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4G Grayscale :: Won't turn on or charge

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chailvr:
   Target is 4G Grayscale Ipod, build is whatever it was yesterday on May 14th.
I installed rockbox via the utility, worked fine off and on for about a day. I installed some FLAC files on it and now it won't recognize when I plug it in to the computer, seperate charger, anything. Doesn't respond to normal Ipod reset either. All I got after I turned it off (after a full charge too) was a no battery sign and then just a blank screen. Now it won't even show me the no battery, just doesn't respond at all.

Thanks, any help much appreciated.

MarcGuay:
2 things which are commonly recommended (I just searched for "ipod respond"):

- Press and hold Menu + Select for a very long time (30+ seconds).
- Charge the battery for a very long time (overnight).

chailvr:
Like I said, it won't respond to the reset or recognize a charger.
=/
Thanks for the input though.

EDIT::: I punched it as hard as I could from frustration..and it started working again. Small crack but I'll take a cosmetic flaw over a dead Ipod  ;)

wintermute23:

--- Quote from: chailvr on May 15, 2008, 09:02:40 PM ---EDIT::: I punched it as hard as I could from frustration..and it started working again. Small crack but I'll take a cosmetic flaw over a dead Ipod  ;)
--- End quote ---
Sounds like a loose connection somewhere that you knocked back into place. Which means that it'll reccur sooner or later. Take it apart and look for things that might need resoldering.

drbeachboy:
I have a 4G grayscale that I loaded rockbox on last evening. The install went well and it booted up fine with Rockbox. Later I did a Menu-Select reboot so Rockbox would find my pre-installed music and that is when the iPod went completely dead. I've tried everything on this topic here in the forum, and still it won't come to life. I used the wall charger overnight (11 1/2 hours) and nothing. I don't even get the charge icon to come on when I plugged it in last night. I did the 60 seconds Menu-Select and nothing. Besides beating the crap out of it (like one user did to get it started) is there anything else I can try? It was working perfectly before the install. Thank you.

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