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The AI set up Rockbox on my old iPod and synced my whole 290GB music library

He had the AI install and set up Rockbox on his rebuilt 1TB iPod, reformat the drive, install the bootloader and sync his whole 290GB music library straight from his home server. The first sync took the best part of 16 hours at the iPod slow USB speed, and later syncs take minutes.

How it works

  1. Ask the AI to install and configure Rockbox
  2. Reformat the drive
  3. Install the bootloader
  4. Sync the whole library from the home server instead of a laptop
  5. First sync runs for the best part of 16 hours
  6. Later syncs copy only what changed and take minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

The agent did the hands on device work itself, the reformat, the install and a 16 hour sync, not just advice on how to do it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on substrate.dougbelshaw.com. See the original ↗

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