Ipod 80GB Bricked

[soap]

Let's beat this dead horse...

After you charged your iPod, how did you attempt to turn it on?

[Gobsheen]

tried the play button first, then pressing the menu and select button, and finally the hard reset, menu and select button for 10 seconds and up to 1 minute.

[robin0800]

I minute may not be enough time and what i somtimes have to do is hold menu and select try 3 mins or so release if nothing happens wait 30 seconds and repeat eventually it will start but only if it has sufficent charge to start.

[Gobsheen]

when u have this problem and its charging, does the charging symbol appear (this is when its not turning on)

[GodEater]

Apple's own posted guidelines for a full hard reset are :

Turn on hold switch, turn off hold switch, then press and hold menu+select. Sometimes the menu+select combo is not picked up unless you've done the hold-switch trick first. I know this to be true as I've seen it myself.

[Gobsheen]

Hi all, got it working after all. when you install rockbox the ipod doesn't charge using a usb lead. this has to be configured in the menu. and my wall charger blew up due to a power surge and not because of the ipod. i then bought an apple wall charger and it worked instantly.

rockbox rocks!!

CASE CLOSED

[Febs]

If you put the iPod into disk mode or boot the Apple firmware, it will charge via USB.

[GodEater]

when you install rockbox the ipod doesn't charge using a usb lead.

This is a complete lie - I charge mine all the time via the USB lead in Rockbox.

[DefineByte]

Don't be silly. I'm sure it's not a lie, just wrong.