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  • lee_hdi
    DK Veteran
    • Oct 2009
    • 928

    #1

    iPod nano dead? Black screen with yellow text

    Is the nano dead or can I reset it somehow?



    Thanks
    Don't let failure go to your heart, don't let success go to your head.
  • smirnoff_rules
    V.I.P. Member
    • Mar 2008
    • 8603

    #2
    connect to itunes ?
    any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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    • lee_hdi
      DK Veteran
      • Oct 2009
      • 928

      #3
      It says 'driver install error' on the computer
      Don't let failure go to your heart, don't let success go to your head.

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      • smirnoff_rules
        V.I.P. Member
        • Mar 2008
        • 8603

        #4
        Updating iPod any help
        any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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        • smirnoff_rules
          V.I.P. Member
          • Mar 2008
          • 8603

          #5
          are u using the latest itunes ? also can u see the ipod in my computer ?
          Last edited by smirnoff_rules; 31 May, 2012, 21:36.
          any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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          • lee_hdi
            DK Veteran
            • Oct 2009
            • 928

            #6
            Yep running the latest itunes 10.6.1

            It doesn't show up in iTunes, it comes up with 'unknown error 2005' now. I click on more information and it takes me to here - iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439
            Which it doesn't let me do anyway =/
            Don't let failure go to your heart, don't let success go to your head.

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            • smirnoff_rules
              V.I.P. Member
              • Mar 2008
              • 8603

              #7
              can u change any settings ? on display

              l know this is old but might help , lots of folks are upgrading and finding that their iPods are no longer recognized. This is actually a common problem, and not isolated to iTunes 7. Sometimes it just happens, even without upgrade. I found my iPod nano was no longer being recognized by iTunes after upgrade, but fortunately, the fix is pretty simple.

              First, some details. After upgrading, I plugged in my iPod nano, and heard it detect the hardware. However, it never showed up in iTunes. I opened up My Computer, and found that the drive was being recognized, so Windows was acknowledging its presence. iTunes just no longer was recognizing its existence. I unplugged it and re-plugged it in, but it just wouldn***8217;t pick up.

              Apple recommends the five Rs when you***8217;re having troubles: reset your iPod settings, retry on a different port, restart your computer (after updating software), re-install your iTunes software, and restore your iPod (erasing all data on it). Trying each of these steps (one at a time, not all of them) will solve most problems with iPods.

              In my case, I first reset my iPod settings by scrolling to Settings->Reset All Settings (on the iPod itself, silly). Once I did this and my iPod rebooted, it was recognized by iTunes. Yay! However, the firmware was out of date, and iTunes requested I update to the latest. (Note: the old iPod updaters appear to no longer work ***8212; you now appear to have to use iTunes to do firmware updates.) Unfortunately, the update didn***8217;t work. Here***8217;s a tip: wait until your iPod finishes syncing. Once finished, I did a restore + update, to get it to the newest firmware. Once that was done, my iPod re-picked up, and I had to configure its sync settings anew, and leave it to copy music.
              any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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              • lee_hdi
                DK Veteran
                • Oct 2009
                • 928

                #8
                I think it must be knackered as it doesn't show up on My Computer, iTunes or let me do anything on the screen on the iPod
                Don't let failure go to your heart, don't let success go to your head.

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