diff --git a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
index 8087f9a644..11b870f8b4 100644
--- a/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
+++ b/manual/getting_started/installation.tex
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ software.
       simultaneously. Your \dap{} should enter disk mode, and you can try
       reconnecting to the computer.
     }
+    \opt{ipod3g,ipod4g,ipodcolor,ipodmini}{
+      \note{Firewire detection is not supported in Rockbox at the moment. 
+        Please use USB only.}
+    }
   }
 
 \item[Text editor.]  As you will see in the following chapters, Rockbox is