So as title says I revived my beloved iPod, upgraded its storage and also modeled and printed some accessories for my iPod. I made a TPU case, a dock using the original cable and a storage box.
Everything is available for free on my printables:
https://www.printables.com/de/@Gorroth1007/models
Link to my first post (including whole storage upgrade process):
https://lemmy.world/post/3243217
Here are some additional pictures:
Modding classic iPods is such an awesome rabbit Hole. You can exchange the mini hard drive with anything from regular SD cards to quad micro-SD cards to even MSATA and M.2 SSDs. This also creates extra room to install a giant battery if you want to.
I am currently trying to find a way to embed a Bluetooth transmitter so I can use my Bluetooth headphones with it.
There’s even an alternative firmware called Rockbox that allows you to just plug in the iPod using USB and put MP3s on it instead of using iTunes.
I also own a Creative Zen Vision but it’s sadly not as customizable and there’s no Rockbox firmware for it.
Edit: before posting I didn’t see the link to the original post which talks about most of the above.
Yep you are right, I already did very much of what you wrote. Except the huge battery as in the 30GB model there is not that much more space. I tried to install rockbox but somehow couldn’t get it to work. Even though it was installed on the original hard drive… But It works just fine with my old 2013 MacBook Pro and Apple Music.
You should be able to put a 3000mAh battery in a 5th/6th/7th Generation iPod as long as you get an iFlash board and a Thick Backplate.
Edit: If you want the best place to buy iPod parts, buy them from Elite Obsolete on his website.
Thank you! Yes I know, but I wanted it to look like it was looking back then when I got it :)