Unable to connect 1st Gen iPod Touch

Hi, I have a first generation iPod touch that I use in my car to connect to my Parrot MKI 9100 bluetooth car kit, and I need to add some new music to it. The problem is that I just noticed it won't connect when I plug it in...not in my car, not to a charger, not even to my MacBook. Is there a way that I can troubleshoot, or is the connection broken? Anyone have any help they could provide would be awesome. Also, if the port is broken, will the Genius Bar even be able to fix it, or is this thing just on it's last leg?

After charging fro half an hour reset the iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- If still problem connect to its syncing computer and restore the iPod if the iPod shows in iTunes
- Next see if placing the iPod in recoverymode will allow iTunes to see the iPod so you can restore the iPod. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
The Apple Genius Bar will not fix/replace your dock connector but they will help troublshoot the cause.

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Try placing the iPod in recovery mode and then try restoring the iPod. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
After that I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

I just reset my 1st Gen iPod touch to factory settings.

I just wiped my 1st gen iPod touch (my son gave it back after he got a new one for X-mas). I now have the "connect to iTunes" icon when I turn it on. Recovery mode is what it is called I think. When I plug it into my iMac running Lion, it isn't recognized at all. I can't ge the computer to see it so I can restore it.
Any thoughts????

That happens some times
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Hi
though it was about time to update my music on my 1st gen iPod Touch, however, when i connected it to iTunes it does not show up.
Is anyone able to assist?
I have tried hard resets and it doesn't work.
Have Apple stopped supporting the 1st gen Touch?
Regards

I am having a similar issue. I have a 1st-generation iPod touch, and a MacBook running Snow Leopard (OS 10.6.3) and iTunes 9.1.1. It's a bit old now and the WiFi isn't very good, but my iPod touch still works perfectly, except that it doesn't show up in iTunes, which I discovered yesterday when I tried to sync some new music. I got my iTouch G1 the first week they came out and it worked perfectly with my iBook G4 running Tiger, and also worked perfectly with my new MacBook running Leopard which replaced the iBook when its logic board bit the dust. I recently updated to Snow Leopard (about a month ago now), and now my iTouch doesn't show up in my iTunes sidebar, but a volume shows up in Disk Utility that could only be this iPod and things do happen when I plug in the iPod (the first time I connected it since I added some Snow to my Leopard, iPhoto opened and prompted a download of a screenshot I'd taken with the iPod). I'm mostly writing this right now because the support page pertinent to this issue is down due to some sort of Apple web maintenance and I'm tired of getting the same error message. I actually have everything on my Mac backed up, and when I installed Snow Leopard I just did a basic installation but have been thinking of going back and doing a clean wipe and install and then getting the iTunes and iPhoto libraries et cetera off of my external HD. Would this fix my problem? I figure that since my iPod touch's files and system have been constant throughout this, it must be some issue with Snow Leopard, however before I wipe everything and have to set my system up again from scratch, I would like to know if this problem would be fixed by doing that or if there is some problem inherent in Snow Leopard that needs to be manually fixed.

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I have a 1st gen ipod touch that I've been having minor troubles with (trouble syncing from time to time, album artwork is mixed up etc) and decided to do a restore. I followed the directions to the letter, and everything was working fine until after my ipod was wiped clean. Now the ipod shows up in itunes, but I can't access anything that I normally can. the ONLY option I have is to eject it. I'm really worried that I'll never be able to use my ipod again, which is kind of a big deal at this point. Help?
-- I am running OS10.5.8 on my macbook.

I'm starting to wonder if there's not some sort of issue brewing here. I had roughly the same thing happen to my 1G iTouch, though it happened gradually -- first, it wouldn't recognize the third-party car chargers I own, but worked okay on the computer. Then, after a couple months, iTunes stopped recognizing it. I had to do a complete restore to get it functioning again, and I had to restart/reboot the computer and the iPod, with nothing connected to the computer but the iPod, the keyboard and the mouse, and a totally clean re-download/install of iTouch firmware 3.1.2.
Things worked fine for about a month -- until last night. I followed every troubleshooting step: reinstalling Apple Mobile Device Service, repairing permissions, powering down completely for 60 seconds, and disconnecting everything from USB except the mouse, keyboard, and iPod. It took about 9 tries before it finally went through with a restore.
I unplugged it, used it for about an hour or so today, then tried to plug it back into the computer. It recognized it at first, but then flashed back and forth between the battery screen (showing that it's connected/syncing) and the regular wakeup screen (with the unlock slider), giving me multiple "failed connect" messages in iTunes. I'm about to start the whole rigmarole again, it looks like.
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If you are using the USB docking cable connected to the same USB port, when you connect the iPod touch versus the "other devices," the problem may dock connector on the iPod touch. What are the "other devices"?
When you say "charging on its dock," is that a different power-only connection? Or is that dock connected to the USB port on your Mac with a docking cable? If it's connected to the Mac through that dock accessory, what happens when you connect the iPod touch directly to the docking cable?
If you have another USB docking cable, try it with the iPod touch using a direct connection to the Mac's USB port (no dock or USB hub).

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Since today, iTunes does not start automatically anymore when I connect my iPod Touch. If I launch iTunes manually, it recognized the iPod and syncs normally. What might have happened here and how can I fix this? The option in the preferences to automatically sync when an iPod gets connected is activated.
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My 1st gen. ipod touch is completely frozen. It is not even recognized when I connect it to itunes. I have tried restarting it several times, but that hasn't helped. When it restarts, it shows the red flash for battery charge, then goes to apple screen, then it stays stuck on apple screen - with frozen "timer". Any suggestions on how to get this back???

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My 1st Gen. iPod touch works very well, with one exception. Every few weeks I'll turn it on and I'll get the picture of the cable and the iTunes icon - which is what you get the first time you use your iPod touch and means it needs to be registered with iTunes. This will happen both if I plug it in to my charger and when I just simply turn it on with the power button. I'll then take the touch to my computer and use my syn cable and plug it in. When the iTunes window comes up, on the left column it shows my touch, but the name I'd given it has gone back to the default name. I'll rename it again, but again within a week or two the same thing happens again. I'm stumped. I'm using an iMac running Leopard 10.5.6 and a white MacBook, also with 10.5.6. All my software on the touch, MacBook and iMac are up to date. I have very few apps on my touch and lots of room left on it to store stuff. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Hi Brenda,
That screen, with the iTunes icon and the USB cable, means the iPod is in recovery mode.
This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 provides more information about the mode and how-to use it to restore your iPhone or iPod touch.
Are you using any 3rd-party accessories with the iPod touch?
Does the accessory have the Made for iPod logo?
Try restoring the iPod again, setting it up as a new iPod, and testing it without any 3rd-party accessories.
If the issue persists, the iPod may need hardware repair. Just make a reservation to have a Genius take a look at it or call AppleCare.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPhone technical support: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466)
-Jason

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Firstly, I know the 1st gen ipod touch does not have a radio receiver..this is not my problem.
I've been looking for an app that I can listen to the radio on..even through wifi...but am not finding any that will work with the 1st gen. For example, I download TuneIn radio which I have on my itunes, blackberry, and tablet...but it is only compatible with newer generations of the ipod touch. I am on version 3.1.3 which I believe is the most up-to-date.
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Try my web app. I have over 100 stations of all genres. Just enter the following URL in Safari and tap on the orange music icon on top right. Also, you can add a Home screen app icon for easy future access.
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I recently was having problems with the Twitter App. on my 1st Gen. iPod Touch and so decided to delete the app and re-download it again, like I had done a week earlier. During the download an error message popped up stating that I need ios 6 or later to download the app. Apple had updated the Twitter App on March 10th and I tried re-downloading March 14th, however a week earlier I was offered the opportunity to download an earlier version of Twitter. I am currently only able to use Twitter via Safari. Does anyone out there have a solution to get the official Twitter App. (And no "Buy a newer iPod stuff"!)
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ps IF ANYONE FROM APPLE MANAGES TO SEE THIS CAN YOU PLEASE OFFER THE OPPRTUNITY TO DOWNLOAD LATER VERSIONS OF APPS FOR 1ST GEN IPOD TOUCH

Starting when iOS 7 was released, Apple now allows downloading the last compatible version of some apps (iOS 4.2.1 and later only)
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Apple did not say why did not allow this option for iOS 3.1.3/1G iPod.
Apple does not monitor these forums. To make a suggestion to Apple:
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