On 3 Apr 2007, Robert Menes verbalised:
> I sometimes also found that clicking on the hold switch and letting it
> reboot
> back into the Apple firmware also let it charge up. From there I just reboot
> back
> into Rockbox, and all is good in this cruel world. :)

It also seems to work to start Rockbox and *then* plug it in. The bug only
strikes if it's charging as Rockbox starts.

I'll have a look at it in more detail later (I have some deadlines from
hell to evade first).

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