IPod

Alternative OSes

 * RockBox - alternative OS for iPod - it's a cinch to install, just unpack a dir to your iPod and run an .exe file. Couldn't be easier. RockBox plays FLAC, ogg vorbis, and even MODs and SIDs right out of the box, and it retains your old iTunes database, if you want to retain it (I just deleted mine).

Fixing Errors on iPod
I have FAT32 on my iPod. I encountered a read error when attaching it to my Windows box, and used this method for repairing it: C:\>chkdsk f: /r <- locate bad sectors This took about 15 minutes. There was an error in the iTunes database file,. I couldn't fix it, so I restored the iPod using the iPod Updater. This meant I had to transfer all the MP3s again.