Please help, Sad Face iPod

Hey guys.
Today when i was gonna tie my shoes my ipod fell out of my pocket.
It wasnt a very long fall, and not a very hard surface.
When i some 15 minutes after tried to use it, it was frozen, so i tried to restart. I did, but then it didnt start, just showing a sad face-ipod.
What to do now? Ive tried most stuff on the internet, but nothing seems to do it. Has anyone of u had this problem?
Please help!
Best regards, Axel.

The sad face icon usually means that you have a hardware problem, probably damage caused by the fall, however, have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help:iPod displays a sad iPod icon
You can also check out this extensive user post, however read it carefully if you get to the Last Resort section you may not want to go this far: Mitch's Sad iPod and Exclamation mark post

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