Problems with Restore

I did a backup on my iPhone 4S prior to trying to updated to iOS6. I have it setu[ to backup to the cloud.
I tried to update to iOS6 but it failed. itunes showed the option to restore from my backup which I attempted to do, but it asks for a password and I forgot it.
How can I go about getting my password so I can do the retore and then try to update to iOS6 ?
Any advise would be appreciated

Update... I can log into iCloud & iTunes etc... It's only when I select a restore point for my iPhone that it prompts me for password to unlock iPhone backup. As it stands I have no phone to call Apple...
I'm hoping for suggestions...Please !!!

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Problem with restoring database from backupset

Hello,
I'm newie in working with RMAN and I have problem with restoring database from backup set in my testcase.
I've restored controlfile, but I couldn't restore database - it fails with:
RMAN-00571: =============================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS
RMAN-00571: =============================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 08/31/2006 12:06:47
ORA-01180: can not create datafile 1
ORA-01110: data file 1: 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\SYSTEM01.DBF'
List of backupsets from restored controlfile
(I restored controlfile by command: restore controlfile from 'C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP'; -- I have disabled controlfile autobackup, therefore I couldn't restore from autobackup);
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
36 Full 6.98M DISK 00:00:02 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 36 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: 01_CTL
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCNNF_01_CTL_2H82NDQT_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 578469 Ckp time: 29-AUG-06
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
37 Full 322.96M DISK 00:00:27 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 37 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113622
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82NQ58_.BKP
List of Datafiles in backup set 37
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\SYSTEM01.DBF
2 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\UNDOTBS01.DBF
3 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\SYSAUX01.DBF
4 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\USERS01.DBF
BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
38 650.50K DISK 00:00:00 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 38 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113804
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060829T113804_2H82QYOV_.BKP
List of Archived Logs in backup set 38
Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
1 32 577277 29-AUG-06 578529 29-AUG-06
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
39 Full 7.02M DISK 00:00:00 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 39 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113622
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 578493 Ckp time: 29-AUG-06
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 28-AUG-06
I can successfully crosscheck backup sets (by command crosscheck backup), but I couldn't restore database.
Path C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\ exists and I have right privileges.
Output of command restore database validate:
RMAN> restore database validate;
     Starting restore at 31-AUG-06
     allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
     channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=102 devtype=DISK
     data file 1 will be created automatically during restore operation
     data file 2 will be created automatically during restore operation
     data file 3 will be created automatically during restore operation
     data file 4 will be created automatically during restore operation
     restore not done; all files readonly, offline, or already restored
     Finished restore at 31-AUG-06
What's wrong?
Thanks
     Paul

Hi,
I think, that everything seems to be OK.
Commands which I use to validation of existence backup:
RMAN> crosscheck backup;
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=102 devtype=DISK
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCNNF_01_CTL_2H82NDQT_.BKP recid=36 stamp=599744172
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82NQ58_.BKP recid=37 stamp=599744183
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060829T113804_2H82QYOV_.BKP recid=38 stamp=599918805
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP recid=39 stamp=599918805
Crosschecked 4 objects
RMAN> list backup summary;
List of Backups
===============
Key TY LV S Device Type Completion Time #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
36 B F A DISK 29-AUG-06 1 1 NO 01_CTL
37 B F A DISK 29-AUG-06 1 1 NO TAG20060829T113622
38 B A A DISK 29-AUG-06 1 1 NO TAG20060829T113804
39 B F A DISK 29-AUG-06 1 1 NO TAG20060829T113622
RMAN> list backup;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
36 Full 6.98M DISK 00:00:02 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 36 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: 01_CTL
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCNNF_01_CTL_2H82NDQT_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 578469 Ckp time: 29-AUG-06
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
37 Full 322.96M DISK 00:00:27 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 37 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113622
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82NQ58_.BKP
List of Datafiles in backup set 37
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\SYSTEM01.DBF
2 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\UNDOTBS01.DBF
3 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\SYSAUX01.DBF
4 Full 578481 29-AUG-06 C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\USERS01.DBF
BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
38 650.50K DISK 00:00:00 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 38 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113804
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060829T113804_2H82QYOV_.BKP
List of Archived Logs in backup set 38
Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
1 32 577277 29-AUG-06 578529 29-AUG-06
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
39 Full 7.02M DISK 00:00:00 29-AUG-06
BP Key: 39 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20060829T113622
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 578493 Ckp time: 29-AUG-06
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 28-AUG-06
RMAN> restore database validate;
Starting restore at 04-SEP-06
using channel ORA_DISK_1
data file 1 will be created automatically during restore operation
data file 2 will be created automatically during restore operation
data file 3 will be created automatically during restore operation
data file 4 will be created automatically during restore operation
restore not done; all files readonly, offline, or already restored
Finished restore at 04-SEP-06
Is something wrong? After crosscheck backup set with system datafile is AVAILABLE.
If i tried to test existence of backup pieces on disk and permissisons - everything is OK too:
C:\>dir C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is E003-9FC6
Directory of C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29
29.08.2006 11:38 <DIR> .
29.08.2006 11:38 <DIR> ..
29.08.2006 11:38 666 624 O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060829T113804_2H82QYOV_.BKP
29.08.2006 11:36 7 340 032 O1_MF_NCNNF_01_CTL_2H82NDQT_.BKP
29.08.2006 11:37 7 372 800 O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP
29.08.2006 11:36 338 657 280 O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82NQ58_.BKP
4 File(s) 354 036 736 bytes
2 Dir(s) 56 865 202 176 bytes free
C:\>copy C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\ C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\LOCA10G2\
C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20060829T113804_2H82QYOV_.BKP
C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCNNF_01_CTL_2H82NDQT_.BKP
C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82OW77_.BKP
C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\LOCA10G2\BACKUPSET\2006_08_29\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20060829T113622_2H82NQ58_.BKP
4 file(s) copied.
Thanks
Pavel

Problems with restoring my iphone

Hello, i have a problem with restoring my iphone 4 the error that came out is "unknown error occured" (-1)

Hardware failure, you'll take your phone to Apple.

I'm having problems with restoring my iphone 4. when i try to restore

i'm having problems with restoring my iphone 4. when i try to restore

unfortunately there are tons of people with this issue but Apple has not given any answers for us to fix this issue yet. I wish they would allocate more people to solving these problems when they roll out new versions of itunes along with new hardware.

Problems with restoring idevices

I have found a solution to the problem with restoring Your Ipod touch and iphones on a Mac, When it stops restoring the device at the very end.
To fix this problem, boot using your OS disk and verify your disk and permissions and then repair them. Restart your computer and see if it fixes your problems.

Hardware failure, you'll take your phone to Apple.

I have problems with restore in Itunes with eror 1418 and i cant put the song in my shuffle ..

I have problems with restore in Itunes with eror 1418 and i cant put the song in my shuffle ..

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1372

Has anyone been experiencing problems with "Restore Purchases" after upgrading to iOS 7?

I've been having problems with restoring purchases on a majority of apps that I have previously downloaded and purchased IAPs. I've only successfully restored purchases on one app (Warhammer Quest); but other apps, such as "Legendary Heroes" (On which I spent $20 to unlock everything), no longer restore my purchases. Instead the "Restore Purchases" button prompts me to buy one "Remove ads" purchase. Some apps, such as Trinity Interactive's Tiny Legend Monster Crashers and Call of Mini Zombies do not have a "Restore Purchases" button at all. Has anyone else been having this problem? And even so, is this an issue with iOS 7 or just an incompatibility between the apps themselves and iOS 7? I've put way too much money into a bunch of these apps to have to repurchase everything all over again.

I would recommend using the SEARCH function of the forums and locating the many others posts that have already discussed this issue.

Problem with restoring my HDD from .dmg image

Hello,
I encountered a problem with boot camp which couln't make a new partition for windows, because it couldn't move some files. It was a problem of defragmentation which i found surprisingly hard to solve. I'm a new mac user, and i was unable to find any defragmentation utility. Even the boot camp ask me to make and image of HDD, reformat it, and then restore from image. It was quite easy when i was reading it but after all i end up with new instalation of MacOS X without access to my files stored on HDD image.
Here's what i did:
1. I made images of HDD and and partition. To make images smaller i previously copied all of my multimedia files to PC. Images were created as read only, not compressed. They were stored on PC
2. I have used disc utility after booting up from MacOS X CD, and made a new partition. It's name is the same as the one i made image from.
3. Now it's the point when i should restore my partition from image but i encountered some problems. I copied images to mac again and was trying to restore partition from it but disc utility said it doesn't have any checksums or something like that. I read that it was a problem of verifying image with disc utility (the first button on the upper left side called verify.) It have checked image and made checksums but i still was unable to restore partition from it.
Now, i know it might be silly to try restore HD from image on the same HD but shouldn't it shows some oder errors? After booting up from CD i can't connect to PC to browse it's resources and writing address (http://pcname/folder/partition.dmg) in source line in restore tab does not do anything.
Is the only solution to connect a firewire hard drive to my mac with images on it? Or it is a problem with my images (making image process didn't showed any errors with HDD image and partition image).
Moreover i cant access those images on my MBP cos it's says that there are no mountable file system. Does it means that this image is bad?
Please help, I'm running out of options as i don't have firewire HDD and i'm really annoyed cos things like defragmentation are so easy on Windows and i don't get it why it's must be so complicated on Mac
Sincerely
PS sorry for my english
Message was edited by: pazera

*It said that my image don't have scan information and it needs to be imagescanned.

Problem with restoring Nokia N8

Yesterday I backed up my messages, pictures and videos because I had a problem with Nokia Maps. I did a Hard Reset and returned to install and configure everything. When I restore my files from the backup are restored only photos and videos but not the messages. I need to restore the messages too.What happens?
Thanks for your time.
Marcos,
Argentina
Nokia N8-00 user

Having Anna I have Reset the phone (*#7370#), reinstalled Anna updates - everything went nicely. After this I restored from a previously saved Backup the Contacts, Documents, etc. - all without Applications and settings, but also Messages.
Unfortunately Messages has not been restored by Nokia Suite (ver.3.2.100)!!! - Not a single message.
I tryied with PC Suite (ver.7.1.62.1) - most of the messages coud be restored, some unfortunately not (here I used the same backup file done by Nokia Suite, I do not have another as I have not backuped with PC Suite).
With NBU Explorer I see all the messages in the Nokia Suite backup file as saved correctly. So I can export all messages with their corresponding folders to PC, with files extensions of *.VMG.
I could restore the messages by:
- Exporting them with NBU Explorer with their corresponding folders to PC, with files extensions of *.VMG.
- Having prepared the folders in My N8 Message box I imported them folder after folder into PC Suite (PC Suite - Messages - Import into an empty PC Suite message folder) - this means they are already on the N8 (PC Suite synchs to N8), just in an wrong folder (PC Suite does not correctly synch with N8)
- folder after folder I move the messages from the saved folder (uncorresct folder) to the corresponding folder.
So I managed!
BUT!
- Apparantly Nokia Suite does NOT do its job in restoring the backuped Messages
(appart from not being able to synchronise correctly as PC Suite with Outlook - Contacts and Calendar);

Problems with Restoring using Migration Assistant

Hi
I'm trying to restore my files from time machine using Migration Assistant. I keep getting this message which I don't understand. Can anyone advice ? Thanks.
+NTFS-3G could not mount /dev/disk1 at Volumes/Untitled because the following problem occured: Error reading bootsector: Input/Output error. Failed to mount 'dev/rdisk1':Input/output error NTFS is either inconsitent or there is a hardware fault or its a SoftRAID/ FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chdksk/f on Windows then reboot into Windows. The usage of the /f parameter is very important! f the device is a SoftRAID/ FakeRAID thenfirst activate it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, Ie.g. /dev/mapper/nvidia+eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation for more details.+
Jojos

I don't do Windoze, but that looks like you've backed-up a virtual machine via Time Machine, and there's a problem with it.
First question: why are you restoring, and why are you using +MIgration Assistant?+
If you want to restore everything from your backups, do a full system restore, per #14 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
Most folks exclude those from Time Machine, and back them up separately.
Your best bet is to skip the contents of the folder they're in while running +MIgration Assistant+, then restore everything else in that folder selectively, via the "Star Wars" display. You may or may not be able to restore the vm file(s), but at least you should be able to get everything else that way.

Problem with restoring from backup (iPhone 3gs)

My iPhone was having problems with syncing music from iTunes so I restored it to factory settings, then attempted to restore from one of my previous backups; all seemed to be going fine, the Restore in Progress screen came up on my iPhone, followed by the Apple logo and beneath it a loading bar. About 15 hours later and there's been no movement in the loading bar, it's still empty, so I'm assuming it must be frozen. I was wondering if this was a common problem and if there's any known solution to it? Cheers.

If you are using Windows, switching Anti-virus, firewall etc. might help.

Problems with Restore, PLEASE HELP

Well, I had an old old old ipod touch from Christmas 2007. Around that time, I dated a guy who wanted to try to jailbreak said iPod and basically messed it up to the point it wouldn't update anymore. So, with that and a broken home button, I got it replaced. It just came in the mail friday, and I've been having so many problems with the stupid thing I haven't even gotten to play with the new features I've been deprived of.
First thing's first. When I first got it, I could put music on it and listen to it, but it wouldn't connect to wifi. So after a series of bad events (iTunes wouldn't connect to the internet, old version of iTunes, etc) I came to the conclusion that I should try to restore my iPod and see if that would help. Yeah. Bad idea. I got multiple error codes (6, 9, 1601, 1604, 2002) on every attempt. Tried two different computers, same conclusion. So I called Mr. Apple Expert and asked what I should do. He says call Best Buy and tell them they gave you a lemon (basically). So, as a last resort, I tried a different USB cable (I'm stubborn and thought that might be the problem), and I got somewhere. Not all the way.
I'm stuck with a "Verifying iPod Restore" window on iTunes. It appears to be about 3/4 restored when you look at the iTouch screen. I am so incredibly frustrated now, and decided I might as well give this forum a try. I haven't been able to enjoy my iPod touch in forever (it was Valentine's Day of 2008 when my [now ex] boyfriend messed up a jailbreak) and just hoped someone could help.

Well, I'm under a three year warranty with Best Buy, and since Mother and Father do not wish to spend anymore money, I'm just going to have to raise some **** when I call and see if the next one I get works.
Honestly. I had a bad feeling about this iPod the moment I got it 3 days before Best Buy told me I would. I knew that too good to be true! I mean, the touch screen was kind of faulty when I was typing on it before it freaked out. The backspace wouldn't work. I believe you're right, I don't even think this is an iPod touch!
But thank you sooo much for dealing with my n00b-ish-ness and trying to help me! I appreciate it.

[HELP] Problem with restore and recovery to new host

Hi, guys!
I have been trying for two days, but still cannot get it to work.
I have taken a full hot(online) backup with archive logs as well as the control file and SPFILE, and then copied the backup to the new host with the same directory structure and settings. Finally, I have tried to restore & recover the database on the new host but failed during the restore process.
Both the original host and the new host have the same Oracle installed down to the patch level. I couldn't figure out the proper solution to this problem base on my limited knowledge about Oracle DB.
Could anyone help me out here? Any advice would be appreciated!
RMAN> restore database until sequence 10 thread 1;
Starting restore at 08-NOV-11
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
restoring datafile 00001 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSTEM01.DBF
restoring datafile 00002 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF
restoring datafile 00003 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSAUX01.DBF
restoring datafile 00004 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\USERS01.DBF
restoring datafile 00005 to D:\ORA_DATADATA01.DBF
restoring datafile 00006 to D:\ORA_DATA\DATA02.DBF
restoring datafile 00007 to D:\ORA_DATA\INDX01.DBF
restoring datafile 00008 to D:\ORA_DATA\INDX02.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_REC
OVERY_AREA\PRODDB\BACKUPSET\2011_11_07\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20111107T175037_7CH6YYVJ_.BK
P
failover to previous backup
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 11/08/2011 11:41:33
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 4 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 3 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 2 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 1 found to restore
Here is some extra information that you might want to know about:
RMAN> list incarnation;
List of Database Incarnations
DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
1 1 PRODDB 3774691295 PARENT 1 17-APR-07
2 2 PRODDB 3774691295 PARENT 521803 06-OCT-11
3 3 PRODDB 3774691295 PARENT 1595143 20-OCT-11
4 4 PRODDB 3774691295 PARENT 1600974 20-OCT-11
5 5 PRODDB 3774691295 PARENT 1952053 27-OCT-11
6 6 PRODDB 3774691295 CURRENT 2146951 07-NOV-11
RMAN> list backup recoverable;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
37 Full 822.34M DISK 00:29:47 07-NOV-11
BP Key: 37 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111107T175037
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\BACKUPSET\
2011_11_07\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20111107T175037_7CH6YYVJ_.BKP
List of Datafiles in backup set 37
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
1 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSTEM01.DBF
2 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF
3 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSAUX01.DBF
4 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\USERS01.DBF
5 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\ORA_DATA\DATA01.DBF
6 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\ORA_DATA\DATA02.DBF
7 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\ORA_DATA\INDX01.DBF
8 Full 2149673 07-NOV-11 D:\ORA_DATA\INDX02.DBF
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
38 Full 6.95M DISK 00:00:03 07-NOV-11
BP Key: 38 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111107T182034
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP
\2011_11_07\O1_MF_S_766606834_7CH8Q439_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 2151141 Ckp time: 07-NOV-11
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 07-NOV-11
BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
39 18.46M DISK 00:00:05 08-NOV-11
BP Key: 39 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111108T093359
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\BACKUPSET\
2011_11_08\O1_MF_ANNNN_TAG20111108T093359_7CJY7TG1_.BKP
List of Archived Logs in backup set 39
Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
1 1 2146951 07-NOV-11 2149493 07-NOV-11
1 2 2149493 07-NOV-11 2149519 07-NOV-11
1 3 2149519 07-NOV-11 2149565 07-NOV-11
1 4 2149565 07-NOV-11 2149641 07-NOV-11
1 5 2149641 07-NOV-11 2172859 07-NOV-11
1 6 2172859 07-NOV-11 2197851 07-NOV-11
1 7 2197851 07-NOV-11 2220349 08-NOV-11
1 8 2220349 08-NOV-11 2222621 08-NOV-11
1 9 2222621 08-NOV-11 2222729 08-NOV-11
1 10 2222729 08-NOV-11 2223088 08-NOV-11
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
40 Full 6.95M DISK 00:00:00 08-NOV-11
BP Key: 40 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111108T093411
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP
\2011_11_08\O1_MF_S_766661651_7CJY84LK_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 2223097 Ckp time: 08-NOV-11
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 08-NOV-11
Thanks in advance!
Jay

Thank you for your reply,Hemant K Chitale!
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a) Does the directory structur exist on the new server :
D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\ --- for files 1 to 4
D:\ --- for file 5
D:\ORA_DATA\ --- for files 6 to 8
>
Yep, I have doubled check the directory structure that get in the way, and they are all exist.
Would it be something to do with the folder permissions?
>
b) Apparently a RESETLOGS has been issued on 07-Nov. Which controflile backup do you have restored and mounted on the new server ? It should be the one after the RESETLOGS.
>
I restored the one included with the backup. Should I take another backup of controlfile seperately and restore from it instead?
>
(I assume that you did a RESTORE CONTROLFILE followed by sql "alter database mount" before the attempt to RESTORE DATABASE)
>
Yep, that's exactly what I did.
//executed @ RMAN prompt of the new host
startup nomount; 'the new host has the right SPFILE to start with so i didn''t bother to RESTORE SPFILE first.
restore controlfile from autobackup;
alter database mount;
restore database sequence 10 thread 1;
//get stucked here with RMAN-06026, 06023
//...the following is not executed yet.... :-(
recover database until sequence 10;
alter database open resetlogs;Edited by: HappyJay on 2011/11/08 13:25
I have made several attemps with your advice, but still get the same type of errors.
Here is the output:
RMAN> list backup of controlfile;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
38 Full 6.95M DISK 00:00:03 07-NOV-11
BP Key: 38 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111107T182034
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP
\2011_11_07\O1_MF_S_766606834_7CH8Q439_.BKP
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 2151141 Ckp time: 07-NOV-11
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
40 Full 6.95M DISK 00:00:00 08-NOV-11
BP Key: 40 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20111108T093411
Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP
+\2011_11_08\O1_MF_S_766661651_7CJY84LK_.BKP+
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 2223097 Ckp time: 08-NOV-11
as you suggested, this backup piece of controlfile should be right one to be restored.
RMAN> shutdown;
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> startup nomount;
connected to target database (not started)
Oracle instance started
Total System Global Area 490733568 bytes
Fixed Size 1291360 bytes
Variable Size 364907424 bytes
Database Buffers 121634816 bytes
Redo Buffers 2899968 bytes
RMAN> restore controlfile from autobackup;
Starting restore at 08-NOV-11
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=157 devtype=DISK
recovery area destination: C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\flash_recovery_area
database name (or database unique name) used for search: PRODDB
channel ORA_DISK_1: autobackup found in the recovery area
channel ORA_DISK_1: autobackup found: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AR
EA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP\2011_11_08\O1_MF_S_766661651_7CJY84LK_.BKP
channel ORA_DISK_1: control file restore from autobackup complete
output filename=D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\CONTROL01.CTL
output filename=D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\CONTROL02.CTL
output filename=D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\CONTROL03.CTL
Finished restore at 08-NOV-11
tried shutdown normally and mount again instead.
RMAN> shutdown;
Oracle instance shut down
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager complete.
C:\>rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production on Tue Nov 8 13:49:42 2011
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
connected to target database (not started)
RMAN> startup mount;
Oracle instance started
database mounted
Total System Global Area 490733568 bytes
Fixed Size 1291360 bytes
Variable Size 369101728 bytes
Database Buffers 117440512 bytes
Redo Buffers 2899968 bytes
RMAN> restore database until sequence 10 thread 1;
Starting restore at 08-NOV-11
Starting implicit crosscheck backup at 08-NOV-11
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=156 devtype=DISK
Crosschecked 3 objects
Finished implicit crosscheck backup at 08-NOV-11
Starting implicit crosscheck copy at 08-NOV-11
using channel ORA_DISK_1
Crosschecked 2 objects
Finished implicit crosscheck copy at 08-NOV-11
searching for all files in the recovery area
cataloging files...
cataloging done
List of Cataloged Files
=======================
File Name: C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\PRODDB\AUTOBACKUP\2011_11_
08\O1_MF_S_766661651_7CJY84LK_.BKP
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile backupset restore
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) to restore from backup set
restoring datafile 00001 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSTEM01.DBF
restoring datafile 00002 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\UNDOTBS01.DBF
restoring datafile 00003 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\SYSAUX01.DBF
restoring datafile 00004 to D:\DBDATA\PRODDB\USERS01.DBF
restoring datafile 00005 to D:\ORA_DATA\DATA01.DBF
restoring datafile 00006 to D:\ORA_DATA\DATA02.DBF
restoring datafile 00007 to D:\ORA_DATA\INDX01.DBF
restoring datafile 00008 to D:\ORA_DATA\INDX02.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: reading from backup piece C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\FLASH_REC
OVERY_AREA\PRODDB\BACKUPSET\2011_11_07\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20111107T175037_7CH6YYVJ_.BK
P
failover to previous backup
//however, still get the same results(ended up with errors)
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 11/08/2011 13:50:29
RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 4 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 3 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 2 found to restore
RMAN-06023: no backup or copy of datafile 1 found to restore
Edited by: HappyJay on 2011/11/08 13:59

Problem with restore.I have a 2 gen running firmware version 4.2.1

Hello there !
Hopefully some smart persons here will be able to help me. First it has been awhile since i used my itune store because i didnt needed to and did a format of my computer after the last time i used it..so i had to upload my library etc and start from scratch. I downloaded a couple new games,everything was working fine..then when it came the time to sync and put these games on my ipod touch 2 gen the installation failed. I retried again and it keeps failing again and again so i choose to do a restore on it and expecting the problems would be solved. Problem wasnt not solved at all and it said an error (6) occured and i have the image on my ipod of the white cord trying to connect to itune store.
Restore doesnt work at all and it seems like my ipod is totally useless as i cant use it anymore. I did the diagnostic..it said no ipod were found. I also did the check up thing for the technician so ill paste it here maybe it will give some clues..
I have this error now as well... No iPod, iPhone, or iPad found. It also said secure link to itune store failed..not sure if these are all related to the same problems or all different at all..im clueless and need a generous soul to help me out.
Thank you tons for the help !
@Edit : Even with my other 2gen ipod i cant install these new games,it keeps failing as well..but at leasnt i havent done Restore on it yet and i fear to do it for reason you guys can guess.
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
System manufacturer System Product Name
iTunes 10.3.1.55
QuickTime 7.6.9
FairPlay 1.11.17
Apple Application Support 1.5.2
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.4.1.2
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 2.0.5.0 (214.3)
Gracenote SDK 1.8.2.457
Gracenote MusicID 1.8.2.89
Gracenote Submit 1.8.2.123
Gracenote DSP 1.8.2.34
iTunes Serial Number 00AAB2F80F513CD0
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2011-07-17 18:45:37.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
NVIDIA, NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name:     {B00FE55A-1662-4EE9-B880-6B076869B9F8}
Description:     Contrôleur Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-T
IP Address:     192.168.2.10
Subnet Mask:     255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:     192.168.2.1
DHCP Enabled:     Yes
DHCP Server:     192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained:     Sun Jul 17 17:51:16 2011
Lease Expires:     Wed Jul 20 17:51:16 2011
DNS Servers:     192.168.2.1
Active Connection:     Connexion réseau
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.
ZoneAlarm Firewall is installed.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was successful.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2011-07-17 18:43:19.
**** Device Connectivity Tests ****
iPodService 10.3.1.55 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.3.1.55 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Contrôleur d'hôte ouvert PCI vers USB NEC. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte PCI vers USB standard étendu. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte universel Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB - 27C8. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte universel Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB - 27C9. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte universel Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB - 27CA. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte universel Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB - 27CB. Device is working properly.
Contrôleur hôte universel Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB - 27CC. Device is working properly.
No FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controller found.
Most Recent Devices Not Currently Connected:
iPod touch (2nd generation) running firmware version 4.2.1
Serial Number:     9E01226F201
**** Device Sync Tests ****
No iPod, iPhone, or iPad found.

thats just rubbish ! i bought it secondhand for my daughter to use for music and apps, but its not compatible with anything, any suggestions other then throwing it away?

Having problems with restoring my iphone 4 to iphone 4s

Hi everyone, I have been having a nightmare with backup and restoring my from my iphone 4 to iphone 4s since Friday night.
Naturally, I got home with my new Iphone 4s and wanted to get it up and running with my current contacts, sms and notes (and apss, etc) off my iphone 4.
I upgraded itunes to 10.5 plugged in my iphone 4 and did a backup and sync to my PC.
Once this completed, I plugged in my iphone 4s and did a restore from a previous backup and selected the iphone 4 recent backup.
This went through the usual process for 30 mins to an hour and then errored out, saying that it cannot complete the restore because....wait for it...the backup maybe corrupt or I am restoring to an incompatible device, something along those lines. I have tried various things and various backups and restoring the iphone back to factory settings. I think on the most recent back up, I got the backup error (-50) which I have naturally gone through all the Apple forums and looked at the resolves for that but it says it is USB and timeout related, but it is not that as I have manged to restore from a backup from April this year and that works perfect.
I know what you are thinking, why not plug your iphone 4 back in and do another back up and then try and do a restore again to the iphone 4s. I would if I could but icloud has turned out to be my enemy in this case. When I was at work and I got my new iphone 4s, I set it up at work as a new phone to see how Siri works and the icloud. Obviously, it asks you to sign in with an apple account before you can go any further into using the phone for the first time. I did this and eventually got the phone on to look at the features. The phone had the new ios5 and I played around with it for a bit. Now when I got home and did the backup of the iphone 4, I connect and disconnect different phones and itunes likes to sync your phone as soon as I plug it in. Now with the combination of icloud backing up the new iphone 4s which is blank and then the new itunes has icloud funtionality, when I replugged the iphone 4 in, it synced with icloud and gave me the new iphone 4s settings which are blank!!!! I then had a blank iphone 4 and a blank iphone 4s, by blank I mean no contacts, sms, notes, etc and everytime I try to do a restore it give me the above errors.
I have since set itunes to back up to the PC, turned off icloud and played around with different restores, It is now Sunday and I have not got my phone back to its more recent settings (Been on it for 3 days!!)
I was wondering if anyone knows what file my contacts, sms, notes is stored in and can I import just that file into my new iphone? As for apps, music, etc, I can always sync them up afterwards using itunes. My main concern is my contacts, sms and notes; email accounts would be useful to restore aswell as I had about 8-10 email accounts in there too (work, personal, domains I own, in case you're wondering).
I have worked in IT for many years and have put all my skills to the test but nothing gets my recent files back. Is there anyone who knows a bit about the programming side of iphone backup files, although any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
For now I will probably revert back to an April backup until someone can help.
Many thank in advance.

unfortunately there are tons of people with this issue but Apple has not given any answers for us to fix this issue yet. I wish they would allocate more people to solving these problems when they roll out new versions of itunes along with new hardware.

Problems with restore after corruption

while using my third generation ipod as a disk to transfer pictures from a mac to my pc it froze. i waited for it to turn off, and when i turned it back on (still connected) it gave me the folder with an exclamation point next to it. i was bummed because i just lost my external hard drive two weeks ago and this was the only place a lot of my music remained since my lap top doesnt have much in the way of storage capacity. but nevertheless, i tried to restore it using the latest itunes.
now, though, at the end of restoration my ipod simply gives the "ok to disconnect" screen with the big check on it, but wont turn off. it showed the screen with the green bar on my computer, but it never went through the restore screen on the ipod and never restarted. it still charges, but it now only reads "disk mode" on top, but wont open through itunes or through my computer. when i disconnect it and reconnect it itunes still gives me the "you may need to restore" screen. as of now, ive lost 20g of music and my ipod no longer turns on past the apple logo. i've tried it on three different, working computers and i get the same result.
this is the latest in many problems ive had with this third generation over the last couple years and my frustration is building to the point of wanting to just throw it into the ocean, but i dont have money for a new one. does anyone have any ideas?
dell inspiron 1000 Windows XP lap top

Hello,
If a sad iPod icon or an exclamation point and folder icon appears on your iPod’s screen, or with sounds of clicking or HD whirring, it is usually the sign of a hard drive problem and you have the power to do something about it now. Your silver bullet of resolving your iPod issue – is to restore your iPod to factory settings.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If you're having trouble, try these steps at different levels one at a time until the issue is resolved. These steps will often whip your iPod back into shape.
Make sure you do all the following “TRYs”
A. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
B. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
C. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
D. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
E. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
F. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
G. 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
If none of these steps address the issue, you may need to go to Intermediate level listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the lists to see if that is what keeping iPod from appearing on your computer in order for doing the Restore.
Intermediate Level
A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
B. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. 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.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iPod updater.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2364921&#2364921
Advance Level
A. Diagnostic mode solution
If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
B. Format your iPod with a start disk
I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired.
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
Just in case that you are at the following situation
Your iPod warranty is expired
You don’t want to pay any service charges
You are prepared to buy a new one
You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
Rather than leave your iPod as paper-weight or throw it away.
You can try the following, but again, only do it as your last resort and at your own risk.
Warning !!!! – It may or may not manage to solve your problem, and with a risk that you may further damage your iPod, which end up as an expensive paper weight or you need to pay more higher repairing cost. Therefore, please re-consider again whether you want to try the next level
Last Resort Level
1. . Disconnecting the Hard Drive and battery inside the iPod – Warning !! Your iPod warranty will be waived once you open the iPod.
In Hong Kong there are some electronic shops offering an iPod service for Sad iPod, the first thing they do is to open up the iPod’s case and disconnecting the battery and the Hard Drive from the main board of the iPod. Wait for 5-10 minutes and reconnecting them back. The reason behind which I can think of is to do a fully reset of a processor of the iPod. In case you want do it itself and you believe that you are good on fixing the electronics devices and have experience to deal with small bits of electronic parts, then you can read the following of how to open the iPod case for battery and HDD replacement (with Quicktimes)
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
2.Press the reset button on the Hard Drive inside the iPod – Suggestion from Kill8joy
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2438774#2438774
Have I tried these myself? No, I am afraid to do it myself as I am squeamish about tinkering inside electronic devices, I have few experiences that either I broke the parts (which are normally tiny or fragile) or failed to put the parts back to the main case. Therefore, I agree with suggestion to have it fixed by a Pro.
2. Do a search on Google and some topics on this discussion forum about “Sad iPod”
Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2831962#2831962
What should I do with my iPod? Send it or keep it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
Strange error on iPod (probably death)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435160&start=0&tstart=0
Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
Meeting the Sad iPod icon
http://askpang.typepad.com/relevanthistory/2004/11/meeting_thesad.html#comment-10519524
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2235623#2235623
Low Battery, and clicking sounds
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
Sad iPod solution
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Re: try to restore ipod and it says "can't mount ipod"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
iPod making clicking noise and is frozen
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
I am not suggesting that you should follow as well, but just read them as your reference. You are the person to make the call.

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