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[learnedax]

Naturally, my iPod becomes definitively broken not long before I take a lengthy car trip. Its data is fine, and it functions normally controlled through the I/O port, but the control surface is entirely unresponsive, so if I take it in the car I can't, say, make it start playing (I could make it stop by pulling the power, of course). So that's nice.

Comments

[komos.livejournal.com]

Planned obsolescence is a beautiful thing.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

If you promise not to leave/break it at Pennsic, I could lend you mine for the trip...

[laurion]

Sounds like maybe the hold switch is broken in the 'hold' position.

I can lend you an older working unit, and I'm willing to help try to repair this one.

[riccakitty.livejournal.com]

dumb question.
have you tried one of the myriad of 'hard reset' options for ipod.

Usually some configuration of menu, down, hold, play, pause, stop, hold, sacrifice a few goats. (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61705)

[jamey1138.livejournal.com]

Several options present themselves:
1. Time to buy an iPhone! (I'm using mine to write this!)
2. Break your iPod open (slip a tiny screwdriver into the space between the front and back panels, then gently work your way around, popping the plastic clips as you go. Done carefully, it'll fit right back together.) I did this with mine a month ago (when it was claiming to have a dead drive) and it works great again- I just had a loose connection inside.

[eclecticmagpie.livejournal.com]

I believe that this kind of loose connection is relatively common, and that, if you don't want to open up the thing and do surgery for some reason, it's possible that there's a "stealth recall" or warranty extension on this problem.