Hi Guys, Did you only need a reset? See my post; I ended up having to restore while I was testing.
Cheers, Esther On Apr 9, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Dave Wright wrote: > Yes definitely resolved successfully. Thanks Ryan. > > > 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 2:51 PM > Subject: Re: iPod has gone corrupted > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
