Help! Ipod frozen with with lock switch on

I plugged in my ipod to my G4 ibook (running tiger). The ipod froze with the lock icon in place. I've jiggled the lock switch back and forth with no results. What I'm looking at is the do not disturb screen with lock in the corner. Has anyone confronted this before? I have tried plugging it in to both the ibook and to a separate power source and still nothing. Help!! Thanks in advance

Hi.
How exactly did the problem resolve itself? I think I have the same problem u c, the iPod is on hold eventhough the hold button is off. Hope for a reply soon, I'm going crazy without my iPod...
I have no idea. Windows XP don't have any, sorry.

Similar Messages

Ipod frozen trouble with itunes

my ipod is frozen. the screen is on and says connected eject before disconnecting. but its already unplugged from the computer and i cant turn the ipod off. so you might think just plug it into itunes and press eject. well when i plug it in, itunes wont pick up my ipod so i cant eject, sync or do anything. its like i have itunes but no ipod. help please!!!!!!

Here, try this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61705

Help ipods frozen

i was trying to upload some songs from itunes onto my ipod. on the ipod screen it came up with the do not disconnect image but nothing happened in itunes. stupidly i disconnected the ipod and now it is frozen...any advice???

Have you tried resetting it?
See this.
How to reset the iPod.
It may take quite a few attempts and is best done connected to power.

MAJOR HELP IPOD FROZEN!

okay here's the deal. i have a ipod mini thats a little more than a year old. i got it last april. a couple of months ago i was using it while working out and all the sudden it completly froze and shut off. now whenever i try to turn it on all that comes up is a apple and a frowning ipod with the website underneath www.apple.com/ipod/support. so i went to the site and it told me that i need to retstore my ipod so i tried doing that but the ipod wont even turn on so my computer wont restore it. does anyone know what i can do to restore it from my computer or if i go to an apple store will they exchange or fix it and how long will it take for them to get me a new ipod or fix my ipod now?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
If you didn't buy an extended warranty from Apple, then your one-year warranty is over. I doubt Apple could/would help at the store, other than telling you that you need a new one. You could try though.
As for fixing this
You need to get your iPod into Disk Mode before you will be able to restore it. See if you can get it into Disk Mode...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
btabz

Help ipod frozen at no battery screen

My click wheel ipod ran out of battery power. Instead of turning off it froze up at the "No battery power remains. Please commect ipod to power."
I plugged it into the wall socket and ipod is still frozen and still playing - skipping on the last track it was on. How do I get this to stop and charge again?
ipod with click wheel Spring 2005 Windows XP

Did you try this?
Go to 'My Computer'
Right-Click in 'Devices with Removable Storage' your iPod.
In the drop down menu select 'Eject'

HELP: Ipod frozen in diagnostic mode, "hpdetect hp fail"

Hi there - any help on this would be highly appreciated - my ipod began displaying the "unhappy ipod" sign and when I plugged it in to my computer, windows said it had malfunctioned and needed resetting. I tried resetting it manually (menu and select) and then by fluke managed to enter diagnostic mode. Tried going into reset, but it didn't appear to do anything, went into HP TEST, and it came up as HPDETECT HP FAIL, and has not budged since. I can't seem to exit diagnostic mode, go onto any other tests or reset it. There are no mechanical noises coming from it either. Any ideas how to get out of this and how to get my ipod working again?

The sad iPod icon is almost certainly indicative of a hard drive failure which the diagnostic test would seem to confirm.
This iPod needs service.

Ipod frozen during sync

Help ipod frozen with white connection lead, white arrow and itune symbol on screen. Can turn it off but every time it comes on it has the same image on the screen

Error 1604: This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, uninstalling and reinstalling USB ports, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections, device not recognized properly, computer won't recognize a FireWire or USB device). If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the white Apple USB dock connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.
Above from:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

Broken lock switch on new iPad air

Has anyone else experienced problems with the lock switch that controls the landscape and portrait orientation on the iPad air? Bought 128 gig. New iPad air and the switch broke after a few days. To make it worse I took it to the Genius Bar and they verified it was broken and have been waiting two days for a replacement. My husband bought one too and his has been fine. Based on the price, I'm a little frustrated with the quality issue but maybe it is an isolated case.

I don't see many complaints here or online so probably isolated. Besides, it sounds like the issue is already resolved since they are giving you a new iPad.

TS2634 Please People I need some help.My iPod is disabled and when I connect it to iTunes it says: Itunes could not connect to the ipod because it is locked with a passcode...

Please People I need some help.My iPod is disabled and when I connect it to iTunes it says: Itunes could not connect to the ipod because it is locked with a passcode...how can I do it?

Place the iPod in Recovery mode and then restore.

Guys I have a iPod Touch 4g with iOs 4.3.3... I want portrait orientation lock button back... I miss it a lot... A dumb mute button shows instead of it... I hate it... Is there anyway I can get d PO lock button back? Any method?? Pleaaaaaaase help me guys

Guys I have a iPod Touch 4g with iOs 4.3.3... I want portrait orientation lock button back... I miss it a lot... A dumb mute button shows instead of it... I hate it... Is there anyway I can get d PO lock button back? Any method?? Pleaaaaaaase help me guys

You can inform Apple of your displeasure:
Apple - iPod touch - Feedback
That is all.

Itunes could not connect to the ipod becasue it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcose on the ipod before it can be used. BUT i cant unlock it and i dont have the original itunes that is was hooked up with before either. HELP!

"itunes could not connect to the ipod becasue it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcose on the ipod before it can be used" BUT i cant unlock it and i dont have the original itunes that is was hooked up with before either. HELP! It wont let me restore because it is locked. I cannot unlock it. I have tried everything online. nothing works.

Place the iPod in recovery mode and then restore the iPod to factory defaults/new iPod. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

HT1212 I have an ipod 4 touch with a broken power button and Im locked out of the ipod. How can I reset the ipod? Please help!

I have an ipod 4 touch with a broken power button and Im locked out of the ipod. How can I reset the ipod? Please help!
I also don't know the operating system.

See the method in my reply in this discussion for how to place the iPod in Recovery mode w/o buttons
Turn on without Home/Power Button

IPod/iTunes issue with Fast User Switching

I have Fast User Switching enabled on my iMac Core 2 Duo running 10.4.8. My daughter usually leaves her iPod connected and it is causing problems when switching to another user. Other users get the message that the connected iPod is associated with another iTunes Music Library and constantly asks if it should be erased. While nothing has happened yet, there are 4 of us using this and I think it's only a ametter of time before somebody inadvertantly blows away her iPod.
Is there any way to disable this this?

Let me try to elicit a more helpful response...
One of the problems I am encountering with an iPod connected and using fast user switching is that if the iPod is syncing with one user, and I switch to another user, the second user sometimes will try to take control of the iPod and sync with the second user's library.
Is there a way to tell Mac User's 2 account to ignore User 1's iPod?

I have an ipod 2g , The keyboard won't work! Or at least some of it's letters and numbers won't. please help i'm stuck with emojis

i have an ippd touch 2g , a part of my keyboard won't work , i can type letters but i can't type numbers . please help i'm stuck with emojis keyboard

Try restarting the iPod by holding down the lock and home button together and then slide the power button to turn it off and then wait 10 seconds and start it up again. If it is not a reset issue then it may be a hardware issue. Is your iPod damaged or have you dropped it recently? If it is a hardware problem then you may not be able to fix it. If your iPod has multitasking options like the new iOS devices, close out the app and then try again, it should reset your device to letters instead of emojis.

Help please! my ipod wont sync with my libary anymore..

Can anyone help? - my ipod is only picking up a few songs from my libary yet it worked fine before!
My libary has 1702 songs and seems fit and well but its only syncing 630 to the ipod. This has only happenned in the last few weeks - i have downloaded the new itunes today but still the smae problem.
I've tried to restore with no results (in fact there is now less songs than before!)
Am i doing something wrong?
Thanks.

Hi Mike_200207,
Does it work if you manually manage your iPod's music?
To switch to that setting, click on your iPod in the Source List of iTunes, and go to the "Music" tab. Deselect the "Sync" option, and click on "Apply" in the bottom-right corner of this iTunes screen to save your settings.
Then, in iTunes, click on your iPod's "Music" section. Manually select all of the songs, and delete them off of your iPod. Then eject/disconnect the iPod from your computer.
Now, connect it back to the computer again, and try to manually transfer all of your iTunes library songs to your iPod (to do that, select all of the songs, and drag them to your iPod's name in the Source List of iTunes).
After the songs have loaded to your iPod, you can eject/disconnect it again, and see if all of the songs that you transferred appear on the iPod.
For more information on how to manually manage your iPod's music, see this:
Managing content manually on iPod
-Kylene

Help! Ipod frozen with with lock switch on

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for