IPod not being recognized by computer or charger

Well i have a white 60GB ipod video. Never had any problems till last night. When i plugged my usb cable with wall adapter to charge it while i was listening to music, the ipod would not recognize the cable, and said some kind of error like "Unable to recognize firewire component" BUT the USB cable was plugged in, and i do not have firewire. I checked the power adapter, it was USB.
Now my ipod will not be recognized to charge by the power wall charger or the computer itself. Only thing i can think of is the cable itself has a problem but wnated to check with u guys first.
I put ipod in disk mode, and that did not solve anything, still unable to be recognized with cable plugged in. Any ideas?

See the not-charging topic of:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
Have you tried another cable?
Another charging source? Does iTunes see the iPod when you connect to your computer?
Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalities like bent or corroded contacts, foreign material and cracked or broken plastic.
BTW, there is not 5G iPod touch. The current one is still the 4G iPod touch

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