Why can't I charge my 5G from AC adapter

Can APPLE answer this once and for all. Why can't I charge my IPOD 5G Video (30g) from a AC USB adapter ??? I can only seem to charge it from a PC USB port. Sometimes it does seem to want to charge from the AC Adapter but very slowly ? Is is a firmware problem ??? I also tried using a cig ligher USB adapter in the car and that doesn't work either (have tried different cables and different adapters so that isn't the problem)...
ANY ANSWERS MR APPLE !!!!!!!!!!!

Well I finally got my "dumb" USB charger (a Belkin F8Z009 Power pack) to work with my iPod 5G 30GB. To wake up the 5G needs to see 2.5 volts on it's data lines. The easiest way to do this is with a voltage divider made with two equal resistors. Like this:
As a poof of concept I made the device below with four 30K resistors but anything from 10K to 50K should work fine.
A more compact wake up cable could be made by cutting into a standard USB male-female extension cable and soldering in four resistors like this:
Of course if your building your own or can get your "dumb" USB charger open then the resistor voltage dividers can go inside.

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