How I got my iPod to FINALLY work

When my husband bought my iPod for me, he didn't purchase Applecare. But since I reported problems with it while it was still under warranty, I could still purchase Applecare. I really recommend doing this if you can. They (usually) service it for free.
To make a long story short, my computer (powermac G5) wasn't recognizing my ipod, so therefore I couldn't download anything on it...very frustrating.
So, I returned it to Applecare, and they sent me a new one, still didn't work. And we did this again, it still didn't work. UNTIL I was told to plug it into the back of the computer...it works.
For some reason, my iPod only works in the USB port in the back of my hard drive tower.
Hopefully, this will work for some of you...

"For some reason, my iPod only works in the USB port in the back of my hard drive tower"
Although I'm not familiar with your particular computer, some USB ports are not connected directly to the computers motherboard, and those that are tend to work better with the iPod because of this.
This may be the reason why your iPod was instantly recognized when you changed ports.

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How I got the .4181 OS finally installed and running stable

Hi folks,
after a very long night shift, I am "proud" to announce that my Z10 is now running stable in 4181 without any missing functionalities. (even phone calls seem to work properly :-) )
Interested in how I got there, then just read on:
IMPORTANT:
If not already done, BACKUP ALL DATA on Your Z10 device, You´ll surely need this Backup! :-)
After the everlasting security wipe, which I tried to interrupt several times, by pulling the battery (and the SIM) out, it finally stopped and showed me the connect to PC icon on the screen of the Z10.
So I connected my Z10 and restored the factory FW using the BlackBerry Link Software, WITHOUT having the SIM inserted.
After the first initial setup, I looked for SW Updates, but (and of course) none was presented, due to the missing SIM, so I continued to do some basic setups and "testing" the bare system. All went fine.
After that, I reinserted my SIM, powered the Z10 up and tried to copy the previous backup back onto the Z10, which was (another of course and obviously) not possible, due to mismatching SW-Releases.
So with the SIM inserted, connected to a WiFi and my mobile carrier, I once again checked for updates and voila, .4181 was available, this time having 359MB.
(--> BlackBerry just seems to provide the "basic emergency" OS, all further updates and releases are distributed through Your individual mobile carrier)
I initiated that download, went to bed to get at least a few hours of sleep and when I woke up, I did, what the display on the Z10 wanted: Restart the device.
The then following boot sequence was fast and smooth, reaching the 100% in just under two minutes, no freeze, no hangers, no being stuck.
There I had my bare device on which I could copy my previously carried out backup again in no time!
Of course I had to reenter the some passwords and the SMS were gone, but looking at the last days, I think this is the biggest progress of it all ;-))
THIS is how I did it. Of course I know that I defied against some of the most important rules and therefore I can and will not give You any guarantees that this "solution" will work unlimited, but considering my high level of frustration and how angry I was, these measures seemed legit to me and I can tell, they just worked fine! ;-)
the steps in summary:
- Backup all Data
- do a Security Swipe
- extract SIM
- reset to factory presets using BlackBerry Link
- re insert SIM
- look for provider updates
- install
- copy previous backup to device
- don´t worry
- be happy
PS: Don´t panic, if it takes longer or if nothing seems to happen. What I burnt mostly the last days, where minutes, hours and days
Thumbs up and fingers crossed. I hope this might help You aswell!
If it does, feel free to like this "solution" :-)
Paddy

Sorry for not being detailed enough.
I have Vista: Ultimate 32 bit edition. Everything works the stereo the 5. surround sound but the main things I did notice is that alot of the options like the crystalizer and various options wouldn't save. They would definately work just when I went into creative console to adjust some more they all went back to the default settings even though they worked and were changed earlier.
Whilst playing Call of Duty 2 it wouldn't use the EAX, I haven't tried other games . I would recommend staying with XP as of right now if you have uninstalled Vista and wait for proper drivers , there is no guarantee the way I installed or explained how to fix will work for you. Just as others before have gotten things to work with different steps to install they did not work for you, so mine not work for you. If you still have Vista installed then why not give my simple step a shot in my first post.

HOW I GOT MY IPOD TO WITH WITH ITUNES 7 (3RD GEN)

I had pretty much the exact same problems as alot of people on here. Let me recap:
1. Installed iTunes7
2. 3G 15Gig iPod is no longer recognized.
So this is what I did to solve this. I have a mac laptop and a PC desktop. My iPod syncs with the PC. This what I did:
3. Boot the Mac and open up activity monitor.
4. Plug in the iPod. iTunes will open and freeze.
5. Use Activity monitor to kill the itunes process.
6. Open up finder->applications->utilities->ipod updaters
7. Run the newest app to restore the ipod.
8. Eject the iPod from the mac and connect it to the PC.
9. My PC detected the iPod and told me it was corrupt.
10. Use the PC to restore the iPod via iTunes 7.
11. Reboot.
12. My iPod began to work at this point.
Took me a better part of the day, but my iPod seems to work without a problem at the moment. Again, its a 3rd Gen, 15 Gig unit. This fix should be applicable to all non-functioning units...
If you only have a mac, fixing the ipod will be easier. All you will have to do is perform steps 3 through 7 and it should work out.
Hope this helps!!
Andrew

Also, if your iPod does not display the do not disconnect icon on its screen, you will need to reboot to continue.
If the iPod does display the icon, but itunes doesnt recognize the unit, use Windows' "Safely Remove Hardware" application to disconnect it.
Hope this helps...

How I got my iPod to Work with iTunes 5.0

The Scene:
1 Ghz Titanium Powerbook
iTunes 4.9
20 G iPod firmware v. 3.1
The facts:
Start iTunes 4.9. Tells me there's an update available. "Oh, Boy!" Install the update via Software Update. Start iTunes 5. Looks nice. Plug in Firewire cable with iPod at other end.
KERNEL PANIC
Restart.
iTunes 5 will not see iPod. System profiler will see iPod. Disk Utility will see iPod. iPod Updater will see iPod but only to restore. iTunes 5 will not see iPod.
Browse Apple forums.
Aha! Close eyes and Delete iPodDriver.kext.
Big mistake. Powerbook does not like iPod now. Nothing sees the iPod. Copy iPodDriver.kext back to original location. OS does not like the way it was installed.
Restore iPodDriver.kext with Pacifist.
back to square one.
Connect iPod. Open iPod Updater. Click restore. Follow prompts. Disconnect iPod. Set language on iPod. Reconnect iPod. iTunes starts, sees iPod, synchs with iPod, music and files are restored, all is right with the world and I'm a happy camper.
Lots of useful information at the following site:
http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/articles/iPodSupport.shtml
Good luck.
Terry
See also, for confirmation, this thread and post 11.1.1
Jehr, "DOWNLOADED ITUNES 5.0 NOW IT DOESNT READ/UPDATE IPOD" #17, 01:53am Sep 15, 2005 CDT

Also, if your iPod does not display the do not disconnect icon on its screen, you will need to reboot to continue.
If the iPod does display the icon, but itunes doesnt recognize the unit, use Windows' "Safely Remove Hardware" application to disconnect it.
Hope this helps...

IPOD & Windows finally working...together

Every since I got the new ipod w/video for Christmas, I've been trying to download stuff to it with no success. My itunes didn't show the ipod being connected...basically the same problem lots of people have been experiencing. I finally got it to work after doing the "5R's" and blah, blah, blah.
This is what I did. I hope it works out for the rest of you with the same ****** problem.
1. I reinstalled iTunes.
2. Plugged in my iPod to the computer.
3. Went to the apple website. Downloaded the update: IPOD for Window 2005-11-17.
4. Waited for the updates and installation.
5. It asked if I wanted to restart computer. I did, but I kept my IPOD still attached.
6. When my computer started, it went through the normal process, but stopped in the middle. A screen came up, which looked like the computer was figuring out whatever was going on. Then it continued with the rest of the start up.
7. When I opened iTunes again, the iPod was recognized. Everything after that was fine.
I hope this works because I know how frustrating this whole thing can be, especially after realizing you've spent 9 hours on the computer to end up with nothing!!! Good luck!

Hey dstockwe,
Both devices will work independently of each other and should not have any conflicts.
Jason

How I got my Jukebox 3 to work in Vi

Yes.
Here is how I did it.
I downloaded the latest JB3 driver from Creative.
I plugged in the player (using USB). Before unpacking the driver, I right clicked on the install pack and chose "compatibility", then checked "install in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2", then exited the popup window and double clicked the icon to start the installation. The driver unpacks to the 65% point, then stalls. I forced Vista to close through the Task Manager, then unplugged the JB3 and replugged it in. Vista then recognized the device and installed the driver.
It doesn't show in Creative MediaSource (as a matter of fact, this bolloxed MediaSource), but it works in Creative Media Explorer, Yahoo! Jukebox, and Rhapsody Music Organizer. I can transfer, organize, and delete tracks.
Tom

Hey, thanks! I did slightly different from you, didn't need the plugging/unplugging. But got the main ideas from you, that is, to use XP Compatibility Mode for the XP Driver and XP Nomad Explorer.
Here are the explicit steps to emphasize that you get the downloads from checking "XP" on the Creative site, exactly where to select compatibility mode, and that you don't plug in the JB3 until told.
1. Downloaded and save the latest JB3 driver from Creative Labs' site using *XP* download, not Vista download.
2. Right click on driver .exe, Properties --> Compatibility --> "Run this program in compatibility mode for [XP SP2]"
3. Run the driver .exe before connecting the Jukebox 3. It will run to 00%.
4. Connect the JB3 when told to by the driver install program.
- voila -
For Nomad Explorer, similar steps as - 3. At first I couldn't copy any files from or to the JB3, getting access denied messages. The fix was simply to exit everything and unplug, and start again. For some reason it now works.
Thanks much!
(One other addition for people who might only be looking at this post: this only works using the USB port.)
Message Edited by jj2me on 05-07-2008 03:25 PM

How I got my rear speakers to work (logitech z 5500 5.1)

Instead of connecting the black cable into the black slot of my speaker system, I put it in the orange slot and the orange plug in the black slot. I did the same to my sound card, black slot in line 3(center/sub) instead of line 2(rear left, rear right) and orange in line 2. I was amazed that this got it to work. I was on the verge on posting some long ass post saying how i tried everything, but i decided to try something stupid and switch a few plugs that I wasnt supposed to switch. I basically got it working by accident. Im pretty happy

When the Toslink to mini-jack digital cable arrives you would set up the 5.1 audio to the system through Audio MIDI Setup; Apps>Utilities>Audio MIDI Setup.
From the Audio MIDI Setup Help menu;
Configuring speakers for multichannel output
If you have a multichannel audio output system, you can select the speaker used to play each channel.
You must be using an audio output system that provides more than two channels of audio output.
Before you start, be sure you have connected the audio devices to your computer, turned them on, if necessary, and installed any software required by the manufacturer.
1. Open Audio MIDI Setup and click Audio Devices.
2. Choose the audio output device from the Properties For pop-up menu and click Configure Speakers.
3. If you are using an interleaved device with more than one audio stream, you can choose the audio streams you want to use with your speaker configuration.
4. If the stream you select provides enough channels for the speakers you are configuring, you cannot select additional streams.
5. Choose the type of output you want to set up from the pop-up menu.
6. For each speaker in the configuration, choose a channel from the pop-up menu below the speaker.
7. To test the configuration and speaker, click the speaker.
8. When you're ready, click OK.
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Help - i've just got an ipod won't work thru stereo/tv with av cable

ok - so i've bought the ipod and av cable. have funky new tv with red,white yellow audio/video input. nothing happening. playing music on ipod(checked using earphones) but nothing coming thru amp. HELP ... it's for husband's birthday who is computer/ipod illiterate. what do I do to get sound thru?

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How I' got a Tascam US144 mkI working again on a iMac Intel s.leopard 10.6?

what i did to get it, tascam us144mkI working again on 10.6 and a iMac late 2009, 21,5" 3.0Ghz ? in settings/tools (hulpprogrammas in Dutch), with the cmd btn l.click audio/midi config. click more info, mark 32bit. remove the latest driver 2.0 for s.leopard . i installed the latest firmware from tascam's site btw (maybe that did the trick)... installed the old driver 1.3 from tascam again and it works with all programs like iTunes, Garageband, Logic, the internet... good luck

Graham Giles wrote:
Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
No; but then, I've not had occasion to use TDM. I've been using firerwire drives for over 10 years, both FW400 and FW800, with no issues except a bit of instability using a B&W G3 machine.
TDM should be safe. Using cautious, manual copying of files from the Target machine to the Host machine should not result in unexpected loss of files or damage to the Target drive's directories. It should behave exactly the same as if it were an external (to the Host) firewire drive.
• I don't suppose there is anything I can do to 'put back' lost items from a separate Time Machine drive which has an up to date backup on it.
There is probably a way to do that - seems to me that's one of the reasons for a Time Machine volume.
On the other hand, if the Time Machine volume is rigidly linked to the now-absent OS on the original drive, there may be no way to effectively access the files in the TM archive.
I know that using a cloned drive would work well in this instance.
I have no experience with Time Machine, so perhaps someone who has will chime in with suggestions.
With the machine in TDM with the other machine, have you tried running Disk Utility to see if you can effect repairs to the drive?

How I got my ipdo to work again after the latest updater

after about 20 hours of headaches and listening to everyone's similar problems and trying everything under the rotten apple tree, here's yet another solution that seems to have fixed the problem. will have to wait and see how long.
I went to another computer that has never been tainted by (cr)apple software before. downloaded (do a save to a folder not a run) an earlier ipod updater from here http://www.soft32.com/download_121872.html
I then disabled my network connection and installed the updater. after doing that I got a windows pop-up about rebooting to update my usb drivers. I said no, I prefer microsoft.
it took a couple of tries but I got my ipod restored with nothing on it of course.
I then installed itunes (latest version). It did recognize my ipod and I told it "not to auto update". I played around manually dragging files onto my ipod and it seemed ok so I took it back to the original computer that has my thousands of songs on it. experimented some more with manually updating it. felt it was working fairly well so took a chance at having it auto-update. all seems fine now.
now at the risk of being un-constitutionally censored here's my opinion about the whole scneario.
a) the people at apple are too incompetent to conjure up a "force to upgrade hardware" scheme. sorry, it's simply just that same incompetence that has created the problem. the same incompetence that can't fix the problem. and the same incompetence that ignores the problem. any decent company wouldn't ignore it's customers like this. at least admit the problem and say your working on it.
b) when an apple product works it works...when it doesn't it doesn't. there are no fixes, no solutions. when it breaks it's time to purchase something new. anyone even contemplating sending in their ipod for repair shouldn't. if you are going to dish out that kind of dough you should move away from apple's proprietary stuff and get with the program and move to an industry standard such as mp3.
c) the ipod fad will end like everything else in apple's history. the ipod like every other apple product is a joke. why else after 20 years can they only manage but a tiny percentage of the personal computing market.
d) I'm obviously not a fan of apple, never have been never will be..just had a brief moment of insanity when purchasing my ipod a couple years back. will never happen again.
thanks fellow customers for listening...thanks apple for nothing
hope some of you get to read this before I'm deleted.

after about 20 hours of headaches and listening to
everyone's similar problems and trying everything
under the rotten apple tree, here's yet another
solution that seems to have fixed the problem. will
have to wait and see how long.
I went to another computer that has never been
tainted by (cr)apple software before. downloaded (do
a save to a folder not a run) an earlier ipod updater
from here http://www.soft32.com/download_121872.html
I then disabled my network connection and installed
the updater. after doing that I got a windows pop-up
about rebooting to update my usb drivers. I said no,
I prefer microsoft.
it took a couple of tries but I got my ipod restored
with nothing on it of course.
I then installed itunes (latest version). It did
recognize my ipod and I told it "not to auto update".
I played around manually dragging files onto my ipod
and it seemed ok so I took it back to the original
computer that has my thousands of songs on it.
experimented some more with manually updating it.
felt it was working fairly well so took a chance at
having it auto-update. all seems fine now.
now at the risk of being un-constitutionally censored
here's my opinion about the whole scneario.
a) the people at apple are too incompetent to conjure
up a "force to upgrade hardware" scheme. sorry, it's
simply just that same incompetence that has created
the problem. the same incompetence that can't fix the
problem. and the same incompetence that ignores the
problem. any decent company wouldn't ignore it's
customers like this. at least admit the problem and
say your working on it.
b) when an apple product works it works...when it
doesn't it doesn't. there are no fixes, no
solutions. when it breaks it's time to purchase
something new. anyone even contemplating sending in
their ipod for repair shouldn't. if you are going to
dish out that kind of dough you should move away from
apple's proprietary stuff and get with the program
and move to an industry standard such as mp3.
c) the ipod fad will end like everything else in
apple's history. the ipod like every other apple
product is a joke. why else after 20 years can they
only manage but a tiny percentage of the personal
computing market.
d) I'm obviously not a fan of apple, never have been
never will be..just had a brief moment of insanity
when purchasing my ipod a couple years back. will
never happen again.
thanks fellow customers for listening...thanks apple
for nothing
hope some of you get to read this before I'm deleted.
This worked for me - so far anyway. Thanks

How I got my L7780 Direct Digital Filing to work on MacBook Leopard 10.5.6

My situation was that I had miraculously been able to get Direct Digital Filing working once, but couldn't remember the exact steps I made to get it to work. I then had to clean reinstall my MacBook. And even when I put the exact path name that I had used originally in the web server for the printer (EWS?) and had set the network settings the same way I had originally. I was unable to get DDF to work.
I was able to set up the L7780 wirelessly. I was able to print and scan from my MacBook wirelessly. BUT I couldn't get Direct Digital Filing to work.
Neither Technical Support nor internet forums helped me entirely. I just took good tips here and there and finally got it all working together. Had a nightmare of a time figuring it. I called HP Tech Support and they told me I had setup everything on the L7780 correctly...only it just wouldn't working. Tech Support didn't offer to send me a new printer, but only suggested that I could do without Direct Digital Filing???
What I did...
Uninstall everything, the HP software from laptop. Making sure that all traces of the printer, or its drivers were off computer. Reset Network settings to default on printer. Reset factory defaults under Tools Menu on printer. Reset my wireless router.
1. I turned the router on
2. I turned the printer on (at this point, it is not connected to the network at all, either ethernet wire, or wireless, it has no IP address)
3. I turned my MacBook on
4. Connected my MacBook to L7780
5. Installed the Printer software that I downloaded from HP website on MacBook. (Installed L7780 as USB)
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7. Downloaded the Software Update from Apple that always comes up to update the HP driver after installation.
Then for Direct Digital Filing,
8. From the L7780 I selected the Setup Wireless Network Wizard or something like that. After that, the printer was connected to my network, and had an IP address.
9. (Unable to get DDF working on my MacBook, I made a last ditch effort to see if it worked on my Windows Vista Laptop that had worked before as well) I turned on my Windows Vista Laptop, opened up Command, and pinged the IP of the printer. It worked.
10. I created a folder and configured it to share for the printer. After configuring it. It will tell you the Address that you use to type into the Direct Digital Filing speed dial path to the folder. I did that. I tried DDF to the Windows Vista folder and it worked on my Vista laptop. Encouraged...
11. I then tried it on my MacBook. I got into Terminal. I pinged the IP of the L7780. Strangely, I got an endless ping result list, it wouldn't stop. You have to press CTRL+C to stop it.
12. Then I created a folder in root directory of my MacBook Hard Drive. "Scan." Went into Systems Preferences. Went into the Sharing Tab. Clicked the + sign to add a shared folder. Selected the new "Scan" folder. Made sure the Option was for SMB sharing (Must type in user ID & password). Made sure "File Sharing" was selected.
Voila it finally worked!!!!
NOTE:
In the EWS? (web embedded print server by typing in the IP of the printer in your web browser)the Path is as follows: \\HARDDISK\Scan
type in user name & password
leave PIN blank, or erase it if there is anything there
(If you have it in your Documents folder, it would look something like this... \\HARDDISK\Users\Username\Documents\Scan ..... However, becareful in the EWS if your path name is too long, you can't type in the entire path .... ALSO the original time that it was working (I don't know how)... I had my path as \\192.168.1.5\Username\Documents\Scan .... For some reason I was able to use my IP address of my MacBook, and then skip to my User name without the "Users" path before it .... However, since I reinstalled my MacBook, that address no longer worked for some reason.)
NOTE:
Either After I got it working on my Windows Vista Laptop, or after pinging the printer from my MacBook. I noticed a strange change in my Networks in the System Preferences. There was a new Location ncamed "hp nct temp set" instead of the original "Automatic" location that was there before. On the left, all "Airport" icons, "Connected" & full signals, instead of a variety of icons, Bluetooth, Airport, Ethernet, etc that the original Automatic location had. Either way, it seems to be making the Direct Digital Filing working, so I won't ask why. Further details in "Advanced" showed nothing different other than under "Airport" "Preferred Networks:" there was an additional Network Name "hpsetup" other than my home Wireless network. All other settings seem to be the same.
SUMMARY:
(Like I said, I'm not sure if Direct Digital Filing started working on my Macbook running Leopard because I got it to work on my Windows computer first, or because I used Terminal to ping the printer.)
but...
1. Setup L7780 wirelessly by making sure your Wireless network is working, and then turning on the printer, and then select "Wireless Setup Wizard" under Network on printer. It will give you a list of wireless networks from which you choose yours, and then type in the security password. After that is complete and it says your printer is now connected to the network, select display wireless network settings to make sure the L7780 has an IP address.
2. On your Mac, open up Terminal and ping the IP of L7780. CTRL+C to stop it from pinging if it doesn't stop automatically
3. Create and share folders on your Mac (making sure it's SMB with user id and password, and that the path to the folder isn't too long)
3. Then setup Direct Digital Filing speed dials in the EWS by typing in the printer IP address in your web browser and going on the "Settings" tab.
4. Test it from the L7780 by pushing the Direct Digital Filing button under Scan!
I wrote this out for all those people that must be having a hard time with this as I had myself, and not getting any help from the internet or from Technical Support. I hope I figured it out for most of us.

I found this post and the HP instructions for setting up digital filing to be extremely frustrating, because nothing worked -- UNTIL I tried shutting down my Mac and rebooting after entering the settings (a simple restart would probably have done as well). Digital Filing then immediately worked like a charm. For the benefit of others like me who find abstract paths useless, here is the specific path setting that works on my Mac (you will of course have to use a different path on your Mac, but this will give you a real-world example of a path that works) -- this is on an HP Officejet Pro L7780:
\\BillCheesemanG5\cheeseb\Public
In abstract terms, this is:
\\<computer name from Sharing pane of System Preferences>\<short user name>\<folder named Public in my user domain, which comes already set up for sharing when you install Mac OS X>.
I hope this helps somebody.
Bill Cheeseman

I have an ipod mini and now a ipod video, how do I get my itunes to work wi

I just got my ipod video, and i have already a ipod mini and i want to keep it. How do I use the same itunes for both? Do i have to register both and how?

use the CD you got with your new ipod and register it etc.
then make sure you have itunes 6 with video, podcasts etc.
(free download at apple.ca)
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and your new ipod should work too (once you have the new software)
you can share itunes with both of these and it'll work
happy holidays

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i was on a trip and one of my hair products got on my ipod touch everything works but the front camera can i fix the front camera?

Did the iPod get wet by the hair product and probably cause a problem due to the liquid or is there some thing on the front camera lens that prevents the camera from seeing? How does the camera not work?
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