4G locked up - any suggestions?

[jms969]

I installed rockbox-ipod4gray-20060830 on my 4g ipod tonight and the sound is fantastic!!!

The problem that I am experiencing is that the ipod is completely locked

I have tried select play and select menu many many times and the ipod is still locked.  The longest that I held the keys was about 2 minutes.

It has locked on a play screen.

The ipod has been updated using iPod Updater 2006-06-28.

My only though now is to let the battery run down overnight and try to get into the ipod in the morning.

Any thoughts would be appreciated...

Thanks,

JMS

[L]

You are supposed to hit and hold select + menu NOT select + play.

[jms969]

You are supposed to hit and hold select + menu NOT select + play.

The point is I tried the correct key sequence and then every other imaginable sequence to unlock the ipod...

I will check back in after it has charged for a couple of hours on the usb port...

Update:  Right now it is bricked    I am going to let the battery drain and try it again...

[Llorean]

What do you mean it's "bricked?"

If it's turning on to *any* point at which you can get it to drain battery, it's not bricked. In fact by definition, bricked means non-recoverable, so please don't use the word unless you're certain it cannot be fixed.

[jms969]

What do you mean it's "bricked?"

If it's turning on to *any* point at which you can get it to drain battery, it's not bricked. In fact by definition, bricked means non-recoverable, so please don't use the word unless you're certain it cannot be fixed.

In my definition "bricked" means unusable...  When the battery completely discharges and you hookup the ipod to a usb port let it charge for a couple of hours and the user interface is still locked up with no way into the system then it is BRICKED!!!

Edit:  I however will keep trying and will report back any success...

[Llorean]

Okay, "Frozen" is different than "Bricked." We're a technical forum, so it's important that you use the accepted forms of terms so that people know what you're talking about.

So, you're saying you can get into Rockbox, but then it freezes?

If it freezes, menu + select will reboot it. If it doesn't, release them, wait a few seconds, and try again. Odds are very good that you've just wiggled your fingers while pressing it. Don't bother trying other buttons.

[jms969]

Okay, "Frozen" is different than "Bricked." We're a technical forum, so it's important that you use the accepted forms of terms so that people know what you're talking about.

So, you're saying you can get into Rockbox, but then it freezes?

Nope... comes up after charging the battery "frozen"... hahahaha  

I will let the battery discharge the rest of the day and overnight, maybe getting a slight capacitive effect... ...and see if I can break into it

[Llorean]

What do you mean by "comes up frozen"

What screen, *exactly* does it freeze at?

The apple logo? The bootloader text? The Rockbox logo? Earlier, later?

[jms969]

What do you mean by "comes up frozen"

What screen, *exactly* does it freeze at?

The apple logo? The bootloader text? The Rockbox logo? Earlier, later?

It comes up at the on a play screen, Led Zeppelin to be exact. hahahahaha

I will check back in after it has had plenty of time to discharge...  thanks

[Llorean]

Try booting with hold on to clear settings.

[jms969]

After more than 20 hours of battery drain time I was able to get back into the ipod.

I reloaded everything, apple, rockbox, etc and so far so good...  I will let you know how it goes...

Take care,

JMS

[Shovas]

This issue may be related to ipod4g cpu frequency modulation. Check here for more details:

http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=9129.0

[dommo]

6 months late mate

[Shovas]

6 months late mate

Sorry, I was referring to the origina lockup issues. The symptoms might have had multiple causes and as this is such a big issue for ipod4g owners, I wanted to get the word out.