how do i restore my ipod?i have a photo well its not even mine! i borrowed it and i wanted to install ipodlinux on it and all it says is www.apple.com/support/ipod i downloaded the app updater or whatever and it still says that!
Oh the joys of ipod linux. It is only compatibe with the first 3 gens of iPod and there is a version for nano. I was stupid enough to do the same thing as you a few months ago, and I couldn't for the life of me find a solution on the web (they don't tend to help people who don't read the instructions) [bold]NOTE: Make sure he/she from whom you have borrowed the iPod from has all the songs on their iTunes before you do this![/bold] Anyway, this is the way I fixed the exact same problem as you. Firstly, put it in disk mode. To do this, - Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.) - Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears. - When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears. (Now try and restore your iPod. if you get the warning along the lines of 'another application is running on your iPod' and it refuses to update, then proceed to the next step) Next, you need to make all files & folders visible. -Open [bold]My Computer[/bold]. -Select the [bold]Tools[/bold] menu and click [bold]Folder Options[/bold]. -Select the [bold]View [/bold]Tab. -Under the[bold] Hidden files and folders [/bold]heading select [bold]Show hidden files and folders[/bold]. -Uncheck the [bold]Hide protected operating system files (recommended)[/bold] option. -Click [bold]Yes[/bold] to confirm. -Click OK. Then, locate your iPod in 'My Computer' and literally just delete all the files & folders in your iPod. The lot. It seems drastic. But it was the only way I could possibly get my iPod working again. After you have deleted everything, you will have the option to restore once more. This will restore all the software on your iPod and it will be useable again. Note whoever you borrowed it from will need to update their iPod before music can be played on it again.
thanks alot for your help i got it working again! lol now that i fixed it i told her about it lol. now i backed up the music to my pc before doing this and all of the names are three random letters but anyways i copied back all of the files but they dont play or even show up on the ipod, I went back to my pc and checked if i actually put them on again and i did, pretty much all of the folders are back to their original state so i was wondering if you knew what was wrong? thanks again!
nevermind on that last one i did it by hand and most names were not messed up the ones that were suppossed to be track(etc) were the ones that were messed up thanks anyways
hey mods this guide was really helpfull to me so i was just wondering why there wasnt a thread that showed you how to restore your ipod? just a thought for us newbies that mess ours up
chuy01 - I am very happy that you found this helpful. As for a restore guide, Watch out for this space at the weekend, as I will be submitting a very long (but easy to follow) guide on using iPod & iTunes.
