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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / May 2004Screwed up iPod
Well, it seems that this group has become the (perhaps temporary) home for iPod problems. They are quite portable, but techincally, they ain't Macs. Anyway my friend has a screwed up iPod which is only a couple of months old and on warranty. He is living in a house under construction, and when all the construction struff is going, the voltage can drop really low. I once clocked it at 87 when a 5 hp compressor was going, and I think this is what screw it up. Anyway, the iPod system won't boot. He download the newest system upgrade on his G4 (4-28), and when he tries to upgrade his iPod system, he just gets the eternal beachball of death. It occurs to me that since this is an **upgrade**, the upgrade might need a functioning existing system to operate on and that is his immediate problem. Anyone have any ideas short of sending the sucker back to Apple? TIA  Signaturepaulfuchs at attglobal dot net Sitting on a small rock (St. John) in the Caribbean > Well, it seems that this group has become the (perhaps temporary) home > for iPod problems. They are quite portable, but techincally, they ain't [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > TIA The upgrade tool also has a restore button. Did your friend try that? SignatureStandard output is like your butt. Everyone has one. When using a bathroom, they all default to going into a toilet. However, a person can redirect his "standard output" to somewhere else, if he so chooses. - Jeremy Nixon > > Well, it seems that this group has become the (perhaps temporary) home > > for iPod problems. They are quite portable, but techincally, they ain't [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > The upgrade tool also has a restore button. Did your friend try that? Thanks for the reply, Gregory. I just installed the 4/28 upgrade myself, and paid special attention to the procedure because of my friend's problem. It appeared to me that during the initial installation I did not have the option to Restore but only to upgrade. Is this correct? If it is, and as my friend gets the beachball of death trying to upgrade, your idea might not be viable. Am I missing something? TIA Signaturepaulfuchs at attglobal dot net Sitting on a small rock (St. John) in the Caribbean > Thanks for the reply, Gregory. I just installed the 4/28 upgrade > myself, and paid special attention to the procedure because of my > friend's problem. It appeared to me that during the initial > installation I did not have the option to Restore but only to upgrade. > Is this correct? Not as I recall, but I installed it the day it came out and haven't looked at it since. I'm about 99.44% sure that every iPod updater I've seen from Apple has included a restore button, though. G SignatureStandard output is like your butt. Everyone has one. When using a bathroom, they all default to going into a toilet. However, a person can redirect his "standard output" to somewhere else, if he so chooses. - Jeremy Nixon > Well, it seems that this group has become the (perhaps temporary) home > for iPod problems. They are quite portable, but techincally, they ain't [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Anyway, the iPod system won't boot. He download the newest system did he RESET the iPod (read the manual, there is a way to reset an iPod). > upgrade on his G4 (4-28), and when he tries to upgrade his iPod system, > he just gets the eternal beachball of death. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > TIA |
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