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fixed volume on ipod help please

  • 04-07-2008 12:06am
    #1
    cobweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭


    posted this elsewhere obv wrong forum sorry

    anyhows dad got ipod for 65 birthday and lost book
    vol is at a fixed level how can i unlock this?

    classic 80gb ipod

    thanks


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  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    volume on all EU players is capped at a certain level thanks to the french having a law against devices that can output a certain volume.

    there's not much you can do about it as far as i know especially with the new generation ipod's.

    tbh the volume is high enough on the new ipod's, i'd consider buy a proper set of headphones or IEM's (in-ear monitors) which are built with quality and block out surrounding noise completely and hence you don't need the volume so loud.


  • #3
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    . . . . or you could try this.

    ZEN


  • #4
    callaway92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,006 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Or you could try this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php

    Do people not know how to use search or something


  • #5
    cobweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭cobweb


    thanks all for the help and thank you callaway92 for your lack of assistance and sarcasm


  • #6
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    ZENER wrote: »
    . . . . or you could try this.

    ZEN

    This will not remove the EU volume cap, as mentioned by Cremo
    callaway92 wrote: »
    Or you could try this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php

    Do people not know how to use search or something

    If you're going to tell people to search why not put your money where your mouth is and include searched examples, such as:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055214527

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055185011


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  • #7
    cobweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭cobweb


    just checking those out thanks Mactard


  • #8
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Mactard wrote: »
    This will not remove the EU volume cap, as mentioned by Cremo . . .

    My bad, sorry. Did a little digging around and found a couple of methods of doing this on 5.5G iPods. You'll need a hex editor that can access the hardisk of the iPod directly. Anyway if you have Bootcamp running with XP then this method might work for you.

    There are also links to a replacement firmware for EU iPods that overcomes the "problem". One such example is here.

    6th Gen iPods still seem to be the Holy Grail for now though.

    Edit: A quick question to those in the know. If someone was to download the American iPod updater would that restore the iPod to an American one hence doing away with the EU volume limit ?

    ZEN


  • #9
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    ZENER wrote: »

    Edit: A quick question to those in the know. If someone was to download the American iPod updater would that restore the iPod to an American one hence doing away with the EU volume limit ?

    ZEN

    Nope, that doesn't work unfrtunately.


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