Re: [Ipodlinux-devel] dead ipod?

[Bernard L. <le...@bo...>]

Hi Steven,

If I understand correctly you were charging in the disk-mode?  If that
is the case it seems very unlikely that anything that went before had
anything to do with the current state.

What version of the firmware are you running?  Did the image you dd'ed
back match the version you had flashed in?  E.g. the last firmware
update you did with the iPod firmware updater?  Do you have another iPod
charger you could test it with?  Or another powered firmware port?

When you say its dead - I take it there is nothing on trying to reset
it?  No HDD noise, no LCD changes?  If thats the case I would have to
guess that your battery is completely dead.

Fingers crossed!

cheers,
bern.

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 01:22, Steven Lucy wrote:
> hello everybody,
> 
> i've run into some serious trouble here, and i'm wondering if anyone can
> help.  it appears that the third requirement on the build page, "No
> reservations about the possibility of ruining your iPod. This would likely
> invalidate your warranty as well. You have been warned!" is not joking.  my
> ipod is now, effectively, a very shiny brick.
> 
> symptoms:  that of a brick, except shiny.  won't turn on, won't respond to
> button pushes, firewire attaches, holding play/menu down, or anything else.
> i have not busted it open to try unplugging/replugging battery, i'm hoping
> someone here can suggest something a little less dangerous first.
> 
> what i can reconstruct:  i wasn't really paying much attention (as i didn't
> expect this to happen), but as far as i can here is what steps preceded this
> lock-up:  i booted the ipod into linux and forgot about it.  this caused the
> battery to run down.  no problem -- hooked it up via firewire, forced reboot
> with play/menu and then forced fw with ff/rew.  dded in apple's firmware
> image, which, due to my flaky firewire hardware, crashed my computer.
> rebooted my computer, tried dding it again, this time it worked.  rebooted
> ipod into playing mode (by unplugging firewire).  i didn't actually play any
> songs, but it booted into the menuing system just fine.  plugged fw back in,
> and it rebooted into charging mode (with the check mark).  i now left it
> alone for two days, and then when i went to unplug it to take on my trip it
> was absolutely dead.  it's been this way for a week, and i'm still very
> puzzled.  any help about reviving it would be appreciated.
> 
> thanks, and may this never happen to you,
> 
> Steven
> 
> 
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