Rebooting iPod (Work In Progress)

If your iPod loaded into Stock Firmware:

• You will need to restart the iPod by holding down the Menu and Select buttons until it restarts.
• the reason it boots into the stock firmware is if the hold switch is turned on when plugging in the device or whenever the iPod is powered on.

Sources

https://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-ipodmini1g/rockbox-build.html