r/IpodClassic • u/Low-Caterpillar-450 • 13h ago

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I have been getting back into my retro, nerdy tech hobbies, and just found my old 2008 iPod classic. I didn’t realize that people were retrofitting these to be used in modern day and really like the idea of possibly doing that to this. Any ideas on what the first good steps are? What are considered “tasteful” updates/upgrades and what aren’t. Thanks for any help.

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u/TheDarkKnight0707 13h ago

Tasteful? Well imo keep the original casing front and back Change the hdd with an iflash module and swap out the battery for 1000-3000 mah battery And yeah enjoy

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u/fullbox69420 13h ago

I second this my 5.5 hard drive died a few days ago and I need to get a I flash module so i’m sad BUT I got a ipod touch 4 in return so my 5.5 is on the back burner for now 

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u/TheDarkKnight0707 13h ago

Bro back burner? Nah nah Fix that baby up Ipod touch have that citrus dac and 5.5 has THE wolfsen dad ( i may have butchered the dac names sorry 😂) Fix the classic up man come on

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u/Space646 10h ago

I have the exact same iPod. I just exchanged the 120GB HDD with an iFlash uDual with a SanDisk 1TB card and a ‘3000mAh’ battery (they sell them as 3000mAh batteries on eBay, they aren’t actually 3000mAh though)

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u/Low-Caterpillar-450 10h ago

How did u get around the 128gb limit

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u/Space646 10h ago

https://github.com/Olsro/reddit-ipod-guides/blob/main/guides/ipod6g-flash-more-recent-firmwares.md

I fucked up a bit while flashing and had some big problems (didn’t read the guide fully and made stupid SysCfg changes), I strongly recommend you to keep the iPod opened while you’re going through the process of a firmware upgrade, as I have managed to get myself into a situation where I had to pull out the SD card. If you run into any issues hit me up, there’s a quite high chance I’ve been there before. Generally if you follow the guide word-to-word you shouldn’t have any issues though.

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u/LT92Rosco28 13h ago

Start by reading the Yuuiko Guide and Opista Guide. Both can be found using the handy search feature in this subreddit.

Next, watch YouTube videos on modding/upgrading parts.

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u/YakovPinedovski 13h ago

Yes or yes, just a new battery with a larger capacity and change your mechanical disc for SSD, so I can enjoy this beauty, yours is just like mine, that’s how beautiful.

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u/EmployerInside 10h ago

Iflash mod and new battery if you like add a new front shell, lots and lots of research. Triple check what you’re going to do watch three different YouTube videos to make sure it’s what a few people do and not someone who got it wrong.

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u/kyberton 7h ago

I bought a new casing that matches the original silver/white. The back looks fantastic but has no printing on it, unfortunately. But this is what I think is “tasteful”.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_c3w6Vefz

For the internals, I ordered a dual SD card adapter and a 3000mA battery, waiting for those to arrive.