There are some disk diagnostics you can perform directly with the iPod.
I have no idea how old this info is [link] so you might want to google some more.
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tommyrot - Mar 08, 2011 11:35:58 am PST #16199 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
aurelia - Mar 08, 2011 12:08:01 pm PST #16200 of 25501
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I can do the reset (which I'd already done) but I can't get to the diagnostics.
Looking further, I seem to have games and contacts intact, but no calendar information and no songs. Except the capacity/available numbers seem to indicate that the songs really are on there somewhere. Hm.
tommyrot - Mar 08, 2011 12:14:48 pm PST #16201 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well at the very least, its file system must be corrupted. Anyone know how to reformat an iPod's hard drive? That's what I'd try next.
Or you could erase and restore it (dunno if this does a reformat too): [link]
Possibly the hard drive is failing, in which case it'd need to be replaced. I've never replaced an iPod HD but I know it can be done. (I have a 160 GB iPod with a dead drive. Should do something about that, I suppose.)
aurelia - Mar 08, 2011 12:24:01 pm PST #16202 of 25501
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I can switch to disk mode and back. I just don't know how to make it show up in iTunes so I can to a restore.
aurelia - Mar 08, 2011 12:25:49 pm PST #16203 of 25501
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
x-post. Okay, I'll try that.
aurelia - Mar 08, 2011 1:09:55 pm PST #16204 of 25501
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
No joy.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
I'm betting that the people at the Genius Bar would be amazed at my ancient iPod and tell me to buy a new one.
brenda m - Mar 09, 2011 3:45:59 am PST #16205 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
In a nice bit of synchronicity, my bonus will come in the day before the new iPads are released. I'm thinking the one with both wireless and phone network access is the way to go, but I'm not sure whether to go for the full 64GB or not. Thoughts? 64 would allow me to transfer pretty much my full iTunes over if I can figure out how to do that so I guess it makes sense.
Also, it can now be either AT&T or Verizon for the 3G, I'm not sure which way to go since I have neither. At home I'll have wifi anyway. Do people who travel a lot have a preference for one or the other, especially in airports?
le nubian - Mar 09, 2011 4:21:16 am PST #16206 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda,
I have a wifi only ipad and that is absolutely suitable for my needs. My ipad is also 16 GB I think. I don't really need to keep a lot of media on it, but I have a laptop with me (or access to a computer and/or wifi access) a lot of the time and I have an iphone. But I don't think I travel as much as you do.
Take a look at the pricing plans across Verizon and ATT. That might make the difference for you if you want 3G. Note: the data plans are pretty limited, but might be sufficient for you.
NoiseDesign - Mar 09, 2011 4:32:38 am PST #16207 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
If you are going to watch media on it, grab the 64. I've got a 64 WiFi that I use for travel and a 16 WiFi that I use in the office for business.
If you travel internationally get the AT&T model. It will work around the world and you can swap the SIM card for a local one when you are in foreign countries to be able to use local data plans much more cheaply. There can be issues with AT&T coverage in some areas but when you have a connection the AT&T data connection is faster. My experience with AT&T has been that it's just as good as Verizon in major airports. I have AT&T on my iPhone and a Verizon MiFi for data connection for my computer and WiFi iPad so I've been able to compare them side by side.
Gudanov - Mar 09, 2011 6:51:23 am PST #16208 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I thought this was kind of cool. A tech demo of the new Unreal Engine with DirectX 11 support, unless Epic is lying this is real-time in-engine rendering. Fair warning: it's a fairly violent clip.
It's likely I'll never actually get a game based on that engine, but I still find it fascinating what can be rendered in real time with the latest hardware.