Ipod classic alarm failure

Alarm not working on two new Classics since time of purchase two months ago.
Genius Bar indicates that alarm software is not working at this point because of softare. Any other alarm failures.

iPod Classic alarm has never worker reliably!
"Geniuses" & phone support are clueless and disempowered to do anything about it. Apple doesn't seem to read these posts.
You must restore your iPod to version 1.1.1 then reset your iPod and leave it alone for the alarm to go off. Problem is, resetting will loose any changes you recently made to the alarm. Seems alarm will not play a song if you are on pause. Alarm is not triggering a high level interrupt and playing no matter what is going on. Maybe apple programmer think this is a "feature" that alarm won't play a song if another song is cued.
Please post feedback and tell programmers that alarm still doesn't work in v1.1.1 and we want it to fire off the player list no matter what is going on.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html
squeaky wheel gets the grease!

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IPod classic alarm doesn't 'beep'

manual reads
"Choose a sound Choose Tones or a playlist. If you choose Tones, select Beep to hear the alarm through the internal speaker. If you choose a playlist,
you’ll need to connect iPod classic to speakers or headphones to
hear the alarm."
I select Tones, then Beep, and the iPod comes on with a notification when the alarm time comes up, but no 'beep'.
Running firmware 1.0.1
Anyone else having this problem?

A restore (with upgrade to firmware 1.0.2) fixed the problem.
One note, I had used carbon copy cloner to backup my ipod first, but upon restoring my backup, the alarm stopped beeping).
Restored again, and manually copied my music and files, and all is good.

IPod Classic alarm doesn't work

I've used the alarm successfully on my old iPod Classic 60GB, now on the new iPod Classic 160GB it doesn't work anymore (I tried every option I could think of (with & without headphones, while keeping it on/off, etc., even enabling the clicker sound which seems to be the solution on iPhones, even after a full restore etc., etc., etc.)… but there seems to be a solution because I found this message:
a certain user "jaz271", had a similar problem, then added "Sorted" but doesN'T TELL HOW… what the use of putting such messages if there is not even a single way to contact the author?
Please help me out on [email protected]
Thanks.
PS: Also bizarre: the function on the old iPod Classic (60GB) vanished since the latest update. SO no more alarm on Ipod Classic 60GB.

I had the same problem -- alarm doesn't work on iPod Classic 160 GB, meaning I can't use it to listen to music to put me to sleep since the headphones block out any external alarm. I assumed it was something I'd done wrong, but viewing this and an even earlier (2007) thread, it looks like an Apple bug that hasn't been fixed in five years. APPLE PLEASE HELP! This is not what we expect from you.

IPod Classic calendar display bug

I just bought an iPod Classic (Version 2.0.5). When viewing calendar events (synced from my iMac's Calendar) on the iPod Classic, any text longer than the width of the iPod screen does not wrap to the next line, and instead just disappears off the side of the screen.
What's up with that? My old iPod Photo didn't have this problem. Wrapping text to the screen width seems like should be a very basic issue to have done right. Here's an example of what it's doing:
The Calendar event on the iMac (10.8.5):
How the same event appears on the iPod Classic:
Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is this an embarassing Apple bug?

iPod Classic alarm has never worker reliably!
"Geniuses" & phone support are clueless and disempowered to do anything about it. Apple doesn't seem to read these posts.
You must restore your iPod to version 1.1.1 then reset your iPod and leave it alone for the alarm to go off. Problem is, resetting will loose any changes you recently made to the alarm. Seems alarm will not play a song if you are on pause. Alarm is not triggering a high level interrupt and playing no matter what is going on. Maybe apple programmer think this is a "feature" that alarm won't play a song if another song is cued.
Please post feedback and tell programmers that alarm still doesn't work in v1.1.1 and we want it to fire off the player list no matter what is going on.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html
squeaky wheel gets the grease!
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TS1369 Tried to restore my ipod classic on a windows computer... there was some sort of failure and it is now stuck in "disk mode." The ipod is no longer being recognized by itunes.

Tried to restore my ipod classic on a windows computer... there was some sort of failure and it is now stuck in "disk mode." The ipod is no longer being recognized by itunes.

I am having the exact same problem. My ipod has been stuck in disk mode for over two hours and now itunes is frozen.

IPod Classic and alarm settings & other ramblings

Hi,
Question: Did anybody notice that when setting an alarm, there is no more "Bell" icon showing up on the iPod, next to the alarm to show that it is active?
I really start wondering about all those little pesky glitches/bugs/whatever which start troubleing me
that I purchased an iPod Classic right away.
Hope those things will be fixed soon:
-Correct synching (even after playing a game on the iPod)
-Correct address book label synching (private/work labels correctly set on iPod, like in address book)
-purchased games correctly displayed (preview image in games list missing)
-CoverFlow sortable by "Album Artist", like on iTunes (so it might get usefull to have this option...)
-Apple Hi-Fi additional options (like the 5th Gen iPod - it's a shame that a 400€ Box isn't supported anymore after 1 year of praise...)
-If Apple is playing out nice, bring back the Video Out for all those people having accessories now useless...
Anyway, hope there will be an FW update soon (waiting now since 2 weeks...) which addresses all those small things, to make using the iPod Classic again a good User Experience.
(Send already 2 weeks ago Feedback to Apple over all this points - No answer yet).
Cheers,
S.,
Owner of
iPod 3rd Gen, iPod 4th Gen, iPod 5th Gen, iPod Classic, 2 iPod Nano's 1st Gen, PowerBook G4, MacPro Quad, 2 30" Cinema Displays and a bunch of Video Cables not working anymore with my iPod Classic....

I think many people have the same problem, looking at all those forum entries.

Why does my alarm on iPod classic fail to turn on

My iPod classic's alarm fails to activate. I have reset and even did a factory restore. The one thing that I notice is that when the iPod is charging and I see the battery icon, the time is also displayed. The time that shows here is inaccurate. The time that I set is right. I think the alarm is governed by the hour that shows up in the battery icon. Any ideas? I have not bothered to deal with this until it went out of warranty. Before the warranty expired,however, I got a support rep who had to call his supervisor to find out where to find the software version. While I was on hold, I found it myself. The rep also said he did not know much about the classic.

Have a look here...
macworld.com/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your -computer-is-too-slow.
Basically... Make sure you have enough Free Hard Drive space for your Mac to Perform as expected...
This is what Apple has to say.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10798
More Info Here...
ds store > Why is my computer slow?
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Recommendations for ipod dock/alarm clock for ipod classic

I want to get a reasonably priced ipod doc/slash alarm clock for my son. He has a 6th generation ipod classic purchased in December of 2009. Any suggestions?

The dock adaptor that came with the iPod is meant to fit Apple's universal dock and not a 3rd party accessory.
The reason you are having issues is because although the dock connectors on iPods are all the same (the pins are in the same place), the connector on the second gen nano is in a slightly different place than on the first. If you look at it from the bottom with the iPod face up, it's slightly more to the left. This, and the fact that it has a metal case with rounded edges, has made the new nano incompatible with almost all these type of accessories.
It's been mentioned here several times, and a few people have been able to get the manufacturer of the dock to supply them with an adaptor.

My new iPod Classic doesn't 'wake' when my docking station switches on (alarm setting)

My new iPod Classic doesn't 'wake' when my docking station switches on (alarm setting).
My old iPod Classic never ever let me down, and I used it in the docking station every working day for two years.
But this new iPod Classic has let me down three times just this week!
Any clues?

While the iPod is connected to your iTunes, look (in iTunes) on the Device/Podcasts pane (tab) and make sure the Sync Podcasts option has been selected (there should be a tick in the box).

IPod Classic and iHome, alarm feature is not available!

yeah, the most important feature to the ihome (even the latest version, iH8) is not available with the new ipods. i know mine works because i used to have the 30gb video.
here are my troubleshooting specs:
scenario 1:
-set the alarm for a minute later than current time.
-set 'alarm 1' which is the ipod alarm. it is supposed to wake up the ipod and play music (whatever was on pause before shut down, or plays the first song).
-when alarms wakes, it merely wakes up the ipod, but does not play music.
-it does seem to try to play the music, since the backlight comes on. it also says 'now playing' at the top status bar. it stays in the menu, has the name of the song and album artwork on the right (new menu style), but still does not play the music. luckily, ihome has a back up alarm for when it doesn't sense music and just beeps.
scenario 2:
-set alarm, and just paused it rather than powering down the ipod.
-it works! but remember the ipod shuts down automatically after a couple mins.
-scenario 3:
-set alarm on ihome AND ipod.
-hard to sync becaues times on ihome and ipod are off. if ihome doesn't sense the ipod's alarm in a couple seconds, it beeps.
solution anyone?
already did feedback to ipod. ihome is sold in apple stores, so both companies need to do some fixing. they need to let their associates know about this, very misleading.
help me out if you can.
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Classic ipod -cd read failure.

In the diagnostics of i-tunes, have appx 100 of my 1k c/d collection that are all receiving the same error-copied below.
I have turned off the windows media player- did not help- any input?
It reads the tracks, starts up, then crashes the computer.
cd/ipod dx 11.4.08
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7104
iTunes 8.0.1.11
QuickTime 7.5.5
FairPlay 1.0.15
CD Driver 2.0.7.5
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 2.1.1.13
Bonjour 1.0.5.11 (118.5)
iTunes Serial Number 17D79DDF03953141
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2008-11-04 16:20:33.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro (Microsoft Corporation)
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
** CD/DVD Drive Tests **
No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.0.7.5),
D: TDK CDRW121032, Rev 1.02
Audio CD in drive.
Found 11 songs on CD, playing time 49:23 on Audio CD.
Track 1, start time 00:02:00
Track 2, start time 04:10:05
Track 3, start time 08:42:27
Track 4, start time 12:29:62
Track 5, start time 17:26:02
Track 6, start time 21:52:62
Track 7, start time 25:32:00
Track 8, start time 29:18:50
Track 9, start time 34:07:05
Track 10, start time 38:24:57
Track 11, start time 43:55:02
Audio CD reading failed. Error Code: 1117 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.
To play or import music from a CD in this drive, you must be logged in as an administrator.
Get drive speed failed. Error Code: 2020.

Since this is an iTunes question, you may not get the help you are looking for here in the iPod Classic forum.
There is a dedicated forum for asking questions about importing CDs into iTunes for Windows. Here's the link.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=791

My iPod classic 7th Gen will not sync with my new computer. itunes is installed and updated.

fellow iPod classic owners,
                                       the problem is a failure to sync with the new computer. the conditions are as follows: the new computer is a pc. it has the latest iTunes software installed. the iPod is installed properly. i'm fully recognized by my iTunes account. there is nothing lacking other than my iPod's refusal to sync with my new computer. what have i left undone? i could be suffering from a duh, but i'm not the only one. nothing in the apple world is as difficult as this one is, at least on the surface. if it were that simple an issue, no one would be having any problems with it. any more information needed can be provided by request. by the way, the computer being used has been authorized. that is a non-issue.
                                                                                                             your help is appreciated,
                                                                                                                 hardphil.

I believe the IPOD (Classic) uses USB 2.0, and my new laptop uses USB 3.0. I think they are not compatable because of this. If you find a solution to this please let me know.
Thanks,

Can't access iPod classic 160GB in Windows and iTunes

Hello,
after connecting my iPod classic 160GB to computer with Windows Vista I can see it in My Computer but can't access it. In iTunes 10 it not appear and every access via My Computer takes many time. After disconecting iPod is restarting by itself...
But iPod itself is working - a little laggy, but working. One thing changes: about 80GB free space disappear and iPod tells me that only 153KB is free...
I suppose disk failure - how can I access it and repair?

Everything that was on your classic should also have been in your library, and that backed up to another drive. If you manually managed the device, and it was the only location holding your media, and it has become corrupted, there really isn't much hope. See Corrupt iPod classic. There may be a slim chance to recover media stored on it via disc mode if is isn't stored elsewhere, but if it won't mount, or has been reformatted, then the moment has probably passed.
tt2

ITunes crashes when I plug in 80GB iPod classic

My 80GB iPod classic had been working flawlessly with my MacBook Pro until yesterday afternoon, when I plugged it in to sync and iTunes crashed with this error:
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000014
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes, deleting my iTunes library file, and using another computer to restore my iPod to the factory settings all with the same result. I can sync my Nano to this computer still, and I can sync my Classic to other computers. This particular computer/iPod combo has gone wonky on me. I've wracked my brain trying to come up with any system changes prior to the sudden failure and I can't think of any.
This is a work machine and I have FileVault turned on per company policy. I can't take the machine to a Genius Bar since it's not mine, and while IT looks the other way on the matter of personal music on the work machine, I can't ask them for support since it's not a business necessity. Any ideas on how to solve? Am I out of luck on getting a replacement iPod since it syncs with other machines?

RevDoddy,
If iTunes is crashing, why don't you send a crash log to those lazy Apple engineers.
Typically, you'll need to configure Dr. Watson on your PC in order to generate crash logs. Windows start menu -> Run. Type in "cmd". Hit return. At the prompt in the command line window that comes up, type in
drwtsn32 -i
And hit return.
This will create crash logs in Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson\. There'll usually be a file in here called "drwtsn32.log" If there's already a file there, it most likely has multiple crash logs in it (new crash logs are just appended to the end of the file). So, delete this file. This will make sure you're not sending extra information I don't need. These crash logs are text files, so you can open them in notepad or whatever to see what information you're sending.
So, get the machine setup to collect crash logs, do the thing that makes iTunes crash. You need to send that file to our buddy Roy. Make sure that you include:
(1) the drwtsn32.log file.
(2) the link to this thread.
(3) a one line description of your problem, i.e. "iTunes crashes on launch".
(4) the username that you're using here in the discussion boards.
(5) the link to this thread.
(6) tell him Toonz sent ya.
Roy is getting a little swamped with messages and needs to make sure he gets all the information. And if he doesn't get all this information, the message is just going to get dropped on the floor.

Ipod corrupted - Error -53 when attempting to sync 160gb ipod classic

Every time I attach my ipod to my PC (Vista) I get a windows message that the drive is corrupted. I also get to various points of the syncing process in itunes and it fails to complete as I get an itunes error message number -53. I seem to have tried everything - re-formatting drive, restoring ipod, resetting ipod, deleting files that were being synced at the time of the syncing failure, but I can't seem to solve this problem and cannot find any info on error -53 anywhere on itunes support or even when searching on the web.
Can anyone help please??
Thanks.

I am having the same problem as well with my 80GB classic. The syncing will start and then freeze at various points during the process. I have received the error -53 message and others as well after this. I have restored my ipod at least 50 times. Once I get the ipod corrupted message, vista will give me a message stating there are disk errors on the ipod drive. I have scanned the drive twice (which takes hours) and just when it is about to be done i get a message "windows unable to complete the format". I tried disabling the USB 2.0 ports to where they "aren't 2.0" and that didn't work either.
I have tried winamp, floola and anapod as well. I get similar errors on those systems as well.
I thought it might be my OS or vista but I borrowed an older ipod mini 4GB and it synced over 500 songs just fine. I also tried an ipod shuffle 1GB and it synced fine as well. I brought my ipod over to a friend's house who has an older computer that runs XP and doesn't have USB 2.0 and it synced music fine.
I have spent hours searching the internet and trying various things. This is the only post I have found so far that people are having the exact same problems as I am. I am just wondering if it is my computer or ipod classic that is the problem.
Thanks for any assistance.

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