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