Ipod 80GB Bricked

[Gobsheen]

Hi could someone please help me, i installed rockbox yesterday and it worked perfectly for about half an hour. then i reset it and now it won't power up. i tried a soft and hard reset and also charging it for hours but still no joy.

Could someone please please help. also does this render my garantee useless?? Thankx

[GodEater]

*Sigh*

It's not bricked.

Get a wall charger for it, leave it charging overnight. Turn it on.

[Gobsheen]

sorry im new to the ipod rockbox does this happen often, how come my usb charger didn't work?

[GodEater]

We have had numerous issues with people's computers not supplying enough voltage through their usb ports. Wall chargers are more reliable.

[Gobsheen]

i figured this could be the problem but i used a wall charger and it went pop and now it doesn't work, the charger that is. so then i thought the ipod had a hardware problem.

[GodEater]

Well it's *possible* it made something in the iPod go pop too - but I'd still bet the fuse saved it. See if you can find another one - and try a different wall outlet - one that doesn't make things go pop.

[Gobsheen]

i fear the ipod could be damaged as it wasn't an genuine apple charger. i must have plugged the ipod into the usb for about 8 hours surely this should be enough to power it up.

[GodEater]

i fear the ipod could be damaged as it wasn't an genuine apple charger.

Well if you really believe you've damaged the hardware, the only way to tell is to take it to an apple dealer.

i must have plugged the ipod into the usb for about 8 hours surely this should be enough to power it up.

Depends on the PC, the USB cable and whether you've really fried your ipod or not.

[Gobsheen]

will my guarantee be void, once apple see i've been messing around with the firmware?

[GodEater]

will my guarantee be void, once apple see i've been messing around with the firmware?

Technically yes - but so far most users have been lucky, and Apple have nevered bothered checking.

[Gobsheen]

has there been cases of ipod bricking with this software?

[GodEater]

Nope.

It's not possible.

[Gobsheen]

didn't mean to doubt your software. i'm just baffled i have it since january and have been charging it with my laptop since i bought it. does installation drain the battery?

[GodEater]

No more than any other sort of usage.

The only way we know of that anyone has managed to brick their iPod is by hard reseting their iPod during an apple firmware upgrade. This is of course nothing to do with Rockbox.

If you're truly managed to brick yours too (and I still doubt it) then you're only the second person we know of to do it, and it's still nothing to do with Rockbox, it's your dodgy wiring/charger.

[Gobsheen]

well thanks for your help anyway, i left it in to argos this morning for repair. so we'll see do they charge me or not. do u think i should pick it up tomorrow (cos it's not shipped away yet) and try and charge it to see what happens? you're the pro! thanks again