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megamatt:
Yesterday i received my 40gb 4th-gen ipod. I ordered it with the sole intention of using it for Rockbox. I get everything set up and installed and it works great. The only problem is that i just got the thing and the battery was running low, so i need to recharge it.

So i hooked it to my computer via USB to charge. But instead of going to the usual "Do Not Disconnect" screen, it goes to a large charging battery icon and my computer doesn't recognize the ipod as a drive. My friend points out that the battery icon on the ipod should be moving to indicate that it's charging, but it's just a static picture. And when i unhook the USB cable, i have to reset the ipod. It boots back up into Rockbox and i check the battery power, and it's still at a very low percentage, even after being plugged in to the USB charger all night. Does anyone know what's wrong here? Is the ipod freezing up every time it goes to the charging battery icon?

Oh yeah, something else that seems weird is that it randomly seems to switch between the battery icon and the "Do Not Disconnect" screen

Any help or info on this would be great

*yes, i looked through all the battery-related topics, but i couldn't find one that had a situation like this

megamatt:
Since no one is replying, maybe an update on my situation would help

The ipod charges fine with an AC adaptor, just not through USB. Fully charged, rockbox estimates that the battery lasts 4 hours, 20 minutes. In my experience, it seems to last about 7-8 hours though, which is fine. My only problem is the battery draining when connected to the computer. Also, the ipod has frozen and went to the apple logo screen a few times during playback, and i've had to restart it. I don't know if this is a known issue with the current daily build, but i thought i would point that out too. Is there anything that anyone can tell me about this? Should i exchange the ipod for another one and see if i still have the same problems?

megamatt:
well, i emailed the seller and i'm exchanging it for another one to see if it does the same thing

i was trying to see if it was because of an unstable daily build, but whatever. thanks for the help guys

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