IPod mini 1G, Restoring, no Wallplug!!

I ran iPod updater on my dad's iPod to restore it.
When it's half done, it asks me to plug it into the wall so that it can finish the restore. The catch? I don't have the wall plug!!
And now the iPod is stuck and will only show the PLUG TO WALL icon thing.
Any ideas?... I can't wait for another couple of weeks to get the wall plug.
Thanks for the help.

Since you have a PowerBook G4, your machine should have a FireWire port. Hook the iPod up to your machine through the FireWire connection, and rerun the updater if necessary.
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