ZillaZero [Old, see ZeroNet!]

Contributor Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

ZillaZero has been removed and is now replaced with ZeroNet!!! Why? ZZ was too incompatible, inflexible and structurally a disaster. ZZ was proof of concept while ZN is made for practicality. So, no more ZillaZero, on to ZeroNet!!!

>>ZeroNet link!<<

~Keripo

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Old Stuff:

NOTE! If you are using the newest iPod Updater from the Apple site, you'll need to downgrade to an older updater! Installer 2 will not work with the newest updater! See the "Bugs" section.

This now uses Installer 2 for ease! In addition, if you selected iPodLoader 2 as the bootloader, this also installs Rockbox along with iPodLinux!

This may work for other models (its basically the same infrastructure) but I won't make any guarantees! Some files (such as the iBoy file that is built specifically for the nano) will need to be replaced with the model's equivalent or changed. If you have tested it on another model, please post the results! (5g's might not even work at all due to their /mnt mounting)

[size= 18]ZillaZero Alpha v 1.3.4, Installer 2 version[/ size]
[size= 18]>> http://www.millarnet.com/keripo/ <<[/ size]

Instructions:

Pre. Go to the link from the website above. Download the first link [Installer] and the last one [iDoom Expansion Pack] if you want. You do not need to download the two Rockbox zips - they are already included in the Installer.

Pre 2. Extract the Installer rar into a folder you can name "ZZ Installer" or whatever. If you downloaded the iDoom pack, extract that too the _root folder.

1. Plug in your iPod. Preferably leave it in the Apple OS for quicker write-speed.

2. Run the HP USB Formatter.exe to completely wipe clean your iPod. Be sure that you have all your files backed up because they will disappear anyways.

3. Run iPodUpdater.exe. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version from the Apple website. Use your iPW-modded updater if you have instead. Otherwise, apply iPodWizard themes and mods after this step. Either way, choose "Restore" and wait for your iPod to restart and reboot.

4. Run the ZillaZero Installer.exe. Its just the official, networkless Installer 2 with the packages.ipl file modified.

5. Make sure its the data partition thats being shrunk. Change the partition size to 50mb, which is more than enough. Next.

6. Choose iPodLoader 2 as the loader type. Making a backup should not be necessary (and its very slow), but if you want, keep it checked. Select "Advanced Partitioning and Package selection and click Next. Everything should be selected. Now click next and wait. The entire installation process should take less than half an hour (note: when it says 50% done, its not actually 50% done ; P ).

7. Once its done, unplug your iPod and let it reboot. Choose Apple OS and plug it back into the computer.

8. Copy everything in the "_root files" into the normal root of your iPod (ie, right in the E:/ drive or wherever you iPod is).

9. Disconnect your iPod and reboot. You will now have ZillaZero on iPL and Rockbox! Don't forget to put your iBoy, Atari800 and Mame roms into the rom folders and add your favourite Rockbox WPS's!

10. If you want more iDoom games, extract the iDoom Expansion Pack also to the root of your iPod. If you don't want Rockbox ( you deviant! ), delete the .rockbox folder, Games folder and the rockbox.ipod file from the root of your iPod.

11. Enjoy! ^_^

~ Keripo

Bugs:

The default podzilla 2 scheme won't be saved across sections. This is probably becausethe location of the podzilla 2 schemes is in the Fat32 partition, where symlinks can't exist. One workabout is to take the *.cs file of the scheme you want to keep, copy it and rename the copy to "default.cs". This way, the scheme is used as default at startup but cannot be changed properly. To swap schemes, copy over another .cs file as default.cs manually.

For those who are currently using the newest iPod Updater (2006-06-2 Cool

, you'll need to downgrade to an older version as the new one doesn't support "sysinfo" and you'll get sysinfo and MBR errors. To downgrade, download this installer and run it. When restoring, use this older iPod Updater instead.
http://www.ipodwizard.net/updaters/windows/iPodSetup%202006-03-23.zip

Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK

nice, but whats it called ZIllazero or Zerozilla, you use both lol

Contributor Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

Its a custom Triple Boot that installs the whole list. I have yet to learn C, so you won't see a ZeroZilla or any zilla from me for quite a while. But I'll get to that one day ; P

Uploading's dam slow, and its not my computer (high speed DSL), so until its uploaded, you guys can speculate and comment ; P

Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut

This looks very nice, I'll look into it. Thanks for the hard work.

If you can make a .sh file to enable MPD once it has been disabled through the rc file, is it possible to then make one which can disable MPD through a .sh file?

Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: Amish Country

Sweet. But i'm just wondering. To play iboy (in Floydzilla) where would i put the roms using this thing? Also, in this, does PZ2 actually work. This looks cool, can't wait!

Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Location: ThE sYsTeM

This sounds cool! cant wait till i can download it!

Contributor Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

Note that this is for ENDUSERS only. At the moment, I am not done complete documentation and thus if you do not already know how something works, here is not where to start. This alpha version is just for people who've had everything installed on their iPod nanos do it with ease (my perpetual messing with the rc file has lead to numerous needs of reformatting everything and reinstalling iPodLinux, eventually lead up to this). As for cancelling MPD, I do not know enough Linux commands to be able to know how to do that.

~Keripo

Edit: Link up! http://rapidshare.de/files/17699026/ZillaZeroALPHA.zip.html
Download, try it out, and tell me what you think ; P Remember that iDoom was too big to zip, so its not included here.

Do NOT download the link on this post. Instead, download the link posted on the very first post and page, or the one that Stern quoted

~Keripo

Joined: 02 Mar 2006

yes very kewl cant wait ty !

Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: Amish Country

Downloading right now!
If you guys want i can upload a version with tons of stuff and iDoom

....now, just by seeing this zip contents, all i do is copy everything to the root.

....sounds easy Very Happy

Joined: 13 Feb 2006

Keripo Test Account wrote:

Note that this is for ENDUSERS only. At the moment, I am not done complete documentation and thus if you do not already know how something works, here is not where to start. This alpha version is just for people who've had everything installed on their iPod nanos do it with ease (my perpetual messing with the rc file has lead to numerous needs of reformatting everything and reinstalling iPodLinux, eventually lead up to this). As for cancelling MPD, I do not know enough Linux commands to be able to know how to do that.

~Keripo

Edit: Link up! http://rapidshare.de/files/17699026/ZillaZeroALPHA.zip.html
Download, try it out, and tell me what you think ; P Remember that iDoom was too big to zip, so its not included here.

There is a "kill" command which can be used to kill processes/threads if you know their PID (maybe also if you know their name). Look into it.

Contributor Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

Harshboy wrote:

If you guys want i can upload a version with tons of stuff and iDoom

If you can, please do ; D Right now, the problem is finding a good uploader. Anyone know how to wiki-upload? As for installation, yup, just extract/copy to root!

As for MPD killing, not sure about PID, but this might work:

Code:

kill /bin/MPD

Test it out if you can and I'll add it to my Beta folder.
But I'm pretty sure it'll be far more complex than that. But then again, rebooting is just simple as "KILLALL" ; P[/code]

Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: Amish Country

what is MPD!?...PID!?....is this pz2 stuff? And will it work!? I'm confused Embarassed

Contributor Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada

Harshboy wrote:

what is MPD!?...PID!?....is this pz2 stuff? And will it work!? I'm confused Embarassed

MPD is the multi-tasking music player used by Podzilla 2. Podzilla 2 originally did not completely install properly in jonrelay's Triple Boot, but I fixed most of the problems in this. MPD wan't even installed at all through Triple Boot. MPD basically allows you to listen to music while doing other stuff, but right now, its extremely crappy (I have a pre-built Floydzilla with MPD already built into it which plays at perfect quality, but I first need the person who made it's permission). PID is something Linux related that you do not have to worry about Wink

And when youre done Hashboy, tell us the result ; P

Edit: Osiris0290, I just noticed your tutorial. I think I am T3h Ween0r Wink

As for me, I'm logging off, so I'll see your reactions tomorrow morning!
If you guys find any REAL bugs, post em with a big "BUG" sign.
Hash, all roms go in root/iBoy_Nano/
So you'll have: root/iBoy_Nano/Romgame.gb.
All saved files go into root/iBoy_Nano/Saved.
Notice how I reconfigured everything for my simplicity ; P
And when you've got PZ2, who needs iBoy? >.> [jk]
(But yes, PZ2 installs fully)

Joined: 09 Jan 2006

You should post some pics up when you are completely finished.

Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Location: Amish Country

Ok, my last question:

For iboy in Floydzilla, where do i put my Gameboy roms? Also tell me which partion (sda2 or sda3)

...btw, im about to upload the extended edition of Zillazero