Ipod 4 difficulties

i have an ipod 4 with a jammed lock button. i was restoring it and accidentally bumped teh ipod out, so it froze on the apple logo, and without a usable lock/power button, i cant restore it. ive tried recboot and i am currently trying ot drain it then try again, but if that doesnt work, what are some other options?

Google for: unjam ipod touch power button
and you will find may suggestions.

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I've been using iTunes for awhile now, but just recently received an iPod Nano as a gift. I connected the iPod, and iTunes automatically recognized it, and appeared to to download all of my songs and playlists onto the iPod.
When the iPod is connected, it appears in iTunes just fine, and iTunes claims that all of my music is on the iPod. However, the iPod disagrees, and I see none of my music on the actual iPod itself.
I've updated and reset the iPod, as well as checked for iTunes updates (I'm up-to-date) to no avail. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the quick reply. When I get to 'Disk Management', no drive letter or listing for the iPod appears on the list (yes, the iPod is connected with through USB port, and is recognized by iTunes).Any suggestions on how to assign a drive letter to the iPod?

IPod Touch Difficult to Charge

My iPod Touch will charge but the only way to do is to angle the charging cable and sometimes even wrap the cable around the iPod Touch so that it stays angled. I do not know if this is the charging cable or the iPod Touch. I have gone through a couple of charging cable while having the iPod Touch.

Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalities like bent or corroded contacts, foreign mater, and cracked or broken plastic..
You can also make an appointment at the genius Bar of an Apple store.

Refurbished iPod Touch Difficulties.

I was in need of a new ipod and I saw that the refurbished iPods were way cheaper than the new ones so i got one. I'm begining to think that my cheap purchase was a bad idea... I got the iPod yesterday and when i connected it to my computer (windows pc) it couldn't recognize it as an iPod. instead, it asked me if I wanted to upload pictures off of it and the icon showed that it was an iPod camera. I'm almost positive apple hasn't come out with a camera yet so how do i go about breaking the news to my computer that there is an iPod connected to it?
I also worried about the fact that 2 of my previous ipods have been registered to the same computer in the past and I'm thinking that might be the reason my last one broke. Is my computer just sick of new iPods?

My touch used to do this too. Only started happening after I upgraded to the 2.0 OS (which is what I guess your iPod came installed with).
I would just close this window, and iTunes would go on to recognize the iPod as an iPod and sync, etc. without issues.
What happens when you close the 'camera' dialog window?
Cheers,
Rod.

"Device Not Recognized" - but for only one of three iPods?

Hi-
I am hoping to get some help, as I am stumpted. Here are the symptoms:
1) I have been successfully syncing two Nanos and a Mini on the same XP machine for sometime
2) One of the Nanos now gets a "device not recognized" message upon connecting, while the other two iPods will still connect just fine.
3) I've tried charging it fully (and running it down), the five R's, putting it into disk mode (updater doesn't recognize it's attached so can't restore), and installing iTunes on another machine (other machine doesn't recognize it, either).
4) The problem Nano charges and plays just fine on its own.
Any ideas?
Thanks!

Try downloading and installing iPod Updater 2006-01-10 (the version previous to the 2006-03-23) and restoring your iPod with that.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodupdater20060110.html
If your iPod encounters difficulties being recognized with this updater, put it into disk mode first:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Keep us posted!
Best wishes,
CG

3rd gen iPod not showing up on iBook G3

Hey everybody...many thanks in advance for your input.
So recently my iPod has stopped mounting on my desktop and stopped updating from iTunes. The disk profiler and disk utility do not recognize that it is attached, even when it is in disk mode. I have tried restoring it and restarting it to no avail. I have shut down the computer, unplugged it, let it rest, and restarted...that hasn't worked.
The iPod does mount on other macs...it worked fine on my mother's eMac and even on the apple store computer i brought it into for repair. So I have no idea what is going on with my firewire port. The port is still working, because when I plug it in the battery charges, but my library doesn't upload, and the device doesn't mount. Please help!

I am having the same problem. I have a 3rd generation iPod and a 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver with OS X 10.4.3. The problem only exists over Firewire and only on my computer. The ipod will work with other computers over firewire and it will work over my computer with USB. However, since I don't have USB 2 and 3rd generation iPods can't charge over USB, this makes updating my ipod very difficult. I have tried the following things to no avail:
•Resetting iPod by holding down Menu/Play simultaneously
•Resetting iPod into disk mode
•Restoring iPod (via USB connection)
•Shutting down the computer, unplugging all cables and waiting (this actually worked once, momentarily. The problem immediately returned).
•Reinstalling my firewire .kext files from the OS X 10.4.3 combo updater (using a program called Pacifist) and restarting the computer.
•Resetting the PRAM on my computer
Any other ideas? This seems to be an issue potentially affecting thousands of people.
As for RassCQ, sorry, I have no solution for you, but maybe someone else does?
-Alex

How do I solve this problem?

I finally gave in and downloaded some songs from Itunes, however, when I plug in my Ipod to transfer the new music onto it, my old library isn't there anymore, and the only songs in the library are the ones I just purchased! Furthermore, a little window pops up, telling me that my Ipod is connected to a spearate library, and do I want to connect to this new library, replacing everything currently in my Ipod with the songs I just purchased-
My question is this: Is there any way to transfer the songs I just added without erasing everything off my Ipod- and: Why did this happen, where did my old library go, can I retrieve it, do I have to transfer all my cds and music folders into Itunes AGAIN as I did when I first got my Ipod?

Difficult to be absolutely certain that this what you are doing, but if you are deleting the songs from your iTunes library after transferring them to your iPod, and you have automatic transfer selected for your iPod, then iTunes will remove those songs from your iPod and replace them with your new ones next time you sync it. So in effect you get a mirror image on your iPod of the songs in your iTunes library.
Also, that message you see usually means that your iPod was at some point connected to a different iTunes library other than the one normally associated with the iPod.
"do I have to transfer all my cds and music folders into Itunes AGAIN as I did when I first got my Ipod"
That statement suggests that you are deleting them after putting them on your iPod.
You need to change the method of transferring music to your iPod to manual if you're going to do this.
You can change to manual transfer by following the instructions here.
Manual Transfer.
However, please be aware that keeping the only copy of your music on the iPod is a very risky option. What if you needed to do a software restore (which is a very common fix for iPod problems)? This would erase the contents of your iPod. Any purchased music would be lost and need to be purchased again.
What if the iPod were stolen/lost/needed repair?
It’s much better to keep the music on your computer, and if storage space is at a premium, one option would be to buy an external hard drive, which are cheaper than ever nowadays, and keep your music library on that.
The iPod is a music player and was never intended as a long term storage device for the only copy of your music.
Of course if you're not deleting the songs from iTunes, then you can ignore my sermon!

ITunes will not preserve directly structure for transferred photos

I have a large number of photographs that I have transferred to my IPod 5G. On my computer hard drive, the photos are organized into a folder for each year (i.e. 2004, 2005) and then those folders contain subfolders for each month in that year. When I synced the photos with my IPod, the subdirectories for each of the months did not copy over, so all the photos are in one giant folder for each year. This makes finding photos in the IPod very difficult, as I have to scroll through all the photos taken in 2005 (hundreds) before I can find the ones from this Christmas (the individual files are sorted by date). Any suggestions as to how I could make sure the whole directory structure is transferred to the IPod?

The photo support in the iPod is based stongly on iPhoto. By default, years are natural folders in iPhoto. Although in iPhoto 6, you can also look by month, it doesn't create a virtual photo representing that. However if you create a folder in iPhoto, say Christmas 2005, that does get transferred properly to the iPod & thus gives the functionality you are looking for.
It sounds like you're using the sync folder method, rather than using a host app, like Adobe Elements or Album. In that method here's what the docs say:
You can sync all of the photos in a selected folder, or only photos in specific folders inside the selected folder. Folders inside the selected folder will be displayed as photo albums on the iPod , but subfolders beneath them will not be.
More details here

Should I get iPhone 4 or 4S as backup? Don't need SIRI

I purchased an iPod 4 for gaming and a radio dock for music/alarm and they work great but the iPod is difficult to handle, slipping out of my hand when I try to adjust the volume or hit the power button, and the screen has this annoying silvery sheen that doesn't look good, not even comparable to my Razr. I want to get an iPhone 4 or 4S because it's easier to handle, has a fantastic screen, and would be useful as a backup/test phone. I am with Verizon and after reading the different specs, I'm not still not sure which version would be better for me.
I don't care about Siri (I prefer non-spoken results), I'm not sure I need dual-core or the 3D power, and I'm not sure I need the differences in carrier bands, and I'm not sure the 4S is worth the extra cost. If I'm mostly using it for gaming and music, then possibly a backup phone, which should I get? Specifically I am looking next to run Plants Vs Zombies 2, and I'm not sure if it will run slow.

Get the iPhone 4S. It has an A5 processor vs. the iPhone 4 A4 processor, and more memory. I'm not sure if the camera matters to you but it also has 8MP vs. 5MP in the iPhone 4. Plus, that way if you change your mind about using Siri, it will be available to you.

Most Disappointed!!!

I have a newly purchased ipod nano which was purchased with the idea that it was easy to work and to use for audiobooks. During the last 5 hours I have printed and read a good bit of the 85 page manual. I think I have registered the ipod though difficult tell. I have purchased an audiobook "Fallen" which I know you have charged me for but I am most certain it did not download and all checks I have tried show this. Each time I have tried to fill out forms your requests have been most difficult to make - such as trying to fill in the "United States" etc. -seems as if something is wrong with your website. I am amazed that there is no telephone number or "chat" to help new customers. Oh, and I also cannot tell if the battery is charging from the icon in the upper right corner. This has so far not been a pleasant experience. ----Joankay Kent

Odd. Most of the time people are able to plug it in and figure it out.
Your audiobook is in itunes on your computer. You went to the audiobooks tab and selected to sync audiobooks? You selected the books you wanted? You synced?

I have itunes in windows xp, but my ipod touch has updated version of itunes. Windows xp cannot get updated itunes. I am having difficulties transferring my music into my computer. Does any one have an idea how to do it?

I have itunes in windows xp, but my ipod touch has updated version of itunes. Windows xp cannot get updated itunes. I am having difficulties transferring my music into my computer. Does any one have an idea how to do it?

iTunes 11 is compatible with
Windows System Requirements
PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
Try:
Trouble installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows

Connect iPod touch 2G to Reciever using RCA's? It cannot be this difficult?

Hello!
Need to connect iPod touch 2G to my reciever using RCA's?
But +I do not want to use the headphone jack....+ (I heard I will get higher sound quality using the bottom multi-pin connector on the bottom of the touch going to a left and right RCA's) +I have uncompressed (AIFF) files on my iPod touch and want the best sound quality possible.+
I found a couple companies that make these cables with one being the Cables To Go 4-Feet RCA Stereo to Dock Connector Cable for iPod and also the Nyko Stereo Link for iPod, but from reading the reviews on Amazon neither of them will work with the Touch 2g (or the iPhone for that matter).
I am also open to a simple dock of some sort that would provide me RCA outputs. Seems as if Apples universal dock would be great but it seems to have NO RCA outputs on the back of it.
If anyone has a solution to this I would be very very happy!
+I have looked high and low for a solution for this seemingly simple task.+
All I want is a connector that goes from the bottom of the touch to 2 RCA's so I can input this into
my home stereo so I can listen to my ripped CD's in high quality. A dock would also work too! I do not need charging or anything fancy....
(already have try the Tekkeon NavDock for iPod which was cool because I could watch my videos on tv from my touch but i dont need that)
+*just looking for something simple that works with the iPod Touch 2G.*+
*It cannot be this difficult?*
thanks, techo

As I stated above, the docking connector is not a "true" line-out, it does have a volume-tap so the volume control will work. It probably is somewhat cleaner than the headphone out (haven't measured it), but it is not going to be a significant difference as any improvement you get from the connector is severely limited by the DAC in the iPod.
You get no improvement in sound from using the pins on the 30 pin connector versus a 3.5 mm jack. If you buy a Universal Dock it is passing the signal from the 30 pin dock to a 3.5mm female jack, then you use the 3.5mm to RCA. Going directly from the dock connector to RCA will not improve the sound, the 3.5mm connector is not inferior in itself to the RCA connectors.
The A/V kit will get you the ability to watch your videos on your TV and output the stereo signal to your receiver. If you want even better sound for your music, get an Apple TV and use the HDMI cable to transfer the video and sound:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shopipod/family/appletv?mco=MTE4MTU

HT1386 How do I copy music from an old iPod? Why do you have to make things so difficult? These are my files that I paid for but once I put them on your devices, I no longer have control over them. I've wasted so much time on these stupid problems.

How do I copy music from an old iPod? Why do you have to make things so difficult? These are my files that I paid for but once I put them on your devices, I no longer have control over them. I've wasted so much time on these stupid problems. I used to be able to do this until you "improved" things.

Thanks, Deggie. I thought Apple would see my feedback. I would just like to know if there is a simple way to copy just a few music files from an old iPod. I saw instructions on how to copy all of them from the iPod but it was complicated and I really didn't want to copy all the songs. I guess I could delete all the songs but the ones I want to copy then go through that process again. Do you know how to back up music to my computer? I don't want to have to go through this again and possibly lose music.

Why is it difficult to put a movie on ipod nano?

I bought a new ipod nano (8gig) and i just want to put a movie on it. I am finding it difficult to do so through itunes 7.0. I called tech support and they said i needed a help drive. I thought it would be simple task. If any1 could help that would be great.

Assuming this nano is a new 3rd gen (you are posting in the forum for older iPod nanos which do not support video transfer and playback) try updating your iTunes to the latest version.
iTunes download.
Sorry, I have no idea what a "help drive" is.

I just bought an ipod touch 4th generation recently,found that it is very difficult to plug and unplug the USB cable from my ipod.Does anyone have this problem?

I just bought an ipod touch 4th generation recently, found that it is very difficult to plug and unplug the USB cable from my ipod. Does anyone have this problem?

Some of the Dock connector cables have very small buttons on the rounded adge of the plug, which need to be pushed in to release the plug from the iPod. Look at the picture below, do you notice the "button" on the white connector edge? There's one on the other edge too and they both need to be pressed in to release the "evil looking spike" sticking out of the grey edge.
The shorter plugs (that I've seen) do not have the release mechanism, the plug simply pulls out.

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