funky ipod

conor2007

my ipod (classic gen 5 vid) has gone funky

keeps skipping and not playing some songs - keeping having to restart it
sometimes the songs show up as missing in my itunes library when they are clearly there

now when i plug my ipod in it shows it as sycronising when there is nothing in my library - and has deleted all the stuff off my ipod

all stuff comes up as ''other'' and the music doesnt show up

conor2007

okay

now the ipod shows the songs as missing - so i deleted them and reloaded all the music into the library - no prob

transfered to ipod = unrecognised and only 750 of them

this is crap

Doctor DooM

Are you using iTunes?

Any chance you've used a PC with this ipod before?

conor2007

i currently am yes

i dont see how that affects it - altho i might try it on my macbook if it persists


only problem is - if i format it for mac = will a pc recognise it and be able to play its music?

conor2007

will do thanks

if i format it for a mac - can a pc play songs off it via itunes?

Doctor DooM

First thing to try is to make sure the latest version of iTunes and your iPod software are installed.

I would be worried this could be a hardware issue.

triple h

here are some of my guesses ---
1) plug the usb part of your ipod cable into your computer
2) pick up your ipod and hold the center button and the the menu button down at the same time
3) when the apple logo appears plug the ipod connector into your ipod.
4) wait for itunes to load up and all that.... and see if that works

if the above does not work, try this
1) same as 1 above
2) press the center button and the play/pause buttons at the same time.
3) & 4) as above

conor2007

tried those

will the mac formatted ipod be recognised and th esongs playable on a pc through itunes?

thanks

Doctor DooM

conor2007 wrote: »

tried those

will the mac formatted ipod be recognised and th esongs playable on a pc through itunes?

thanks

Not the WMA files, all others


The Mac WILL format the Ipod, erasing all the songs on it, you will have to put the songs on the mac unless you use EPHpod or something similar.

conor2007

thats not problem

i can use the usb to transfer the music via the ipod over#

if i convert all wma to mp3 = there will be no difference in the ipod being mac formatted than pc formatted?

conor2007

''cannot copy .... the file is corrupt and unreadable''


wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Doctor DooM

conor2007 wrote: »

''cannot copy .... the file is corrupt and unreadable''


wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Whats saying this? The mac or the PC? when you are transferring the music or trying to update the iPod?

conor2007

the pc

while im trying to put it on the usb of the ipod so i can transfer to my macbook

Doctor DooM

conor2007 wrote: »

the pc

while im trying to put it on the usb of the ipod so i can transfer to my macbook

Do you not have the music stored on your pc/ Copy it from there. It sounds like the iPod is corrupt.

conor2007

how and why is the ipod corrupt ?

is it fecked?

Doctor DooM

conor2007 wrote: »

how and why is the ipod corrupt ?

is it fecked?

It sounds like the hard drive is corrupt on the iPod. reformatting might fix it.

Other than that you will need someone a little more experienced than I in this particular device

conor2007

alright cheers

i reformatted - will see

conor2007

**** piece

cant read source = some songs will transfer to the usb on the ipod - most wont

piece of crap

440Hz

K, more PMP than Mac OS .... movin' (in this case anyway, as you are using PC /&Mac)