hi Tarkan,

    Yesterday i got the hdd ribbon cable!
    Now the iFlash is working correctly! =)

    Thanks, br
    juels

  137. 137 On January 14th, 2010, tdaliviu said:

    Hello, Tarkan.

    I received the iFlash parcel yesterday and already tried it with a 4GB Apacer Photo Steno III Pro 133X. I know, it isn’t the fastest and biggest CF card, but I will use it as a stopgap measure until I get my hands on something more decent. As about this card – didn’t have any problems while installing. Everything went just like you’ve shown in your tutorial. So I guess you can include this one in the list, too.

    Cheers,
    tda

  138. 138 On February 10th, 2010, Rick said:

    Hi Adam,

    After reading the 137 posts above, I am also having trouble with looping…I think. Is there a description of what looping is? Is it when restore completes most everything, then shows the bar loading with the apple, then just starts over and over??? If so, I have looping on my ipod 5th gen, using the FILEMATE 32GB UDMA Compact Flash CF Card I bought off of ebay. Is there any way around it? or do I need a different card? I also read something about installing Rockbox. Will that solve the problem? Too bad all cards don’t just work…

  139. 139 On February 10th, 2010, Rick said:

    Oops, Sorry, I meant Tarkan

  140. 140 On February 10th, 2010, Tarkan said:

    Hi Rick,

    It does sound like the restore loop you have – generally when that happens it means the card is not compatible with the Apple firmware. Some people have had luck playing about with partition software to repartition the card, but most of time even that does not work.

    If your not too tide to the Apple firmware then I do suggest on a 5g iPod to try Rockbox – it is quite good and it is will supported with many features.

  141. 141 On February 18th, 2010, Andrea said:

    Can I use a SD to CF adapter with the iFlash? If so, would the CF adapter just need to be a Type I? Thanks in advance.

  142. 142 On February 20th, 2010, Robert said:

    Hey Tarkan,

    I was wondering if anyone has tried out any 64gb cf cards yet. I’ve got my eye on one (info attached) for 430 Australian dollars. What is your take?

    Robert

    Sandisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash Card – 64GB
    SDCFXP-064G

    Now there’s a memory card fast enough to keep up with your advanced DSLR: SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ CompactFlash® card. With lightning-fast (up to 90 MB/s* write) speed, you’ll be able to capture more continuous burst shooting—and get the most out of your Professional digital SLR camera. And with up to 64GB** of storage, you’ll be ready for more RAW+JPEG and high-def video, too.

    SanDisk engineered its Power Core™ Controller to take whatever your camera’s buffer can dish out. By distributing image data across the card more rapidly and efficiently, this card delivers Professional performance

    * READ & WRITE PERFORMANCE: Up to 90MB/s (600x)* for serious performance gains.
    * CAPACITIES: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB** give you more room to capture RAW+JPEG, sequential bursts and high-definition video
    * UDMA: UDMA 6 enabled (works in all UDMA modes)
    * POWER CORE CONTROLLER™ & ENHANCED SUPER-PARALLEL PROCESSING™ “ESP”: Was invented by SanDisk to increase the card’s performance level.
    * TEMPERATURE: Tested to perform from -25°C to 85°C (-13°F to 185°F)
    * SPECIFICATION: Meets CFA Specification Type I Card
    * DURABILITY: Shock protection and RTV silicone coating added inside for protection against moisture and humidity
    * WARRANTY: Backed by rig

  143. 143 On March 9th, 2010, Aaron said:

    Tarkan,

    Thanks for sending the adapter out so quickly.

    Shipped around the world (Hawaii) in a blink of an eye (again).

    iFlash #3 is ready to go.

    I’ll be back to pick up iFlash #4!

    Thank you!

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