False alarm (was: IPod appears officially 'bricked')

[Izzeh]

Well woke up this morning to turn on my iPod and well... it doesn't turn on... at all... Never encountered this problem and there is no response to charging.. mashing.. etc... I am positive it was charged fully as it was plugged in last night and I turned it off and shut down my computer at the same time...

Again: Blank screen; not responding to key press, charging, usb, hold switch on/off; I have been charging it for atleast 30 minutes and still not responding... Am I officially screwed?

Ps. I know this isn't exactly Installation/removal - But it appeared the best thread...

[Febs]

Try resetting the iPod by turning the hold switch on and then off again, and then pressing and holding the Menu and Select buttons simultaneously for up to 30 seconds.

[Izzeh]

Again: Blank screen; not responding to key press, charging, usb, hold switch on/off; I have been charging it for atleast 30 minutes and still not responding... Am I officially screwed?

^ Not responding to key press, and a blank screen...

[Izzeh]

Ok what the hell.. You can close this thread.. My iPod has been siting at the corner of my desk - not plugged in or anything.. I just looked over and all of a sudden it lit up and worked... that was COMPLETELY random...

Thanks for the help anyway

[Febs]

Again: Blank screen; not responding to key press, charging, usb, hold switch on/off; I have been charging it for atleast 30 minutes and still not responding... Am I officially screwed?

^ Not responding to key press, and a blank screen...

Yes, I am aware of what you wrote.  "Not responding to key press" and "not responding to the reset sequence" are two different things.

[TheoryOfCupcakes]

Ok what the hell.. You can close this thread.. My iPod has been siting at the corner of my desk - not plugged in or anything.. I just looked over and all of a sudden it lit up and worked... that was COMPLETELY random...

Thanks for the help anyway

mine's doing the same thing as this one, though ive been trying troughout the day to reset it and nothing's working.
am i going to have to wait for mine to randomly work or is this pointless? i dont really have money for another player so help would be very greatly apprecated.

[saratoga]

Ok what the hell.. You can close this thread.. My iPod has been siting at the corner of my desk - not plugged in or anything.. I just looked over and all of a sudden it lit up and worked... that was COMPLETELY random...

Thanks for the help anyway

mine's doing the same thing as this one, though ive been trying troughout the day to reset it and nothing's working.
am i going to have to wait for mine to randomly work or is this pointless? i dont really have money for another player so help would be very greatly apprecated.

Follow febs instructions to reset it.

[cool_walking_]

Apparently, it can take over a minute of holding the buttons for the ipod to reset, so keep holding it for a while.

If it definitely is not turning on, it may be a hardware problem, most likely a dead battery, which can be replaced cheaply at many online stores, or by Apple themselves if you want to get extremely ripped off.

[qjg]

My Ipod has the same problem. I installed Rockbox on my 4th gen grayscale ipod and the next day it died, not sure if theres a connection there...

I were using the ipod then all of a sudden the battery sign came up for a second then it died. I thought it was strange as it had a nearly full charge - anyway I plugged it into my car charger and it nothing happened.. when I got home I left it plugged into the wall charger for the whole night, still dead. Also nothing happens when I plug it into my PC either.

I have tried the hold on off / menu + select combo many times but no response, it seems nothing I do is going to make my ipod turn on

[qjg]

wow lol nvm i'm not even going to say what just happened when i posted that...