Ipod problems...once again. sigh

ok here goes. i got my ipod last christmas. its a 40 g ipod. a few months after i got it, it started skipping songs, and humming, and makign weird noisees. and then it stopped working. i sent it into your little apple sotre, and eventually they sent me it back, having fixed the problem. it worked quite well after that for a couple more months, when now, it doesn't work. When i push any buttons the little sad ipod symbol appears, telling me to go to apple.com/support/ipod. it also won't show up when i plug it into my ibook. now i went to the support site, and it told me to "restore" my ipod. but i can't, wont work. so i tried the disk image thing. also wont work. it keeps showing me the sad ipod face. i'd realy not like to have to go through the hassle of sending in my ipod again..but is that the only alternative? restore wont work. nothing will work. getting grrrrrrrr.
thanks. i guess.

Mitch: Thanks for the link, and for your post, it was useful to read - however, when the lovely little iPod face appears (how cute! Obviously designed to stop you from hurling it across the room!), it's impossible to connect it to a computer anyway. Apple, in my experience, just replace it, as it's easier than taking it away for repair - if it's a hardware issue, then I assume it would simply be cheaper for them to do so. Oh, and I've never tried to open my iPod - I'm happy to let Apple do that for me!
Incidentally, connecting the AC adapter and trying to start up iPod in this situation resulted in iPod going into an Apple logo, unhappy iPod loop, which lasted until I took iPod off charge. I assume that if this was a software issue, then Apple would have argued the toss, instead of simply replacing it. I make the assumption that they're aware this is more than a software issue - and for them to have simply replaced two iPods for the same issue without question, I assume it's a known, and therefore regular, issue.

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Apple created the stupid AAC file format to annoy Windows users.
Change your settings in Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Importing ~ to "Import Using 'MP3 Encoder'" - not AAC. If you wanna send music to a friend over AIM/MSN/Yahoo or whatever and they dont have iTunes, it's annoying, MP3 is more globally accepted.
So your iPod works with your computer, but not with the iTunes.
Things to try:
1) Re-install iTunes
2) Reset iPod
Good luck and reply back soon!

Digital Output problem once again (WIN XP, Audigy

I searched the forums with no luck, actually I searched the whole internet with no luck - so far.
My problems in a nutcase:
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- If I find the digital output on-button with your help, is it even possible hear music with add-ons trough digital-optical cable or should I buy some mono-cable? :O
To be specific:
I have the Creative Audigy 4 Bulk, which of course supports SPDIF Digital output. I bought expesi've optical cable that I could finally use my hifi 5. speakers with movies trought computer. I have new 700 euro amplifier, and it supports everything, so the problem isn't with that one, anyways, let's get touch with the real problem.
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The setting is on the "Creative AudioHQ" at the "Surround Mixer" selection. It is called "Digital Output Only". Or if you use the little icon on the taskbar, at the "Speakers" on "Speaker Selection" you have the same option (a check mark under the selection of speakers).
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Message Edited by SoNic2367 on <SPAN class=date_text>09-25-2006 <SPAN class=time_text>06:24 AM
Message Edited by SoNic2367 on 09-25-2006 06:26 AM

Hierarchy problem once again

Dear All;
I have the following sample data shown below
create table t1_concept
list_id varchar2(1000),
list_model varchar2(400),
list_num varchar2(1000)
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A11-11', '1', 'A22-2');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A11-11', '1', 'A33-3');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A11-11', '2', 'A44-4');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A11-11', '1', 'A55-5');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A44-4', '13', 'B11-1');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A44-4', '8', 'B22-2');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A44-4', '8', 'B33-3');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A44-4', '8', 'B44-4');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A55-5', '9', 'C11-1');
insert into t1_concept
(list_id, list_model, list_num)
values
('A55-5', '9', 'C22-2');
create table t2_concept
list_num varchar2(1000),
max_list_model varchar2(1000)
insert into t2_concept
(list_num, max_list_model)
values
('A44-4', 'A');   --changed to show that we can have letters
insert into t2_concept
(list_num, max_list_model)
values
('A55-5', '9');
insert into t2_concept
(list_num, max_list_model)
values
('A66-6', '10');I know things would have been easier with a good normalized table design. however unfortunately, I am taking over another programmer works and I am trying to look for a good solution.
I am here trying to create a hierarchy structure. the idea behind it is as following
if we start-off with List_ID = A11-1 and List_model = 1, then we are going to have the have the following children associated with it
A22-2, A33-3 and A55-5
now, these children have children of their own and the idea is to look in the t2_concept table to determine the latest list_model and utilize it in the recursion, so in this case if you look at t2_concept for A44-4 it has a max_list_model of A and we are then going to go back to t1_concept and determine all the associated children for A44-4 which are B22-2, B33-3 and B44-4 and we continue with this approach till the end.
this is output I want by the way
LEVEL      List_ID
   1          A22-2
   1          A33-3
   1          A44-4
   2          B22-2
   2          B33-3
   2          B44-4
   1          A55-5
   2          C11-1
   2          C22-2I know things would have been easier with a good normalized table design. however unfortunately, I am taking over another programmer works and I am trying to look for a good solution.
All help and questions are appreciated.
Edited by: user13328581 on Aug 16, 2011 10:25 AM
Edited by: user13328581 on Aug 16, 2011 12:00 PM

Hi,
If you can't normalize the tables in reality, you can normalize them on the fly, like this:
WITH     joined_data      AS
     SELECT     t1.*
     ,     t2.max_list_model
     FROM           t1_concept     t1
     LEFT OUTER JOIN      t2_concept     t2 ON    t1.list_num     = t2.list_num
--     WHERE        ...      -- If you have other filtering, do as much as possible here
SELECT       LEVEL
,       list_num
FROM       joined_data          j
START WITH        list_id     IN ('A11-11')     -- Or any given values
CONNECT BY        list_id     = PRIOR list_num
     AND        list_model     >= PRIOR max_list_model
ORDER SIBLINGS BY list_num
;You may not need a sub-query; joins are done before START WITH and CONNECT BY, but it's often faster if you do the joins in a separate sub-query.
Is the problem here that, for purposes of this query, you don't want to consider 'B11-1' to be a child of 'A44-4' because list_model > list_num? That's what the 2nd condition in the CONNECT BY clause is doing. The query above produces the results you want, but the condition I posted looks backwards to me.
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Aug 16, 2011 2:37 PM
Mystery solved: list_model and max_list_model are strings, so '8' is greater than '13'.
The following works for the sample data already given:
WITH     joined_data      AS
     SELECT     t1.*
     ,     t2.max_list_model
     FROM           t1_concept     t1
     LEFT OUTER JOIN      t2_concept     t2 ON    t1.list_num     = t2.list_num
--     WHERE        ...      -- If you have other filtering, do as much as possible here
SELECT       LEVEL
,       list_num
FROM       joined_data          j
START WITH        list_id     IN ('A11-11')     -- Or any given values
CONNECT BY        list_id     = PRIOR list_num
     AND        LPAD ( list_model                    -- This condition has been changed
                  , 1000
               )     <= PRIOR LPAD (max_list_model, 1000)
ORDER SIBLINGS BY list_num
;and it may even work in your real data. (I have no way of knowing yet.)

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Ok, what have I tried so far:
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Thanks a lot for your help
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Hi,
I have a byte[] containing data compressed in GZip. I'm using the inflater for decompression but i receive this error:
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Another, rather stupid, question i have is - does the
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Can someone tell me at what point my fans are ment to start up in teh default setting as the temp went all the way up too 76 Degrees and then i moved it to over to the custom setting and put the fans to 6200rpm to bring the heat back down.
Is there anyway that i can reset the fan or fan sensors ?

As im in the United Kingdom (GB) prices are rubbish but im lucky enough as my uncle is in LA just now so he is going to bring me back this -
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HT1414 My email account on my i phone will not allow me to enter new password. Each time my phone says that the yahoo server is unavailable. What is the problem so that I can once again get my email on my phone?

My iphone will not accept my new password for my email account. It keeps saying that the yahoo server is unavailable. what is the problem and how can I get my phone to accept m;y new password so I can once again get my mail on my phone?

This may work, try deleting the Yahoo email account from your phone and then re-add it, using your new Yahoo password.
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I restored my ipod touch .bt again it display as"ipod is disabled.connect to itunes'wht shall i do nw.i wanna get it back.i restored nt in my computer.help me to solve this problem !!!

i restored my ipod touch .bt again it display as"ipod is disabled.connect to itunes'wht shall i do nw.i wanna get it back.i restored nt in my computer.help me to solve this problem !!!

You have to restore the device within iTunes. You want to use the same computer that you always sync with so that you can restore your app data and settings. You can restore with any other computer, but you will lose everything on the iPod.
Take special note of the article about using recovery mode. Many times, that is the only way to bypass the pass code and restore the device.
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This will tell you how to restore
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Error message: your computer booted up once again because of a problem

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If you are still under warranty and/or have AppleCare, call them. Let them deal w/it.

ITunes will not connect to the iTunes store once again

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Thanks
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
LENOVO 0768A78
iTunes 8.2.0.23
QuickTime 7.6.2
FairPlay 1.4.10
iPod Updater Library 8.1d19
CD Driver 2.1.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 2.5.1.3
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.43.0.0
Bonjour 1.0.6.2 (118.5)
iTunes Serial Number 7D8A8483B8B9A46A
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2009-07-05 22:10:14.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {EA374AA4-C2F2-4B22-8CF0-2DE8DCB49783}
Description: Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
Default Gateway:
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Sun Jul 05 20:58:03 2009
Lease Expires: Mon Jul 06 20:58:03 2009
DNS Servers:
Adapter Name: {8246CDCC-66C9-4BAD-B147-7C842940147A}
Description: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled
TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is off.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
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Are you running any of Symantec's (Norton) or McAfee's Internet security products or anything similar, or an antivirus/antispyware application? There have been reports that some such utilities treat an upgrade to iTunes as a new application and can block the application from connecting. So you have to go in and reset the utility to allow iTunes. The same thing can happen if you upgrade the security product (this has particularly been a problem with recent McAfee upgrades).
Check the settings for your utility. If iTunes is still listed, remove and re-enable the exception for iTunes. Consult your utility's documentation for the appropriate procedure; you can find instructions for Norton on Symantec's web page for iTunes. You may also need to check the built-in Windows firewall as well.
Hope this helps.

IPod problems from ****

Okay, here goes. I tried to connect my Fifth Generation iPod to my Windows PC with the latest iTunes installed this morning. It said that it couldn't read my ipod and then my computer crashed.
I manually restarted the ipod because it was frozen. Now, it's stuck in a cycle of constantly restarting without loading the main ipod screen. Apple, bright apple, darkness, repeat.
I've gone into disk mode in an attempt to restore the ipod but it once again causes my computer to completely crash. Tried different usb ports, same result.
I've also connected the iPod to my girlfriends MAC. While not as dramatic, connecting the ipod still causes iTunes to crash even on her machine.
I've read fixes for some of the individual problems I'm having but none of them seem to fix, and I've yet to come across another person with the same situation (although I'm sure they're out there)
Any suggestions on a possible fix?

I did try, but then i might loos all that i do have on my Ipod and that would be very bad. So the problem is still there and i do want to keep all that i do have on my Ipod.
Since i have bought all of it from I tunes and i have formated my computer and lost all of it from that one, then i did transfer all to the Ipod to save it, but now i can still only play it on my Ipod.

20 GB Ipod Problem - Not viewable in Windows and wont start

Hello all, wondering if you can help me with this Ipod problem i have.
1) Ipod turns on and displays folder with exclamation mark.
2) Ipod is not viewable in my computer
1 - I have tried a reset and putting into disk mode, which goes through fine, but it still starts with the above error.
2 - I can sometimes view the Ipod in My Computer and or disk management, but can not go into it or format it. Diskj manager reports it as un-readable.
If i try to run Ipod update/restore application it asks me to plug in an Ipod.
Any ideas on what else i can do? I thought i could at least get windows to see the device and format it to a standard Fat32, then use the Ipod restore to re-write the folders to use it as a ipod.
Thanks

Try this then
The Sad iPods icon, clicking sound or folder with an exclamation mark are the toughest problems to deal with, and must do a Restore in order to fix it. However, when your iPod is showing this icon, it is probably too late for your computer to recognize the iPod.
1. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
2. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Still can't see your iPod?
Several things could keep iPod from appearing in iTunes or in the Desktop/Finder when you connect it to your PC/Mac. The most likely causes are listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the list to see if that is what's keeping iPod from appearing.
3. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
4. Try another known-good FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
5. Try another known-good FireWire or USB port on your computer .
6. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
7. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. We've found that in many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
There are also some cases being reported that some unrecognized iPod being able to be erased with Linux, then reconnect the iPod with the original computer and do a Restore there.
8. Try to do an Erase (Disk Utility) on a Mac computer or a format with a PC (Disk Management tool) but ensure you choose the right Drive (your iPod not your Hard Disk of your computer). You may need to plug and unplug your iPod with the computer for several attempts, and switching around Format and Restore, and hope out of sudden, it will get recognized.
9. Diagnostic mode solution – which I copied from a thread of a post from thinktwice
“Then I cam across this special Diganostics Mode that you can get to by resetting and then while the Apple is showing pressing the Select and backwards keys simultaneously. It bring up and weird Diagnostic utility witha a abunch of tests. Here is what I did
- I tried the 5in1 test and got and error on Firewire.
- I did the HDD R/W and surprisingly it passed.
- I went on to the HDD scan. This supposedly tkaes acouple of minute so I waited. I think 4-5 dots appeared then nothing. The iPod started to get hot. THe disk was spinning away. After a while the battery got very low. THis test chews up the battery. So I escaped out by resetting and went to connect it to a power source.
My USB was dangling out of my computer and I was too lazy to get the Firewire AC adapter thing going so I connected expecting the whole lockup thing with iTunes. Surprise. IT was recognized immediately and has been working like a champ. So go figure.
Details on Diag mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/index.shtml
10. Let me ask you a question, if an iPod with no iPod software with it. When your connect it with a computer, what would happen?
Yeah, the computer will treat it as a fresh external hard disk, which will get force mounted, the computer will ask you to format the iPod. It does not really matter the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted iPod software on the iPod, after that the computer will recognize it.
Once it has been completed, eject your iPod, open the iPod updater and interestingly, you will able to do the Restore this time.
Base on the above, that's why I suggest Windows users who experience trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac machine or vice versa. PC computer will not recognize a Mac formatted iPod, but it will get mounted in an attempt to format your iPod.
11. Put your iPod in disk mode and plug with a computer, and have a boot of your computer using the Mac OS or XP startup disks, hope that your iPod will be seen on Mac's Disk utility and allow you to do a Erase there. Or, under the XP, you will be able to find your iPod there for you to do a Restore.
But, if none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired. You can arrange for service at the iPod Service Website.
I have just read an interesting solution about the Sad iPod, it does make sense but the warranty will be waived once you open the iPod, I would not do it myself as I am not good on doing this
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Pictures and instructions of how to open the iPod case for battery replacement
http://www.kokopellimusic.us/KM_instructions.htm

IPod started working again after the service request

Seen this question before but no target answer.
I finally dispaired and placed a request for a warranty swap out after a few days of puzzling over my mini. Tonight I have discovered that it is very precious about which drive letter it receives. With my card reader unplugged, the iPod seemed to not get recognised with the letter assigned. So now I am 99% sure all is well but guess I'll be seeing UPS in the next week.
Any way I can cancel this???
Thanks
R

What shall I say, since today (at least 2h ago) it's dead again. Once again I had the alarm (by playlist) turned on and listened to a single song the night before. Both times, my iPod was attached to a set of active PC speakers all night.
One theory I have is that a bug makes it freeze for 24 hours, or that it has to get power at alarm time...
Please, could someone of the Apple support team tell me how to deal with this problem? And will the franking of the UPS package I've got lying around here still be valid if I sent in my iPod today?

Ipod problems...once again. *sigh*

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