Need help getting files off of a corrupted ipod

I have a 40gb 4th Gen Ipod that is not synced to any Itunes....my old computer recently passed away. Like a retard, I never backed any of the files up. So, I tried to use 3rd party software...(I can't remember which one) and the software could not transfer the files because they are "corrupted". The strange clicking noises and the fact that I've had to reset my Ipod various times in the last couple weeks makes me think that this Ipod is on it's way out.....but I want to save the 20gb of music that's on there. I've read that I should restore my ipod to orig settings.....but does that mean that all of that music on there is lost forever?
Dell Inspirion Windows XP

I usually use the following command to rip a music dvd to wav:
OUTPUTDIR="/Some/Rip/Dir"
TITLE=2
FIRST_CHAPTER=1
LAST_CHAPTER=13
CHAPTER=$FIRST_CHAPTER
AUDIO_ID=128
echo "Ripping Audio..."
while [ $CHAPTER -le $LAST_CHAPTER ]; do
let NO=$CHAPTER
mplayer -dvd-device /dev/dvd1 dvd://$TITLE -vo null -vc null -ao pcm:waveheader:file=$OUTPUTDIR/track$NO.wav -af lavcresample=44100 -aid $AUDIO_ID -chapter $CHAPTER-$CHAPTER
let CHAPTER=CHAPTER+1
done
Resampling to 44100 is important since most mp3 players cannot handle 48000.
Then I have another little script that converts it to flac, sets the correct tags, and finally converts the flac to oggs as well..
Last edited by GogglesGuy (2008-07-19 01:45:06)

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