Ipod will turn on but nothing appears on screen

ok, so i bought a ipod on ebay the other day! when i got it i charged and turned it on,the backlight of the screen turned on and that was it~there was nothing else! i can here the click wheel but thats it! what can i do to fix it! help me

Hi, I got the same problem. Its a IPod mini and have been using it for the last 8 months. Problem started a couple of week ago. But i can transfer and listen to the songs as i know the order of my playlists on the IPod.

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