made playlist, now ipod wont turn on.

[nanoguy]

i was making a playlist with a tutorial i found, when i tried turning rockbox off to charge it since the battery was dieing. now i try holding menu and center buttons along with play and nothing happens.. it wont turn back on... help please

[Chronon]

Attach it to a charger for a while.  Also, reset is done by holding Menu + Select.  Turning the iPod on can be accomplished by pressing either Menu or Select.

[nanoguy]

i know the combinations, but it still wont go on.. I just placed it on my usb charger to my pc.. should i try my wall charger?

[Chronon]

How long did you charge it for?  Sometimes it takes a while.  Also, what does this have to do with playlists, other than that happens to be what you were doing before you shut the player down?

[nanoguy]

Probably about 6 minutes ago, i just started to make a playlist with the shuffle feature. It said on the tutorial that i would see it in a .root file in my ipod. I thought i would have to turn it on again in disk mode to edit it.. so i did so, and the apple logo showed up and froze.. so than i restarted it gain and it wouldn't reboot up.

[safetydan]

You will need to charge it for longer than six minutes. Try again after leaving it to charge for a few hours.

[nanoguy]

no u misunderstood.. i said that i started to make a playlist 6 minutes ago... I been letting it sit in my charger all night.. still nothing happens. like i said, i been trying every key combination but it still wont turn my ipod on.

[GodEater]

There's only one keypad combination to do the hard reset - which is what it sounds like you need to perform.

The sequence to do is this :

Turn hold switch to on briefly, and then back off again.
Now hold down both Menu+Select until the screen displays the apple logo.

Keep trying.

[nanoguy]

actually chronon i was making a playlist, than i shut it off during the process now it wont turn on.

but Godeater i tried doing what u said with the hold button and menu and select combination, but still no luck.. Nothing shows on the screen. looks to be off.

[Chronon]

Please use real words like "you" instead of "u".  The forum guidelines require this.

Apparently I'm a bit confused about the situation then.  You said that you have been charging it all night and it still won't turn on.  Then I don't understand how you could have been making a playlist on it more recently than that.  Maybe you could describe the sequence of events more carefully.  It will help us understand your situation better.

As for turning your player on, how long did you hold Menu + Select?  It can take upwards of a minute sometimes.

[nanoguy]

ok I'll start from scratch.. I was following a tutorial on how to make a play list for rockbox..It told me to locate the .root file after making it.. so dumb me, i thought this meant to check the disk drive folder(so i turned it off). Than i tried the menu and select to turn back on, and the apple logo showed and just froze their... so i than decided to shut off again, but this time it wouldn't reboot.  Than after i started the topic about my problem... So i was informed to charge it for a couple of hours.. i did it all night actually, with nothing showing on the ipod even the do not disconnect sign. Thats where i stand now, that it wont turn on just a blank dead screen. I appreciate all the help!

[Chronon]

Can you tell me where this tutorial is located?  

I think our prime task is to boot your player.  If you charged it all night then it should be ready to turn on.  You didn't mention how long you held the key combination.  Sometimes it can take quite a long time.  Also, make sure you don't move your fingers at all while holding the keys.  It can help to put the iPod down on a flat surface and then do the key combination; wiggling your finger can cause the key combo not to register properly.

[nanoguy]

i held the combo for a good minute and a half. still nothing.. but like i said before, i did put it to be charged, but the do not disconnect sign wasn't coming up or anything.. It wont turn on at all.........................EDIT!!!!

:::Made my index fingers soar by holding it down for over a minute, and the apple logo popped up and rockbox said battery dead.. So now its in disk mode charging!! Weird thing is though i don't why it wouldn't turn on the other days when i held the key combos.. Thanks for the help guys!!

[Chronon]

Hmph.  That is definitely irregular.  However, if something different has happened then it's probably worth trying a restore in iTunes.  It could be that you're seeing a hardware failure.  But I hope not.

[nanoguy]

no its working fine now.. i just think it needed to drain the battery, and than charge up. Its back to normal, thanks for all the help again!