Erased Ipod touch to repurpose it now I can't re-activate.

Erased Ipod touch to repurpose it. During activation it shows my apple id but says it cannot unlock it so I cannot continue with the activation. I am the original owner and only have one apple id. How do I get around this?

Appreciate the quick reply. I do have the apple id. It is stating that it is linked to my apple id on the activation screen and is asking to sign in as the apple id used to setup this Ipod (both are the same id). When I try to sign in is says that my id cannot be used to unlock this Ipod. I have even unregistered it from my managed devices.

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If it wasn't the added bias voltage (present for about 10 seconds), it could have been a long-term short in one of the mics. I didn't realize one of the mics was shorting out until the music player kept coming on in the middle of my recordings, so it may not have been the added voltage that did this- it could have been a short to ground of the mic audio contact.
I understand that the bluetooth chip in these iPods has a radio tuner, and I believe I just accidentally activated it, one way or the other. But I want to record sounds through the mic, not radio, so does anyone have any ideas on how to re-disable the radio?
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Dave and Razor,
I tried the hard reset but I haven't had time to try a full restore, thanks for the suggestion. I'll do it this weekend. I am tempted to just open this ipod up and physically disable the bluetooth chip, but I may just go ahead and make a line-in adapter and microphone preamp for the dock connector rather than go through the minijack.
But if anyone can figure out how to tune this radio, its in there and definitely can be enabled...

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If you have iTunes 11 turn on the Sidebar. Go to iTunes>View and click on Show Sidebar. You can also do a Crtl+S to show the sidebar. The sidebar is where Devices appears. and Control+B to show the Menu bar
Then, if necessary, see:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

Found my iPod touch after 3 months, now I can't unlock it.

I can't for the life of me remember the password, and now it says "iPod Disabled; Connect to iTunes". Now the big problem is that the computer I was syncing it to before crashed on me and I had to get a new one. iTunes won't show the iPod until I unlock it with a password. Is there anything I can do? Or did I just lose $400 down the drain?

The same thing happened to me, except my computer didnt crash so all i had to do was back up and restore my ipod. Try restarting your computer so see if itunes shows it then or maybe even reinstall itunes. Hope i was some sort of help, good luck.

HT201274 So I have tried to update my iPod touch about 5 times now and it still says there is an error. I,ve erased all my settings and attempted to restore it, but it wont let me. I'm ready to throw it away and find a new product.

So I have tried to update my iPod touch about 5 times now and it still says there is an error. I,ve erased all my settings and attempted to restore it, but it wont let me. I'm ready to throw it away and find a new product

Errors when updating leads to corrupt system files and this may be your problem. If you're using windows, connect your device to PC and run any third party app like Syncios. If it detects, you maybe in luck and try to back-up your data if possible. I hope that it won't and if doesn't, there is no other way to recover files. You should be restoring with iTunes and all data will be erased, or else your device may become unusable.

HT4962 i just got my ipod touch back from a now ex-friend and everything was erased. i mean everything... not even an operating system (or whatever its called) how can i make it useable again?

i just got my ipod touch back from a now ex-friend and everything was erased. i mean everything... not even an operating system (or whatever its called) how can i make it useable again?

Connect the iPod to your computer and restore via iTunes.
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software

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I'm using iPod touch for a year now. It was doing fine this morning but in the afternoon suddenly when I took it out of my bag, the screen was just black and it wouldn't turn on and stuff. So I thought it didn't have battery so I charged it didn't work. I plugged to the computer and it said iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode. You must restore this iPod before in can be used with iTunes.
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Connect to the Computer you Usually Sync with and Follow the Steps Here...
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

In my haste i sent a message to "erase ipod touch" on find my iphone when iI lost my lost ipod touch. Can I reverse that? Anthony

In my haste i sent a message to "erase ipod touch" on find my iphone when iI lost my lost ipod touch. Can I reverse that?
Thanks in advance,
dizzysaxy

Sort of if you can get hold of the iPod before it is erased, turn wifi off, then backup the iPod, turn wifi on and let it erase. Then restore from backup.

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I tried to restore my ipod touch 2nd generation and now it won't sync to itunes. On the screen is the USB end of the cord and the iTunes logo over it.
I have turned it off and on, held the off button down and the select button down but it still comes up with that picture on the screen. Have I broken it?
Please help.
Mimi

It means the device is in recovery mode. You'll need to reconnect it to iTunes and restore it again.
You may need to connect it in recovery mode manually using the instructions in this Apple support document.
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I bought Ipod touch from US. right now I am in Thailand but I could not change my official account as in my country. It keeps be as Canada why?

Have you edited your account to change the address to a Thailand one and the payment method to a Thialand one?
See:
How to Change Your App Store Account Location | eHow.com

Reset ipod touch (2nd gen) and now safari is missing. What now?

Reset ipod touch (2nd gen) and now Safari is missing. What now?

Don't despair Look at "Vintapps" in the Apple app store. It has tons of available apps for all those earlier ios devices. And you can download them right to your ios device. Many are free.
Although I wrote this 99 cent app specifically to help solve this problem, I need to add that "I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link."
Be sure to keep backups of older software. Once an app is updated, the older version is no longer available to be downloaded from Apple.

I tried updating my iPod touch 4th gen and now the screen is bright blue or flashing white and black lines.ive tried the whole home and power button thing but it only brings up the apple icons then goes back to the blue or other screen.please help?

I tried updating my iPod touch 4th gen and now the screen is bright blue or flashing white and black lines.ive tried the whole home and power button thing but it only brings up the apple icons then goes back to the blue or other screen.please help?

This has worked for some others.
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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HT201406 while trying to update my ipod touch something happened and now my screen only shows the apple logo and nothing else happens

while updating my ipod touch something happened and now the screen only shows the apple logo that goes on-off. i dont know what to do,please somebody help me!

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

I have an IPod Touch that is disabled. I can't connect it to ITunes becaus e the computer I synced it with cannot be used. How do I sync it to the computer I have right now?

I have an IPod Touch that is disabled. I can't connect it to ITunes because the computer I synced it with cannot be used. How do I sync it to the computer I have right now without using the old one?

polaricee1319 wrote:
I have an IPod Touch that is disabled. ...
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once...
Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Once you have it resolved... have a look at this link...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

I have a Macpro Book and I just downloaded new software to my ipod touch(3rd gen). Now itunes does not recognize it nor will it turn on. I believe it just downloaded but did not update the software. What do I do?

I have a Macpro Book and I just downloaded new software to my ipod touch(3rd gen). Now it does not show up in itunes nor does it turn on. I believe it just downloaded the software and never updated it. What do I do?

You appear to have a second generation iPod touch, not a third, and those can't be updated past 4.2.1. Apple sold 8GB second generation models at the same time as the third generation ones.
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Erased Ipod touch to repurpose it now I can't re-activate.

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