Apple Sucks

V-PV-P State College, PA Member
edited December 2006 in Science & Tech
As you know, since the HDD in my new comp is being RMA'd, I had to connect my iPod to my old computer to charge, and I forgot iTunes erases all the songs the first time I connected it. So since all my songs got erased anyway, I thought I'd do a quick iPod update and used the new iTunes to update to the latest firmware. As soon as the iPod rebooted from the new firmware install, it said that 1.5 GB of it was full, so I did a "restore iPod" and it restored and did everything it was supposed to. Then, as soon as it rebooted, it asked me what language I wanted. It should enter disk mode as soon as it reboots properly, but I tried 10-15 times by turning it off and back on, selecting a language, unplugging the USB and replugging it, etc, but it just won't enter disk mode, and my PC won't recognize it. I'm trying to install RockBox, but I can't format it to FAT32 until something recognizes it, and I tried to manually enter diskmode by holding Select and Play/Pause at boot up but that doesn't work either. Any ideas?

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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    How old is your iPod? My bro-in-law's old iPod crapped out when he updated to the newest iTunes. Apparently the early pods have issues with the newest iTunes.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    User error.

    Steve Jobs is infallible.

    OSX is without error - ever.

    Ipod is the greatest invention in 472 years.

    Apple icon will even make your underwear fresher.

    Apple are bestest computers evar!

    Only because you are SatanMicro$oft user do you have problems.

    Apple got man to the moon.

    Algore invented the interWeb and Steve Jobs invented Algore!
  • V-PV-P State College, PA Member
    edited December 2006
    Buddy Jesus wrote:
    How old is your iPod? My bro-in-law's old iPod crapped out when he updated to the newest iTunes. Apparently the early pods have issues with the newest iTunes.
    Nano 1st Gen
  • rapturerapture
    edited December 2006
    Apple icon will even make your underwear fresher.
    Think thats the only Apple thing I don't have a problem with. Alan Turing ftw!
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    V/P, I apologize for adding no value to your post. I am completely unskilled when it comes to things Apple, except for removing Apple products that seem to be bundled (even hidden) with other software installations these days.
  • V-PV-P State College, PA Member
    edited December 2006
    Leonardo wrote:
    V/P, I apologize for adding no value to your post. I am completely unskilled when it comes to things Apple, except for removing Apple products that seem to be bundled (even hidden) with other software installations these days.
    Don't worry about it. I know most of you well enough. Now does anyone actually have an answer to my problem?
  • djshowdowndjshowdown London
    edited December 2006
    i cant stand the way they have integrated quicktime as part of itunes

    my little bro has an ipod so now not only do i have to have crappy itunes on my comp but quicktime too

    oh how i loathe apple
  • miragemirage
    edited December 2006
    djshowdown wrote:
    i cant stand the way they have integrated quicktime as part of itunes

    my little bro has an ipod so now not only do i have to have crappy itunes on my comp but quicktime too

    oh how i loathe apple


    FYI, there are two packages available on Apple website. One of them does not have iTunes integrated (QuickTimeInstaller.exe). If you do not want to download a new package, you can open the iTunes integrated package (ITunesSetup.exe) in 7Zip and extract Quicktime.msi to install Quicktime alone.

    The real annoying part with Quicktime installation is to remove tray icon and quicklaunch icon, and also disable automatic updates and qttask.exe at startup after the installation.
  • djshowdowndjshowdown London
    edited December 2006
    but i dont want quicktime at all
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Since iTunes version 7, the firmware updates for iPods come through iTunes instead of downloading the installer program. I let iTunes install firmware version 1.2.1, and lo and behold it borked the iPod connector I have for my car stereo. I must have Googled a hundred different terms to find out how to downgrade from 1.2.1 back to 1.2. Everything I put in came up a dead end. Finally, I decided to Google "iPod firmware 1.2.1 sucks." Amazingly, it came up with the answer I needed. ;D
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2006
    Kwitko wrote:
    ...Everything I put in came up a dead end. Finally, I decided to Google "iPod firmware 1.2.1 sucks." Amazingly, it came up with the answer I needed. ;D
    That does not amaze me. :range:
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