IPod 4th Gen. Stuck on AC ADAPTER icon

So, I have a 20GB iPod 4th Gen and it was working fine. Haven't used it much over the last few years. However, all was operational. Recently pulled off old songs to transfer back to my Mac, everything was visible (hard drive and songs in iTunes) and it worked fine in the newest Bose SoundDock . . . battery was certainly weak by now I'm sure. Never had problems with it at all over the years . . .
Anyhow, went to restore it and upgrade the software and all seemed OK. Used the USB 2.0 cable to do that in iTunes. Looked good . . .
Went to go and plug it in with the original AC Adapter (which is only for FireWire) as instructed and got stuck with the AC Adapter icon and won't complete the operation (tried 2 FireWire cables). Tried resetting, no dice. AC icon appeared each time.
Now it has a battery charge Icon . . .
I can't believe it's now seemingly bricked!
So, I'm hoping it's 2 easy things:
1.) Bad AC adapter
2.) Bad battery
So annoyed, because I probably could have used it for years plugged into the SoundDock or USB adapter, had I left it alone.
Any ideas?

Plugged into SoundDock, which must have charged it enough to now show the AC Adapter "plug-in" icon. Still no dice.
I know this is an old unit, but there has to be a logical solution. Any experience or solving advice appreciated.

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