Firmware 1.0.3. = Dysfunctional Nano

Hello Everyone,
Upgraded to version 1.0.3 on my 1 month old 8gig Nano this morning... the results were rather poor. Battery no longer charges when plugged into the USB, and it resets automatically once it's disconnected from my Powerbook G4. Running the latest versions of iTunes and OSX, reset and reinstalled everything that Support recommends.
So far it seems that this is just one of the problems with 1.0.3, as others are already 'popping up' on other forums. If your previous version of firmware is working fine for you, I would NOT recommend upgrading to 1.0.3.
Looks like it's back to the store for a refund. Too bad...
Al

I think I agree with you. Maybe not with the click wheel sensitivity, but there's a general feel of sluggishness with 1.0.3.
I think it might be something not releasing resources / CPU quickly: most obvious manifestation is that the scrolling song title in the "now playing" screen slows down, but I can easily demonstrate it by the effect on the right-side of menus:
1) Start with a "sleeping" iPod (hold Play/Pause to turn off)
2) Hit Play/Pause to turn on.
3) Hold MENU to return to the main menu
4) Note the right-side of the menu behaves as expected: nice panning photos / album art / clock etc
5) Now start playing a video
6) Hold MENU to return to the main menu
7) Note the right-side of the menu is now a blank(ish) grey background, no matter what option you've selected
8) Depending on how lucky you are, either the normal floating-pictures will re-appear on their own or you'll have to do something like start a tune playing and then going back to the menu to restore expected function.
I should also note that the iPod feels slower to start/stop using the PLAY/PAUSE button too.
In summary: I don't think they've adjusted anything with the Click Wheel itself, but since the Nano is generally feeling sluggish, the effects of using it make it act too sensitive....
[Just a theory, just a theory....]

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