2nd gen nano screen displays nothing or just white...but is on??

What do i do? i have 1.1.3 firmware and was considering downgrading but failed to find the pervious firmware 1.1.2. I tried everything from the hold switch to a factory restore.
Please help

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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