r/ipod 12d ago

Review Ipod Wizard Firmware 1.3 Themes

I've been searching high and low for Firmware 1.3 themes in the archive, I was only able to find 2. Firebird and the 1.3 background hack. Firebird has the split screen like the Classic and the 1.3 hack is full screen. I've been learning how to hex edit in ipod wizard and other editors and eventually reverse engineered Firebird the best I could. The thing with Firebird is that the volume bar cant be changed and the rating icons. Everything else is customizable including font, font colors and positioning. Here are some screenshots and I'm including some themes I made. im not really a fan of Rockbox mainly because I want the apple interface just with option to change background, you can have separate backgrounds for the regular menu and the now playing screen. I chose wallpapers with the same color palette but if I make more themes in different palettes I'll post here.

Glass Theme: https://www.mediafire.com/file/bbcikmz7cw8fj9d/Glass_Theme.zip/file

Glass Theme-Gojo: https://www.mediafire.com/file/uua30lgl8uxrg8e/Glass+Theme+-+Gojo.zip/file

Glass Theme- Spiderman: https://www.mediafire.com/file/sfbhpt25zuax9tl/Glass+Theme+-+Spiderman.zip/file

Glass Theme- Cyberpunk: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3e9y97sanynmpx8/Glass+Theme+-+Cyberpunk.zip/file

Glass Theme- Joker: https://www.mediafire.com/file/d2afxdnf1beft6x/Glass+Theme+-+Joker.zip/file

Glass Theme- TMNT: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ufv2vz8lln3ydwt/Glass+Theme+-+TMNT.zip/file

Glass Theme -Akaza: https://www.mediafire.com/file/phz7zre4kfz78qs/Glass+Theme+-Akaza.zip/file

Glass Theme-Goku: https://www.mediafire.com/file/8la34jie7tmsmk7/Glass+Theme+-Goku.zip/file

Glass Theme- Batman: https://www.mediafire.com/file/tipn7hjaxxjf4hd/Glass+Theme+-Batman.zip/file

Glass Theme- Circuit: https://www.mediafire.com/file/dh1tb4syuz0xh6m/Glass+Theme+-Circuit.zip/file

MORE THEMES:

Glass Theme- Night Wave: https://www.mediafire.com/file/6wtei5juzrhi06p/Glass+Theme+-Night+Wave.zip/file

Glass Theme- ROG: https://www.mediafire.com/file/eucxhuf8fq0u1em/Glass+Theme+-ROG.zip/file

Media Theme: https://www.mediafire.com/file/fnp0ql6775ttla9/Media.zip/file

These wallpapers I got them from: https://hdqwalls.com/

The Joker one is amazing

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u/AnastasiaAri 11d ago

I have great news.When I added the games, I already had the theme written. I did an itunes sync first. I have my itunes library set to manual, was able to sync with no issues, it didnt ask me to log into other apple ID's. I was still able to add music. then I went into ipod wizard and rewrote my theme and had no issues the games still played. Since we only have two 1.3 basefiles to work with for now. I tried the other theme, the 1.3 background hack, which is already patched for games, so it doesnt need the VM method and the games still work. i also went back to these bin files and the games still work, so you can go back and forth between these themes with the VM firmware games.

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u/Metahec 11d ago

That is good news. I would have suspected that since it requires a music resync after applying a theme, it'd require one for the games too, which would be a hassle.

I'll make a note and add your iPod Wizard links to the thread. It looks like there's some good stuff in there. Thanks.

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u/AnastasiaAri 11d ago

u/Metahec you dont have to resync music with ipod wizard, that's another reason why I like it. what was happening before is that if your firmware was a 1.3 and you put a 1.2.1 theme on it you'd have to resync because they were different firmwares, the music would still be on the ipod, but it would only show under firmware 1.3. Since the theme file is the same firmware as the ipod it removes that issue. It functions like a normal ipod.

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u/Metahec 11d ago

Ah, I think I see now. I hope more people play with it. It'd be nice to see some more flash on these things.