People liked the fake Netflix from my other post so I figured id share my other wacky ports.

Some of these may be released in my own repo in the future.

Happy to answer any questions about a specific plugin/app.

Thank you for all the support on musicOS!

I honestly didn’t expect this much interest when I released the first alpha of musicOS. Seeing people download it, try it on their own iPods, share feedback and suggest improvements has been incredibly motivating.
So, thank you to everyone who has tested musicOS so far — and especially to those who took the time to report issues, share ideas or simply leave a nice comment. It really means a lot!

I’ve also put together a small roadmap to give you an idea of where I’d like to take musicOS next.
Work on v0.2.0 has already started, with a big focus on improving the Quick Screen. I’m currently working on dynamic actions and labels, so the custom Quick Screen can better adapt to each user’s configuration, alongside some stability improvements and general UI refinements.
After that, I’d like to focus more on the Now Playing screen, metadata, customization, language support, Dark Mode, and broader device compatibility.
The roadmap isn’t set in stone, so things may change, move around or be added along the way — especially based on your feedback.

Thanks again for giving musicOS a try. 🙏

More soon! 🎵

“NO POWER WHATSOEVER” is also what the seller said.

Love to see it, guy like me looking to get himself into a project for no reason. Turns out this boy actually works and is LOADED with music and movies!

All the boy wanted was a little FireWire and a wipe down. I still have a battery and flash mod kit on order for him but it is very charming to scroll through somebody’s iPod that they THOROUGHLY loved.

I guess all of this to say take a chance on a purchase every now and then. As is or for parts does not mean they actually put any amount of effort into verifying the device. This guy was $66.50, I am paying more for a replacement battery and flash mod kit.

Thanks, David. Your iPod is in good hands now.

so happy with how these turned out. left one is a 6th gen with 7th gen firmware and 512gb and right is 256gb 5.5 gen

Finally got my iPod Classic 6G working perfectly again.

Replaced the battery, installed Rockbox just to see what it can do, played Doom on it, experimented with themes and plugins... and eventually decided that Apple's original firmware still has a certain magic that Rockbox can't quite replicate.

And yes, I found an iPod Hi-Fi to go with it. This thing is ridiculously fun to use in 2026.

There's something strangely satisfying about using a 2000s iPod exactly as it was intended, especially with the click wheel and the physical dock.

Everyone of these work.

Just got it today, over the moon!
Loving this, brings back a storm of memories!
Will be using this as a daily going ahead. (120gb)
6th gen

I recently decided to get back into using my iPods after seeing growing interest online and the plethora of mods and firmware which have sprung up.

I already had the G6.5 and G5.5 but I had been longing for a G3 which was my first iPod. Thankfully I was able to find a new in box 15GB which included all the accessories.

The first two iPods were still in great working order so there was no need to replace the battery or swap out the HDD just yet.

The battery on the G3 has aged out of being useful so I am swapping it for an 850mAh battery and putting in a 128GB SD to make it useful. I’m waiting on the iflash card to arrive so I can take out the stock 15GB drive.

I made a custom playlist of AIFF music files which I have synced to each iPod allowing me to easily compare their headphone outputs with the same music.

Now to just fill them with music

figured you guys might appreciate this one 🌶️🔥

rare red hot chili peppers stadium arcadium promo ipod with the original engraved backplate/signatures. upgraded it to 512gb with iflash, a new extended battery, and a transparent red faceplate.

this model was given away by radio stations but was never sold. definitely one of the coolest ipods i’ve come across 📱

Hey, this was my first time opening up an ipod classic 6 and I wanted to play around to get familiar with the hardwares. As I go along, I notice the below.

First image and 2nd image: I connected the iPod to the HDD without the battery installed and plugged in the cable. It shows “Charging, please wait.”

When battery and HDD is connected to the iPod: The iPod starts blinking the Apple logo repeatedly but doesn’t boot up.

Video to the loop restart: https://streamable.com/d28rb7

Just FYI, I bought this iPod in faulty condition, so I’m here seeking advice from all the iPod experts. 😅

Do you think this is a faulty HDD or a battery issue? Is there anything else I should check to identify the problem?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Listening to music is sometimes the only way I can grind through a set of drawings. Not sure why it makes me so much more productive. Can’t listen to music and write emails though, only drawing.
Got a “for parts/repair” used iPod 2nd gen classic a couple weeks ago, and it was not only working fine, it was loaded with thousands of jazz songs. I made those into their own playlist, and now I can just hit shuffle on that playlist and let it run while I work. Feels really comforting for some reason, and I almost never hear the same song twice.

Hi!

I’ve ever often done repairs and builds for local and sometime shipping iPods out to people. I’m wondering those of you who do the same. How do you find customers? I have only found people through my marketplace listing and trying to find other places to find customers. I only find people very so often.

Thanks in advance!

So to start. It’s a 7th gen, flash mod, new battery. New case. That’s all.

Now over the course of a week or 2, 4 or 5 times the sync works exactly like it should, then for whatever reason I plug it in again to add some music and the sync just spins forever and I’ve noticed when I plug it in, the “manually manage music etc” box is ticked. And the “sync music onto iPod” becomes unchecked. If I recheck the “sync music onto iPod” box I am greeted with the a pop up that says “are you sure you want to remove existing music from this iPod and sync with this library”

Then it removes everything and takes ages to add all my music all over again.

It’s almost like my computer and iPod forget that they are already using the same library. Has anyone ran into this?

Also it’s a 2012 Mac mini running Catalina and 10.15.7 and Apple Music version 1.0.6.10

I have this iPod that I haven't used in years, and I've been wanting to use it again.

Issue is that it is currently disabled and requires me to use iTunes to unlock it. Unfortunately, that doesnt work since iTunes needs me to put in the passcode first which I cannot do since it is disabled. I know I could restore it, though I'd like to keep any existing data on there.

Is there any way I can get onto the iPod without erasing any existing data?

It is a 8gb iPod Touch Gen 2, model num: A1288

farthest itll go is "software: loading" ahhhhhhhh helppppppppppppp:((((( (thank you in advance)

uhhhh yea the ipod came to my door today and ive been loving it! ive charged it once and i start seeing a black spot on the screen... i did some research before i bought the ipod and im sure that its a battery expansion thing thats happening.. heh :D

ANYWAYS

i was wondering what battery i can use that is not dodgy(and where i can buy one) or if i can get oem ones somewhere, also im not sure if want a iflash quad ssd conversion or not

im thinking of replacing it with a ifixit 650 mAh battery

plus for some reason my ipod doesnt show up on the "devices" thing on itunes

please come at me with what you think is the best i can do with your mind boggling ipod wisdom and give your fresh noob a helping hand... (PLEASE I DONT WANT MINE TO EXPLODE I JUST GOT ITTTTTTTTT ;-;)

Everytime I try to open iTunes with this plugged in, it immediately crashes. Whenever I try to boot it up normally, it displays the file icon and goes back to sleep.

That being said — it says it “passed” the HDRW test.

Is it safe to just say the drive is dead and get a new one?

I was able to download the iPod classic games onto my iPod but a few games don’t work. These games are Monopoly, Peggle,Tetris, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and Trivia Pursuit. My question is do I need to redo the process from the IPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project so I could get these games to work? If not what do I do to fix this issue?

I found a 5th gen for C$48 OBO on Facebook Marketplace, it's scratched up and dirty (though some IPA could help with that, and I could get a replacement front panel), is this a good deal to go through with, or should I try and go lower?