Yet another no mount ipod touch

I have a problem. I tried a number of things to make this work including all (that I could find) suggested fixes.
I uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled.
I restarted my Mac
I restarted my iPod touch.
When I connect my iPod touch and launched iTunes the iPod does not register. The iPod does not show up in Disk Utility (if it does). Here is the funny part. When I connect my wife's iPhone it mounts and shows up in iTunes. When I connect my wife's iPhone into her Mac it mounts and iTunes launches. When I connect my iPod touch into her Mac it does not mount and iTunes does not launch.
So, though trial and error I think it is safe to say the problem is with the iPod touch. This is a new problem too. My iPod is v2.2.1 (5h11). It is a first gen iPod touch.
So, does anyone have fix that works? Ideas?

Did you try to connect it in recovery mode? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Did you remove and reinstall Apple Mobile Divice Service? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747

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Alright folks, here is another email question for ya. I have a 16GB iPod touch running 1.1.4 with the Jan. Software Update. I am using the Mail app. with my two Gmail IMAP accounts. About two days after I started using mail, I started to run in to trouble. My problems are with RETAINING mail once it has been received. There are a couple different things that happen: 1st, I go check my email, and I see that I have new mail. I am able to view it perfectly fine the first time I look at it, but the second time, I can still see the message in my inbox, but when I go to read it again, it is blank, with a button on the bottom telling me that the message is not completely downloaded. I hit the button to download the rest of the message, but nothing happens. 2nd, When I open Mail and check my email, I see that I have new emails, but I can't even look at them the first time without having the problem described above. This applies to messages with and without attachments. I am also having a problem with mail recognizing messages as read. When I get an email that works right the first time and I read it, in my inbox it is recognized as read, but there is still the little red indicator on the mail logo on the home screen telling me I have an unread message, and the only way to get it to go away is to restart my touch. I have tried deleting my accounts and reentering them, as well as restoring my iPod (did each of these steps at least twice!) and nothing has helped. PLEASE help me out here as this is a most frustrating problem!

My personal opinion is that the POP protocol is better suited to a device like the Touch where always-on Internet access is not available.
GMail POP/iPhone setup: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=72454&topic=12810
GMail IMAP/iPhone setup: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77702&topic=12814

[Solved]Yet Another HAL / Mounting issue....

My issue can be avoided by manually mounting a device, just to get that out there.
Whenever I transfer a larger file ( > 200mb) onto a removable USB device formated in either FAT or any non-journaled filesystem, Thunar will *pretend* like its unmounting the device but after about 20 seconds it states:
Failed to unmount "<device name>".
Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply,
the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired,
or the network connection was broken.
On top of the message, my data written is mostly corrupt.
What I know:
** Thunar uses exo-unmount to unmount devices given a HAL uuid. Maybe this is failing? Any clue how to debug this?
** 20-storage-methods.fdi states that all vfat mounted devices have 'flush' and 'async' mount options... could this be an issue?
** I'm part of the 'storage' and 'power' groups.
** i start XFCE using ck-launch-session startxfce4
I've made sure that the device has no other handles and is not open in any window. My system(s) all have new and updated HAL and DBUS, as well as every other package. Running 'sync' after writing the files sometimes fixes the issue. Does anyone have a fix for why removable drives aren't "sending a reply" ? Thanks!
--Anthony
Last edited by anthonyclark (2010-09-22 17:48:13)

Alright ... well. I managed to solve this kind of. As per my last post regarding the same exact issue, I must've missed a reply from Inxsible telling me to use the FIRST suggest UDEV rule from the arch udev wiki.
The result of this is basically...
*Device inserted
*Mounted in /media/<device name> automatically
*(No access via Thunar sidepane since it gets mounted with `mount`)
*No need to manually unmount
*just unplug or power off the device and it gets "lazy" unmounted via `unmount`
Downside:
*Mounting a drive via TrueCrypt creates a directory in /media that doesn't get automatically deleted.
*Not a solution to Thunar having response issues with unmounting.
/etc/udev/rules.d/11-media-by-label-auto-mount.rules
KERNEL!="sd[a-z][0-9]", GOTO="media_by_label_auto_mount_end"
# Import FS infos
IMPORT{program}="/sbin/blkid -o udev -p %N"
# Get a label if present, otherwise specify one
ENV{ID_FS_LABEL}!="", ENV{dir_name}="%E{ID_FS_LABEL}"
ENV{ID_FS_LABEL}=="", ENV{dir_name}="usbhd-%k"
# Global mount options
ACTION=="add", ENV{mount_options}="relatime"
# Filesystem-specific mount options
ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_FS_TYPE}=="vfat|ntfs", ENV{mount_options}="$env{mount_options},utf8,gid=100,umask=002"
# Mount the device
ACTION=="add", RUN+="/bin/mkdir -p /media/%E{dir_name}", RUN+="/bin/mount -o $env{mount_options} /dev/%k /media/%E{dir_name}"
# Clean up after removal
ACTION=="remove", ENV{dir_name}!="", RUN+="/bin/umount -l /media/%E{dir_name}", RUN+="/bin/rmdir /media/%E{dir_name}"
# Exit
LABEL="media_by_label_auto_mount_end"
Last edited by anthonyclark (2010-09-22 03:50:00)

IPod touch Not recognized by Computer but charges?

Hey all
Want to ask you to help me.
My iPod touch 4th generation is not recognized by the computer, when I plug it in, nothing happens. I got my working iPod touch 4th generation and plugged it in to the computer and the computer made that ding sound and itunes recognized it.
It is not the computer problem in this case. I just restored another 4th gen iPod Touch last night and it connected and everyrthing so this is a problem wirth te unit itself.
If this helps any, the screen was proffesionally replaced. (not by Apple)
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

I checked the dock connector and the corners of it are worn to a tiny copper wire on the left side but it's not sticking out. My other 3 iPod touches 4th gens have the identical thing, 2 have it worse in fact, yet, they connect to the computer fine. It is a problem with the iPod itself...
I bought the iPod like this after the screen was replaced from eBay. It was like this before the screen was replaced anyways.
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Ipod touch play counts way too high

Yep, another one. Apple going to do anything about it yet? Had my Ipod Touch 64gb for a week, there's no way I listened to Happy Birthday by the Birthday Massacre 64 times. haven't tried to make a smart playlist yet, but from what I gathered, they haven't made that easy or possible either.
Not asking how to fix it because I don't think anyone really knows, but a simple requisition to apple to FIX IT.

agreed!

WiFi on 2G Ipod Touch is very weak

I had the OLD Ipod Touch (32Gb) and sold it to buy the new 2G Ipod Touch.
So far so good. Got speakers now and I'm happy.
But before (with the OLD Touch) I was able to connect to my home wireless network from anywhere in the house.
Now with the NEW 2G Touch, I have to be in the same room in order to get a signal. Even in the same room... If I'm not too close, the signal will be lost.
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Is the new update causing the problem?
I know the new update messed up the audiobook button and people are waiting for a new update, but could it be that the WiFi antenna is affected as well?
Help Please!

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes:
I really like my 2g but I noticed the same thing: The wifi detection is very poor, even when I know there are access points nearby and all other devices (not just laptops, but other handhelds etc) have no trouble detecting them. I can see some of the networks in WiFinder if the antenna happens to be on but it apparently turns itself off when it can't find any networks.
I asked a buddy about it and he said he never noticed any problem, but he has a 1g touch. I borrowed his and took a picture with my phone of the two devices side-by-side: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1170172&l=32825&id=508280781. The 1g is on the left, as you can see it detected a lot more networks and had no trouble connecting to the desired network. The 2g is on the right and it sees no networks at all. Occasionally one will pop up in its list with 1 dot for a few seconds.
What I want to know really is really just "Is this a design defect w/ the iPod Touch 2g (and if so is apple going to fix it w/ a software update or recall them or something)?".
If it's not a design defect and mine is just a bum unit then I will get mine swapped out for a new one at the apple store, but it they're all like this then that is a waste of my time and effort. Clearly there is a difference, as the picture shows (and it is completely obvious anyway if you have experienced it).

ICal Syncing Wrong Times with Ipod Touch or iPhone - Everything 2 Hours Off

Every setting is uniform across all devices (timezones, etc) and yet iCal on my iPod touch or iPhone lists my scheduled events 2 hours earlier than what I inputed on my computer. The iCal calendar on Snow Leopard is correct, but my synced devices are not.
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I have almost exactly the same problem. The ical on my macbook has the correct times, but on my ipod touch all events appear one hour earlier. Both devices are set to Geneva time, and the time displayed on them is the same.
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- Does it charge when connect to your computer?
- Does it charge other devices?
- Does your iPod charge when connect to your computer?
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Contacts are included with the backup, which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process. Although included with the backup, contacts are designed to be synced with a supported address book application on your computer. If not and your iPod Touch is lost or stolen and not replaced with another, kiss your iPod Touch contacts goodbye.
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http://www.amacsoft.com/ipod-data-recovery.html
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Does messaging to/from iPhone to/from iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch count as a text charge for Verizon?

My dad has an iPad 2 and my little brother has an iPod Touch (4th generation). As long as there is a Wi-Fi signal, they are able to message, Facetime, and use the internet all for "free" (no extra charges from our internet service provider, which is obvious).
My dad recently purchased an iPhone 4S from Verizon.
He is currently on the "Pay As You Go" plan for messages ($0.20/text and $0.25/picture and video).
When are messages free, and when are they not free? Are they free as long as there is a Wi-Fi signal? Are they free as long as it is from the iPhone to another iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch? Do I get charged for data only when I see the "3G" symbol displayed in the upper left corner of the iPhone?
Thanks in advance!

I then turned Wi-Fi off on the iPhone 4S but had "Send as SMS" turned on, tried sending another message to the Touch (Wi-Fi activated), and it did not send at all (because the Touch is SMS-incapable).
That sort of makes sense, but even with wi-fi off the 4S should have been able to send the iMessage over 3G to the Touch, which was on wi-fi. Your results would only make sense if the 4S didn't have 3G service, or if the iMessage servers were down, or if you've turned iMessage off completely on the 4S. That would force the message to go out as SMS but the Touch can't receive SMS.
Sorry, I was a bit unclear there.
I had both Wi-Fi and Cellular Data (3G) turned off to see if "Send as SMS" alone would work if I was sending a message to an SMS-incapable device (to see if the iPhone would try anyway and to see if I would get charged for that).
I'll type out some scenarios, and tell me if I'm wrong on these. They might seem redundant since you have pretty much answered all my questions, but I want to make absolutely sure that I understand. These could also clear things up for others who will/have read this discussion.
Scenarios involving iPhone 4S to iPod Touch (both running iOS 5):
4S has Wi-Fi, 3G, and "Send as SMS" turned on. Touch has Wi-Fi turned on.
4S can iMessage to Touch via Wi-Fi (as long as there is a Wi-Fi signal) free of charge and will remain free of charge and with no accrued data usage because 4S prioritizes Wi-Fi before 3G before SMS.
Once out of range of the Wi-Fi signal, 3G kicks in and any iMessages sent from 4S to Touch will count towards data plan usage (in my dad's case, 300MB/$20 per month - the minimum plan). However, data size will be insignificantly small if it's a simple words-only message and will only be a fraction of a percentage of the 300 MB.
My dad turns off Cellular Data (3G), Wi-Fi is still out of range, and he sends a message (keep in mind that "Send as SMS" is still turned on). Because the Touch is not capable of sending/receiving SMS messages, the message will just fail to send.
These scenarios would also have the same outcome if the Touch had been a Wi-Fi-only iPad. If the iPad had 3G capability, the message received from the 4S would have added towards the data plan usage of the iPad.
Scenarios involving iPhone 4S to another iPhone (both running iOS 5):
Both phones have Wi-Fi, 3G, and "Send as SMS" turned on. Messaging plan for each phone is "Pay as You Go" - $0.20/text and $0.25/picture or video.
iMessages are free and do not count towards data plan usage if both currently have strong Wi-Fi signals.
4S still has strong Wi-Fi signal, other iPhone gets out of Wi-Fi range and switches to 3G. Any messages received by the other iPhone from the 4S will count towards data plan usage of the other iPhone. However, the outgoing message from the 4S will still be free and will not count towards data plan usage.
Other iPhone turns off 3G and is still out of Wi-Fi range but still has "Send as SMS" turned on. 4S (with strong Wi-Fi signal) sends message, "I love you." to other iPhone. The message will still be free and will not count towards data plan usage for 4S but will charge $0.20 to other iPhone.
Scenario involving iPhone 4S to Samsung Galaxy 2 (running Android OS):
4S has Wi-Fi, 3G, and "Send as SMS" turned on.
Any message sent from 4S to Galaxy will count as SMS because Galaxy is incapable of iMessage. Therefore, Wi-Fi and 3G are insignificant, and 4S is charged $0.20.
4S has Wi-Fi, 3G, and "Send as SMS" turned off.
4S will not be capable of sending anything.
4S has Wi-Fi and 3G turned on, but "Send as SMS" is turned off.
4S has strong Wi-Fi signal, but message will not be sent to Galaxy.
4S gets out of Wi-Fi range and 3G kicks in, but message will not be sent to Galaxy and no data usage will have occurred.
That should be everything...at least everything I've considered.
Again, thank you.

Wanting to ask for iPod touch for my birthday.

Hello.
I only sometimes listen to music (Not a big fan of anything today, Most of it's crappy imo) but I love games, Like on my PC and Xbox 360, And I know iPod touch can download games and stuff, But is there anything you can play with against other people online? Like online multiplayer? Sorry is this isn't the right forum, I just want to get it anwsered quickly. Thanks in advance

yes there are many games like that, but your going to have to look for them. and btw iphone os 3.0 will allow to connect to another iphone or ipod touch through bluetooth so you'll be able to play with each other directly. it's called peer to peer, it's kind of like the nintendo ds. 3.0 comes out this summer.

TS2634 My ipod touch will no longer play in both my docking stations, Bowers and Wilkins mini zeppellin and a Logitech, yet it plays in my car. Is the ipod about to die? Do I repair or buy another? It's only 2 years old! thanks!

My ipod touch will not play music in my Bowers and Wilkins mini zeppelin nor my Logitech. Yet, it plays in my car. The music can be heard playing in the ipod itself. It is only 2 years old. Should I repair or just buy another? Thanks!

Did it start not working after updating the iPOs on the iPod? SOmetimes updating an iOS breaks compatibility.
You can try the standard fixes:
- Reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

Yet Another iPod Touch user with WIFI problem

I have Linksys WRT54GS wifi router setup at home. I use four notebooks, one mac mini and one mobile phone (Nokia N80) without any problem on my wifi network.
The only problem is with my brand new iPod Touch 16GB (firmware: 1.1.2 3B48b - no jailbreak). It always shows an error "Unable to join the network 'MY-SSID-NAME'". I have tried to change SSID, change security settings (WPA, WEP, no security, ...) - but nothing helped. All other devices (notebooks, macmini and phone) always worked like a charm.
iPod worked only once - the first time I used it (after buying). Since then it does not. I have tried all resets, Restore in iTunes, ...
I think it might be a bug in firmware. Please help someone.
BTW: How (an where) can I report a bug to Apple ?

Just like many others, I bought Ipod Touch in Christmas and felt frustrated about surfing the net. I have read many posts in the forum. And I have tried many methods suggested by others to try to figure out the problems. Finally I have solved the problem and I want to share some ideas with others.
Steps of Checking:
(1) Check whether you have a wireless network at home or at work. Check whether the network is security protected or not. If it is, better ask the admininistrator (at home, the admin should be the one who bought the wireless router.) for password.
(2) Check the latest firmware upgrade for the wireless router (in my case, I use Linksys WRT54G. After I upgraded the firmware, my ipod touch could get the necessary IP from the router.)
(3) For the wireless router, better broadcast the SSID for the first time so that the IPod Touch can find it easily. I use WPA2-Personal Encryption AES (though many buddies here point out that WEP, WPA or even no security is also okay). I even set the MAC filtering and the Ipod Touch still works fine!(though you need to input the MAC address of your Ipod Touch to the MAC filtering table in the admin page of your router. the MAC address of Ipod Touch can be found in the Ipod Touch general information. There is a string like XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
(4) To mininimize the interference from neighbouring wireless networks, better try the connection near the wireless router.
(5) If you have tried for several times and failed to connect, you may reset the router by powering off for 15 seconds and reset the network configuration of the Ipod.
I have used Compag IPAQ before and I must say that for those tiny toys with Wifi capability, the connection is not that stable. However, I find that using the Ipod Touch to watch Youtube video is very good and the speed is excellent!
The steps suggested above are not exclusive. There are too many factors which influence the performance of Wifi. Hope you will succeed and enjoy the Ipod Touch in the New Year 2008!

IPod Touch syncing to another library

This question involves 3 iPod touches and 1 computer! I am asking this question for my parents who are not that iTunes savy as of yet.
They both have iPod touches that were once synced to their computer. My nephew came over and hooked his iPod up to their computer a while back and now at the top it will say (my nephews name's iPod) even though his iPod is not plugged in. How can they get his name off of there? When my stepmom plugs her ipod up, she wants to see her name same as my dad. When I opened iTunes and clicked on Preferences then Devices, I see BOTH my stepmoms and Dad's iPods listed. My nephews is not listed but that same computer was used to get his iPod up and running at one point.
My folks are scared they will lose all their music if they hook up their iPod's then click the wrong thing.
Secondly when they (my parents) plug their ipods up to the computer its says their iPods are synced to another library. It gives them an option of Erase and Sync or Transfer Store Purchases. All the songs in the current library on the screen is songs my parents both added to their library. This is the CORRECT library according to them. For now, I just had them click cancel.
So my stepmom said at one point she could sign in with her login and sync her iPod and then my Dad could sync his iPod under her login name. They said he didn't have to log her out then log back in with his user email address. Could this be a problem?
Now if they each signed in with their own user and password, can they have their own separate playlists and libraries even though its on the SAME computer?
Would Erase and Sync be the best option? I recently had to use Senuti for Mac for my own iPod for a similar issue but I think that might be a bit complicated for them to learn if I suggested that option LOL!
Im trying to make this as painless as possible for them so they can get back to downloading music and apps. Even though its saying their iPods are syncing to another library, all the music on the screen MATCHES everything that is currently on their iPod's now. This is why I was pushing more for them to do an Erase and Sync.
What are your thoughts?
Thanks!!

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