Resolved. Ryan
On Apr 9, 2009, at 1:23 PM, Dave Wright wrote: > Sure, my skype is: dynasty86 > > Thanks > > > Best Regards: > Dave Wright > Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 > Email: > dwri...@gmail.com > WebPage: > http://www.knfbreader.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ryan Dour > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupted > > Hello, > > Skype? > > Ryan > > On Apr 9, 2009, at 1:03 PM, Dave Wright wrote: > >> Thanks Ryan for the advice. I'm going to try this now. One thing >> I'm confused about and that is when I'm supposed to press the play/ >> pause+select buttons? >> As for the apple store. I do in fact have one or 2 in Austin , Tx. >> I really don't want to have to take this issue to them though. >> >> >> Best Regards: >> Dave Wright >> Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 >> Email: >> dwri...@gmail.com >> Webpage: >> http://www.knfbreader.com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ryan Dour >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 12:40 PM >> Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupted >> >> Oh, I have an idea of what may be happening. >> >> Do you have the nano? YOu can put it into a restore mode by doing >> the following. Without sighted assistance this may be a bit of a >> challenge. >> >> 1. Hold the select (center of the wheel) and the menu (top of the >> wheel) down together for about 10 seconds. Release and hold again >> if the iPod does nothing. You should hear a pop in your headphones, >> or the music your playing should suddenly cut off. While I'm >> writing this, that may be the best way to do it, play something so >> you know when you have a successful reboot. >> 2. Immediately release your command and press instead select and >> play/pause together. If you're successful, the resotre screen will >> show up. In your case, the best way to know if you've got it right >> is to wait and see after about two minutes if running your finger >> around the click wheel makes clicks. If it does, you need to start >> over again, it booted and missed the opportunity to get into >> restore mode. >> 3. Once in restore mode, connect your iPod to your computer. >> >> Now, your iPod should show up as normal. Restore it from the >> settings pane. If not, it for sure will show up in Disk Utility >> where a restore can be performed after formatting the internal disk. >> >> You didn't answer one of my questions, got an Apple Store near >> where you live? If you're not sure, visit http://www.apple.com/ >> retail and run through the store listings. There is a quick pop-up >> where you choose your state and then choose a store. I don't know >> where you live, but I'm assuming the United States. If not, there >> is a full store listing that includes world wide locations as well. >> >> Ryan >> >> >> On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:04 AM, Dave Wright wrote: >> >>> I've upgraded to the latest version of iTunes and still cannot see >>> the settings area. How would I go about getting my iPod to show up >>> in disc utilities in order to perform a reformat? I'm guessing >>> that when you performed a reformat, everything worked out ok? Did >>> you just do a quick erase, or did you zero out the drive? >>> >>> >>> Best Regards: >>> Dave Wright >>> Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 >>> Email: >>> dwri...@gmail.com >>> Webpage: >>> http://www.knfbreader.com >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Ryan Dour >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 10:38 AM >>> Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupted >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Got iTunes 8.1.1? Try that out. Also, you could reformat the iPod >>> which will force it into recovery mode and really force a restore. >>> I've done that one once, but it was a last resort thought right >>> before running out to get a new one. Also, Genius bar could >>> probably help if you bring the computer and the iPod. Got a Genius >>> bar newar you? >>> >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 9, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Dave Wright wrote: >>> >>>> Good morning all, >>>> So last night I had this great idea that I would try syncing my >>>> iPod with iTunes, since I'd not done it in a while. The thought >>>> was a great one since I'd just purchased some new music that I >>>> wanted to take with me to New York. Everything was great until I >>>> plugged the device in to my Mac. It took a second and then I got >>>> a message that told me that my iPod was corrupted and that I >>>> could either try reconnecting the device, or try restoring it. I >>>> of course tried ejecting the device and reconnecting with no >>>> result. My next choice was to restore the device, however, I >>>> can't seem to see the area for the iPod settings in order to >>>> perform the restore. Any ideas would really be appreciated. I >>>> really don't want to purchase another iPod just quite yet. >>>> >>>> >>>> Best Regards: >>>> Dave Wright >>>> Work Phone: 651-636-5184 X803 >>>> Email: >>>> dwri...@gmail.com >>>> WebPage: >>>> http://www.knfbreader.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
