There is this internal disk diagnostic you can run on an iPod - I think it's like a checkdisk or something. Have you tried that? (It's been ages since I've done it (on my 3rd Gen iPod) but the Apple website can tell you how you enter the diagnostic mode.)
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tommyrot - May 27, 2007 7:25:34 am PDT #1703 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jessica - May 27, 2007 8:32:28 am PDT #1704 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
but the Apple website can tell you how you enter the diagnostic mode.
Huh - I'll have to go back and check it again. I didn't see anything on there about the older generation iPods at all.
Tom Scola - May 27, 2007 8:39:42 am PDT #1705 of 25496
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Jessica - May 27, 2007 8:56:24 am PDT #1706 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Weird - reseting it from within Diagnostic Mode seems to have brought it back! (And thanks Tom for the link, since searching the Apple knowledgebase brought up zero helpful results for "diagnostic mode" "diagnostic mode ipod" "diagnostic ipod" or any other of about fifteen searches I tried. It's almost like they don't want you to be able to fix them...)
Jessica - May 27, 2007 10:46:18 am PDT #1707 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oops...spoke too soon. It synched up 3 songs and then froze up again. Now when I try to reset (or do anything) I can hear an ominous clicking sound. Not a good sign,
tommyrot - May 27, 2007 10:53:17 am PDT #1708 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, not good. Sounds hardware related, like the drive has gone bad (just a guess on my part).
Dana - May 27, 2007 1:38:50 pm PDT #1709 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The clicking sound probably means the drive has died. That's what happened with mine.
quester - May 27, 2007 6:33:04 pm PDT #1710 of 25496
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
pokes head in warily...
I rarely venture in here because...I'm no technophobe, but my knowledge of tech stuff is not great.
I'm looking for advice. Here's my quandry: I have a Mac, I'm a Mac person, but I want to find a portable music player that a) I can afford, b) works with my Mac and c) has an FM radio.
All of which seem to rule out an iPod of any kind. So, what I want to know is: Do I have to use iTunes because I have a Mac? Can I use Itunes on anything besides a iPod?
Right now I'm merely aware that MP3s exist. I have no personal experience with them whatso ever. The radio is important to me because I like to listen to NPR a lot. But I also want to listen to music again. I currently only tune in on my car radio on the weekends when the programs on NPR are less news related.
I used to have a Walkman cassette player with a radio that I lost, along with the tapes in a fire 6 or 7 years ago. and that was the last time I spent much time walking. I want to start again, but I really need an audio companion to help me stay motivated.
-t - May 27, 2007 6:54:00 pm PDT #1711 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
quester, you can get an accessory for the iPod that will tune in radio stations. [link] I don't know about other options, sorry.
tommyrot - May 27, 2007 7:01:30 pm PDT #1712 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe try googling mp3 player radio.
Here are some reviews.... [link]
Looks like Creative makes a lot of mp3 player / radio thingies. Not positive, but they do mention drag-n-drop USB, which makes me think they'd work on a Mac.