THIS WILL SOLVE YOUR IPOD UPDATE PROBLEM (HOPEFULLY...)

I checked this out, did what he said, and it worked perfectly.
GKE, "Ipod update freeze, firewire problem, possible fix for many.", 10:46am Oct 9, 2005 CDT

Unfortunately, that didn't do the trick for me - a few more songs copied then previously, but then I got the 'Attempting to copy to the disk "xxx" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to' ....

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Ipod nano will stop operating if it gets wet from sweating while exercising. Beware, sweat will kill your nano and apple will not cover it under warranty. So don't let it get wet.

Sweat bands works!

Solution to iPod Updater problems

Anyone experiencing problems with their iPods only downloading a handful of tunes - here is a solution:
The problem is due to your old iPod being incompatible with the new Updater and/or iTunes v.6.
Apple don't appear to be too worried so the best solution is to roll back your versions of the Updater and iTunes to a pairing that works.
If you have your original CD then you could use that, but my trusty Pod is so old it came with Musicmatch Jukebox, not iTunes.
So, first use Add/Remove Programmes utility to remove all iPod updaters from your PC.
Then go to Download.com and search for iPod updaters. I've used iPod Updater 2005-06-26 which is on there.
Download this and install it.
Plug in your iPod and open the Updater.
Run the Restore function.
Then open iTunes and check which version you are running (Help menu, About iTunes). If you are running the latest version (6) then you may be in trouble as I could not get it to work with this release. You'll need to track down an earlier version. Unfortunately Apple do not allow you to download any of the previous releases.
So, if your original CD has iTunes you can use this, otherwise find a friend who has bought an iPod recently and use their CD. I recently got my wife a Nano so used this disk which has iTunes 4 on it.
Once this has been installed plug in your iPod and it will go through the naming and registering bit, as if you are using it for the first time.
You should then be able to Sync away as normal.
So - in brief, the configuration you are after is:
iPod Updater 2005-06-26 & iTunes 4
I hope this works for you. It's taken me about 30 hrs of frustration to finally solve!

I just downloaded the new update for iTunes 6. and it fixed all the problems I had with updating from iTunes 4. to iTunes 6. Update came out 2005.10.20

IPod Updating problem update . . .

Well its been about a month and a half since I've posted on my very popular problem among other mini users....
That Windows does not recognise the unit, charging is possible, but no updating what so ever ! ! It has been VERY frustrating... wasted a lot of time on here mainly, trying to find answers, clues - anything that could help me really, and so I went threw a long process (like a lot of you have/are going threw.
Well unfortuneately its STILL not over for me, after completely formatting my computer - uninstalling/reinstalling all iTunes/Quick Time/iPod - changing USB ports/cables..... EVERYTHING thats been suggested I've done. I stopped wasting my time asking Apple for a hand, they really had nothing for me, of course unless I was willing to cough up an extra $60 on top of the $300 I've already spent for my mini to begin with . . . I dunno I really had high expectations with Apple - Well anyways.... yesterday I hooked my mini to my dads lap top with a NEW USB cable - New software - NEW everything - and Still same problem. I've finally admitted that my MINI is the problem, not my computer which I have been putting all the blame on this whole time. My computer is fine, my iPod mini is the one with the defect.
I've given up - and Im sending it to apple - maybe they'll give me a hand and help me out a little!

As far as I know it must be connected to a wall charger to complete the update. I'm not sure if you can continue without doing that. Can you get to an Apple Store or electronic store that might even let you plug in your iPod to complete the update?

Ipod Updater Problem

I've updated my ipod using the ipod updater 2006-06-28 and after that all my music where gone! What just happened?
and now ipod is not being recognized by my itunes and my computer although, I hear a sound when I connect my ipod to my computer. What am I going to do? Somone please help me. Ipod is not showing on "my computers"

Sheppy, you beautiful, wonderful person! The
suggestion totally worked, after reformatting, iTunes
instantily recognised my iPod and loaded up and
started to transfer my songs back onto the iPod.
If I could find you Id shake your hand and buy you a
pint!
Thanks.
Davek
I would love a pint, but credit goes to casper on here that gave the info, just passing it on, as there is a few posts that are cropping up about this.
Glad it worked, Was just about to send my back after having it two days, before I found the post from casper.
all the best
sheppy

HELP - iPod Update Problem

Just joined the Forum after reading some of the posts here - you guys seem to know alot more about this than me so any help is greatly appreciated.
My 30Gb 5th Gen iPod has software version 1.2.3. iTunes tells me there is a version 1.3 available but when I try to update it I get an unknown error message (1417).
I've been through the support pages and have done the 5 R's as recommended but my iPod won't restore - not even to the early version. I get an unknown error message (1418) when I try to restore.
On trying to just synch the iPod without updating the software iTunes tells me that my PC is not authorised to play over 100 tracks and it has now removed them from my iPod even after I have signed in to authorise my computer over 30 times when the messages appear!!
This is the only computer I have used to update my iTunes and iPod for over 2 years now and it is running fine. I've had no problems until now and usually update every 2 - 3 months.
I need help to get my iPod updated to the latest software and to get my iPod / iTunes to recognise that my computer is authorised to play the music.
Help please - I've been trying to get this thing to work for hours!!
Cheers, Al

Thanks Jeff but I've been through these steps on two or three occasions before I joined the forum and they haven't done any good.
The other reply tells me to re-format the iPod.
Is this a good idea or would I just be left with a (semi) useless portable drive?
If I were to consider this would I do it through "My Computer" and format the drive or explore the drive and just delete all the content?
I don't want to do anything that'll be un-recoverable. Let's face it I am still able to use the iPod at the moment and although I've lost access to 100 songs I still have over 3000 songs to keep me going! All I really want to do is update the software and keep it updated.
Another thread suggested the removal of iTunes and iPod updater software from the PC and then re-installation. Any views on that solution?

I think I found out what the iTunes + iPod update problem is

All,
I spent some more time trying to figure out what exactly this iPod update/iTunes problem is and I think I discovered something interesting.
I can manually sync my MP3's but not my AAC files. When I sync MP3's - iTunes and the iPod are fine. However, as soon as I attempt to sync even one Protected AAC file, iTunes bombs.
I'd be interested in seeing if others try this and get the same results. If this is the core problem, syncing protected or AAC files, then we may be able figure out the exact component that has botched everything up here.
Chris

RE: manual sync - I mean manual copying through iTunes. That is - not selecting to update the songs automatically. I drag them from my library to the iPod within iTunes so I have control what goes there.
Bummer - I thought I was on to something. All I can say is that I can sync anything but the Protected AAC's. When I let it automatically sync my iPod, iTunes bombed. When I selected manual syncing and moved a playlist, it bombed after a few songs. I tried to look into why it would stop on certain songs, and noticed that it was bombing on the protected AAC's. So, I copied over 1000 MP3's including songs and podcasts, and they copied successfully. I selected one AAC and immediately it bombed.
Maybe our problems are not the same?
Chris

ITunes v 1.1.1.5 makes m4b files = 0:00 and will not play. iPod update same

updated iTunes makes m4b (homemade audiobooks) show 0:00 time -- even though file size shows old size -- and files will not play. Immediate past version of iTunes showed at 0:00 but would play. updated iPod will not play pre update present m4b audiobooks.
Any ideas on how to correct? More discussion here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=905543&tstart=0
Hate to post in both places, but relevance is in both forums.
How does one revert to prior versions of iTunes, QuickTime, and iPod -- assuming the latter two also need to revert. Do they?
Have found the following:
uninstall: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93976
Old versions:
http://www.oldapps.com/quicktime_player.htm
http://www.oldapps.com/itunes.htm
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=itunes
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=quicktime
any clues, hints, warnings, etc., before I go thru downgrades?
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Problem identified: SoundTaxi files created prior to v 2.2.7 will not play in iTunes v1.1.1.5.
There is a workaround for old files and dicussion here:
http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?t=193739
and SoundTaxi support says upgrading to v 2.2.7 fixes the problem and that old license code will work.

Any way of finding out how Apple will solve the Aperture / ACR problem?

Has anyone out there gotten any comments from Apple support or other people "in the know" about how Apple is going to solve the Aperture / ACR problem, and any potential time frame?
Of course, Apple is going to work on problems with its own RAW conversion; that goes without saying. But does anyone have any knowledge of whether Apple is going to open up the ability for Apple to send RAW, unconverted images to Photoshop, so that ACR can handle them?
I think knowing this now is pretty crucial. I am willing to live with the pain Aperture is going to impose on my workflow, in exchange for the file organization benefits it provides, IF I know that I'll be able to use Aperture with ACR soon (near term). But if Apple is going to just tinker with the RAW converter, and not attempt to send RAW files to ACR, then as someone else posted in another topic, this could be a long wait, and other companies have taken years to hone their RAW converters.
This is kind of my last-ditch effort to keep Aperture around, and build my workflow around it. If I know that within a month or two at the most, I'll be able to be using ACR directly when editing new versions, then I'll absorb the pain until then. But if I am looking at waiting six months for it (several man years), or riding out the process of Apple trying to get their own converter fixed, then as much as I don't want to, Aperture is going to get returned or hit eBay.
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Thanks in advance for any info you can pass on.
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This "Open External Editor from Master NEF", versus open from a dynamicaly created version is, I have decided, crucial.
I am getting less clumsy with the interface, but I simply can not get all white balance, and noise reduction done on my best available light shots.
ACR in CS2, and a subsequent "Neat Image" scrubbing is excellent for this.
The automatic association within a stack, of the resulting flattened file would be a big difference. I agree a formal statement from Apple would make me more inclined to really commit to Aperture for all my work.
Going one step further, it would be nice to keep the layers on the round-trip Master file, even if you would work with a dynamicaly created version of the returned "master" within a stack. It would occupy more disk space, but would do so only for those images where the user has made a quality decision.
Michael
Powermac G5 dual 2GHZ, 2.5GB - 2x20in Mac OS X (10.3.4)

Solved my ipod /iTunes7 problems

After upgrade to iTunes7, my iMac intermittently would not recognize the ipod, would recognize but immediatley go to update and then freeze half way through ( requiring force quit) for the past week. I have a third generation ipod, up-to-date software on it. All the various recommendations didn't work one-off. Here's how I got it solved, by combining some and trying some new stuff.
I found my most recent ipod updater software, and opened that before connecting my ipod, and with iTunes closed . After I connected the ipod, the updater checked it and reported that everything is up to date. Next, I opened iTunes, and it began to automatically update the ipod. When it hung, I walked away for 30 minutes, and found it completed when I returned. I then manually updated it, and found that it hung on a particular playlist. I manually de-selected the playlist, and the ipod then updated agan successfully. I disconnected the ipod, re-connected, re-selected the hanging playlist, and then it updated completely.
It's now working as it should.

I had a error where I could not sync my iPod or Nano. I was getting a "file in use" error for the Nano and disk "could not be read or written to".
I fixed this by killing off the Symantec antivirus. Other people have mentioned that they were having issue with Norton. I have no idea about Norton, just reported it due to researching this topic.
Thanks Apple for the upgrade - I see many good things in iTunes.
Sincerely,
K

1.2.1 Ipod Update Problem and AC Adapter

I have a 30GB Ipod Photo, I plugged into my PC at work, ran Itunes and it said I should update my Ipod. I ran the updater, and it updated my Ipod.
BIG Problem: It said I had to have an AC Adapter to "Flash" my Ipod. I'm at work, dont have an AC Adapter, so the entire day can't use the ipod, can't restart it, nothing works. Get home, can't find the AC Adapter. So what, basically I can't use my Ipod until I get an AC Adapter?
Anyone at Apple test this update?? How about a warning BEFORE you install that says you need an AC adapter to complete. I've done several updates to my Ipod and never got this message.

hi elgoom!
I did this update and then my iPod told me to plug it into an AC adapter. I did, however, nothing happened... It still displays the "plug it into an AC adapter" icon.
i just did the 2006-01-10 update with attractive beast earlier today. what you should be seeing is the adapter icon replaced with the Apple icon. then a little progress bar shows up under the Apple. when it completes you get your standard display back.
... let's try checking on some simple things first. have you tried plugging the AC adapter into a different wall socket and seeing if the flash will go through then?
do you have a different AC adapter available? if so, will the flash complete if you plug the ipod into that one?
keep us posted.
love, b

If you have a Slingbox and an Xbox 360, this will solve 360 connection prob

I got my TC on Wednesday of this week and starting hooking everything up. I had a PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, Printer, and Slingbox Pro that I wanted to hook up. Slingbox, PS3, Wii, and Printer all work fine, but the Xbox would not cooperate as many of you have found out. So, I took my old linksys router that I was not going to use anymore, turned off its wireless functionality, so it simply acted like a signal pass through with multiple ethernet outputs. I unhooked the Slingbox from the part I speak of below, and attempted to use the linksys to split an incoming signal to the Slingbox and the Xbox 360, which ended up working like a charm.
When I bought my Slingbox, I knew it was not going to be able to be close to my router, so I purchased one of their additional products (links below to products) call the Sling Link Turbo. Most of you are probably aware of this but for those of you that are not, it is a neat device that sends your internet signal through the electrical wiring in your house to a different location where it is plugged in another wall outlet. The catch is that both plugs have to be directly into a wall, it cannot go into a power strip or surge protector. I had this product by default on Wednesday and it helped me fix the problem, so it might benefit those of you that are interested to pick one up, the single port is not that expensive.
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/slt
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Moving on now, I connected the Slink Link Turbo to the back of the TC and plugged it in. Then I plugged its counterpart into the wall behind my TV so it could sit next to the Slingbox on top. I then ran an ethernet cord from the Sling Link Turbo to the WAN port on the Linksys router behind the TV. Then I ran an ethernet cord from the output ports on the linksys to the Xbox 360 and another cord to the Slingbox.
This is where things got tricky because I had to forward the ports in order for the slingbox to work. I set the TC to reserve the IP 192.168.0.200 for the Linksys router. I set my linksys router to be have a static IP at 192.168.1.200 (not a typo) and I set the DNS Server to 192.168.0.1, which is the TC's router IP. Then I set the port forwarding on the TC to open port 5001 to 192.168.0.200 on all ports, Public and Private UDP and TCP. Then I set the Linksys router to open port 5001 to IP 192.168.1.253, which is the Slingbox.
Do not set any static IP for the Xbox 360, it works great without it and if you set it it probably is not going to work.
Now, hold down the reset button on the Slingbox for 20+ seconds to reset it completely, run through setup, takes about 3-5 minutes, and make the IP address 192.168.1.253 and leave the other settings as is. If it will not work, change the router to either IP 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1, whichever one it did not show up as wanting to be. Then make sure the port is 5001 and you should be good to go on the Slingbox even remote viewing. If you have problems here, pop me an e-mail.
Now for the Xbox 360, plug it in, turn it on, test connection settings, it should work perfectly on all accounts, mine has so far.
I now have a PS3, Wii, Printer, Xbox 360, and Slingbox Pro running on the N connection, I did not have to downgrade the settings to b/g for the Xbox 360 to work. However, my linksys router is old and only supports G, so I'm not sure if my N signal translates through to the Slingbox and Xbox, but they still work great. And the rest of my house can use the N signal with no problem.
If you have any problems please e-mail me and I will try to help as much as I can.
Good luck.

I have a question which I'm hoping you can answer. My dad lives in the states and has a slingbox connected. I live in another country and watch american tv through internet (i.e. through the slingbox he set up). I also have an xbox 360, which is connected to the TV in the living room. Do you know if it's possible to wirelessly stream the computer content (i.e. the slingbox content) to the tv in the living room through the xbox?
Thanks
Netta

Lastest video ipod update - Problem

I have updated my 60g video ipod with the latest update and now my video ipod is not acting right. And will not see any videos that I have placed on my ipod from my library, meaning not bought from itunes, although those show up fine.
The video do show up, but as songs and not as videos.
Can I downgrade back to the prior version or do I have to wipe the ipod and reinstall? Not a happy choice...
Any one else have this issue? Not happy with this intrusive update by apple at all. This update show have come with more information than was presented.

You shouldn't have to downgrade. You're not providing much information here. You said that videos show up as songs, but not videos. I'm assuming you have these videos labeled as Music Videos, and not Movies. Right click on your non-Music Video videos, and choose Get Info. Choose the Options tab, and change the Video Kind to Movie.
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Iphone/Ipad/ipod update problems

Ever since I bought my first Ipod about 6 years ago I have had trouble updating also with my Ipad and two 3gs phones . Whenever I try to update them they always get stuck in recovery mode and an error 1604 comes up which means that their is something that apple doesnt like about my usb connection so I then spend the next few nights trouble shooting and retrying until all of a sudden it works.
All my other phones Ive had all updated perfectly through the same usbs, Samsung,Motorola.
So today I got an Iphone 5 (the wifes choice not mine) and got home and plugged it in to sync contacts etc and got the "update for your device available" notification. Foolishly I clicked on update and have now spent the last 5 or so hours with a phone in recovery mode trying all the usual things I do to get it to work including updating to latest I tunes which seems to freeze up almost as much as the phone, but thats another issue.
Ive tried different usb ports and the one thing that worked on my other devices which was to wait until the restore had begun and then kill Itunes with the task manager then restart Itunes then sometimes the update would complete.
I also had error message 2002 at one stage.
So I went to my neighbours house across the road and after 2 hours of restoring I got "error message 1" which I havent seen before .
So how do I fix this problem? Do I have to go to an apple store every time i want to update? Do I buy a new computer and hope that the usb configuration is one that apple products might work with or do I take the phone back and get a Droid???
Thanks for your help.
Ps. Sorry about the long-winded question/rant.

So I just gave it one last try.This time I waited for the restore to begin, then I killed itunes with the task manager and unplugged the phone at the phone not the usb end. Then I plugged the phone back in then restarted itunes and did the restore and hey presto it worked.
Still alot of ballsing around for something that should be easy.
Just gave myself 10 points , now I feel all warm and fuzzy.

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Problem in attempting to put the latest version of 7.02 software onto ipod to synch songs.
Update is greyed out.
Restore gives the following:
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I too am recieving this message:
"There was a problem downloading the ipod software to
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