Gah! My Ipod froze!

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:26 am

The bloody thing just froze. I've tried all the usual methods of fixing it and checked out Apple's website. Nothing works. Lame. This ever happen to anyone else?

Post by **snarl** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:56 am

Happened to my MP3 player, although that was by Creative. I was soooooooooooooooooooo pissed off.

Infact, I just totally forgot about that, it happened a couple of months ago. Should ge ta new one soon really.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:28 am

What kind is yours Pops?

I got a Creative Zen off of eBay recently that freezes sometimes but I found that if you hold the play/pause button and reset it (stick a paperclip in the little "reset" hole) then let go of the play/pause button you get a little menu. Hit "clean disk" and then "reboot" and it works again.

This information was hidden so well on the Creative site it took me four days to find it. If I was Creative I'd have it on the front page in big flashing letters, but there you go.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:38 pm

mine's never frozen, but it has, twice now, completely erased itself.
most annoying!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:40 pm

I've heard of a toffee apple!
I've heard of a pine apple!

But I ain't never heard of a frozen apple!

(cf Dumbo)

Post by **snarl** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:17 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:What kind is yours Pops?

I got a Creative Zen off of eBay recently that freezes sometimes but I found that if you hold the play/pause button and reset it (stick a paperclip in the little "reset" hole) then let go of the play/pause button you get a little menu. Hit "clean disk" and then "reboot" and it works again.

This information was hidden so well on the Creative site it took me four days to find it. If I was Creative I'd have it on the front page in big flashing letters, but there you go.

Ha, yeah, the Creative support is dog ****!

I found that out after hours and it served me well... untill one day even that stopped working. It just says 'BAD MEMORY' or sumfink.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:22 pm

snarl wrote:Ha, yeah, the Creative support is dog ****!

I found that out after hours and it served me well... untill one day even that stopped working. It just says 'BAD MEMORY' or sumfink.

Ah right, can't help you there.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:46 pm

the battery in ipods fail after 8 months of use anyhows...

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:14 pm

Once my mp3 player started to show incoherent stuff/graphics in the menu (right after I updated the OS). I sent an E mail for help (which I never got an answer). So I formatted it (twice) and updated it again. After a few times it worked.

Jazz · Post by **Jazz** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:21 pm

ipod = waste of money.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:28 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:the battery in ipods fail after 8 months of use anyhows...

crikey, mine must've failed four months ago!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:53 pm

seriously I think they have a life of about 8-9 months of continous use and re-charge.

Have u seen the court case in america - 250'000+ ipod users report the same fault, Apple of europe does not officaly recognaise the problem as of yet because European ipods are different to USA ipods... erm yeah right.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:13 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:seriously I think they have a life of about 8-9 months of continous use and re-charge.

Have u seen the court case in america - 250'000+ ipod users report the same fault, Apple of europe does not officaly recognaise the problem as of yet because European ipods are different to USA ipods... erm yeah right.

well i've had mine for a year, use it everyday for a good few hours and charge it every other day or so... still working fine.

must be lucky.

(of course, now i've said all that, the bugger with [composite word including 'f*ck'] up now)

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:26 pm

Yes my GF is working ok but i do know of ppl who have had battery issues.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:22 am

I've known a few people who have had issues with them straight from the box, but never actually known anyone's who's battery died on them after a certain period of time.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:49 am

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:Yes my GF is working ok but i do know of ppl who have had battery issues.

Sorry. Can't think of a snarl-esque comment to post here.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:54 am

hehe

yeah its pretty big news in the USA and watchdog ran a similar story on the same problem over here in the UK - its got somthing to do with how you charge them.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:11 am

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:hehe

yeah its pretty big news in the USA and watchdog ran a similar story on the same problem over here in the UK - its got somthing to do with how you charge them.

hmm, actually, that does ring a bell now

guess i'm one of the lucky ones.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:57 am

A friend in the US has had his replaced 4 or 5 times due to faults while still under warranty. Consequently, he has a brand new iPod every few months.

People who buy them in the UK, I openly point and laugh.

Jazz · Post by **Jazz** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:39 am

waste of money, you own a computer it has songs and video. labtops can take with you has songs and video and net. enough said.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:12 am

Jazz wrote:waste of money, you own a computer it has songs and video. labtops can take with you has songs and video and net. enough said.

Not really enough said. You go walking with your laptop tucked under your arm?

An mp3 player is a walkman-substitute, not a computer-substitute.

What you're saying is a bit like "why buy an oven when you have a fridge?"

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:03 am

Metal Vendetta wrote:People who buy them in the UK, I openly point and laugh.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:56 am

Legion wrote:
Metal Vendetta wrote:People who buy them in the UK, I openly point and laugh.

Ha ha [/Nelson]