iPod Classic in a reboot loop

[zerorisers1]

ine shows the logo whole time

[KashgroundTM]

my touch did this too lol but i put it in recovery mode,not sure if it'll work with this one

[tenaciousd1888]

Guys mines was on a constant loop right up until 10 mins ago..I plugged it in, reset it then put it into disc mode(centre button and play) then held reset again so it reset twice then my itunes popped up saying its went into ipod recovery thenit restored it..i was just lucky i guess

[wtfarris]

i get the smae thing but with a folder and a ! can you help

[scottboggs]

buy a zune. =P

[TrueTaike]

Holy shit been searching for a fix for my ipod video for months and all i had to do was reboot!!

[AfghanHazar]

by my ipod classic its show

do not disconnect

what i should to do

[GoDoFaLLmUsiC120]

sorry mate but it wont work again mine dint :(

[riseagainstxxx]

same thing happened to mine just mess around with it for a while thats what i did and i got it to work now

[yamaha1413]

dude i got the same problem!!! but the problem is, is that i tryed to hacked with windows vista... i custumied wrong.... then that happen...can some one helpeme????

[Bighill112]

that sucks my still works perfectly never had a problem but i know my is about to die it is getting slower but it still works i have the 30gb

[delanah254]

i have the same problem and tried everything and was only partially successful in disk mode where i was able to get my ipod recognized by itunes and my computer but nothing about it was able to be altered( eg. not upgrading or fragmenting)

some people said to leave it charging overnight and it will be fine other said it was a hard drive problem and only apple can fix it

[sammykmeil]

do you need the warrenty to go to apple to get it fixed??

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[dalbudak64]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[MusiQueZz]

my ipod keeps restarting over and over.. everytime it does it asks me for my language i select english.. then it restarts!!!

someone pleaase help?!?!

[MusiQueZz]

Did u get this fixed if u did can u tell me how??????

please this is sooo annoying

[vzanini]

tonysimoni thanks so much !!!

I´ve almost crayzy whit my Ipod´s situation

your instructions realy works

[diantre08]

ok, the ipod i have is from a friend who had a mac. so its formatted for a mac. but i have a pc and itunes wont recognize the ipod and it keeps going to diskmode everytime i turn it on! what should i do?

[einahpets314]

555566hy's comment totally works!!! Thanks sooo much! Apple must know that this is how you fix it they just dont tell you so you have to buy a new ipod! Saved me £100 pound, never listening to apple customer service ever again!!!!!

[melvox]

A friend gave me his 160Gb Ipod Classic thinking that the HD of the device was already busted. I got it working again.

What I did was downgraded the firmware to 1.0.1

You could try doing that. If you don't know how you can try searching or contacting me.

[555566hy]

okkkkkk everyone i just fixed mine okay i have a windows vistas,so i went to the apple store then i thouhgt okay they(the workers are going to give me the same bullshit of sorry or etc.) of i cant help me im goin to continued on next comment.....

but this asian guy was so nice to me i talk to him all kool and yeah that fooo did helpe me

[derrick1234560]

The thing is when you dropped your ipod you mess up a section of the disk in side the hard drive. Need a new hard drive I think. Not shur.

[aimezetlapaix]

So if I reboot it, does that mean I lose all my files?? :(( I'm scared. My bro just totally broke my portable hard drive which contained all my music and vids. :(

[Marsdjinn]

got this too, don't know how to fix it

[555566hy]

so the guy tells me to get the version of itunes then connect your ipod then let it wait until th appple logo comes out then hold menu and the center button for 20 sec. then itsgoin to start over then the restore thingy meassage comes out then say yes on restore to factory settings and its going to work

[matthew3279]

hey mine mad i click sound when i was holding the buttons and now it wont turn on!!

please tell me what happend

[555566hy]

@matthew3279

chrge it

[matthew3279]

@555566hy yeah i got it to work...thanks anyways

[vbplayer18]

Thank you soO much Tonysimoni!!

It really helped me alot!:)

[kekoo1aaaa]

i have a ipod video classic of 80GB and i doesnt play the music it stays on 0:00 seconds doenst record tthe songs.

if someone knows how to fix this please response me please!!!

[EddyMcK]

1/2

I reformatted my hardrive on my computer about a week ago, this may have something to do with it? I dropped it from about 2 feet and it gave me a screen saying "plug into computer to restore" or something like that in 3 languages. I plug it in, it says it needs to restore, i restore it and it goes through its process. . 5 mins later it looks brand new, choose a new language has clicker sound etc., i plug it back in and it gives me the same message .....

[EddyMcK]

2/2

....as before saying i need to restore it. WTF!?? HELP MEh -Ipod 30g 5th gen video

[EddyMcK]

BTW im running it on XP

[dontiburn]

my ipod is so fucked when i plug it into the compuer itunes says i need to restore it then i restore it and it says it fails.

i try open the ipod from my computer then my computer freezes its fucked and i need music!!please help!

[tonysimoni]

Had the same problem. I even went to the Apple store but those guys could not fix it.

1) reboot you ipod(hold center and menu button at same time)

2)while rebooting (so when the apple logo is on) put your ipod into diskmode(hold center and play buttons)

3)plug in ipod, wait like a minute, and while STILL pluged in reboot AGAIN/WHILE STILL PLUGED IN

4)it should then reboot/ start up correctly /and then you should have no more probs. Restore Ipod if necessary in ITunes or whatever have ya.

[weeeezyfbabyy]

omg i was about to buy a new ipod & then i read your comment and tried it and it WORKED...seriously you should post this everywhere, it was so helpful(: thank youu!

[metaldood]

Best. Thanks!!!!

[metaldood]

Thanks!!!!

[simplymusic00]

@tonysimoni ohmygod thank you SOOO much!!!!

[TheRealGrimeKing]

@tonysimoni still dont work

[skylover256]

@tonysimoni thank god you have been the first one to help me with this lol all sites i went to went and told me disk mode but none exactly helped thanks for your description!

[dostumhoja]

@tonysimoni

Thank man, you help me a lot, and I saved my money. Who knows Apple store may need much money for "repai".

[01liquidfires]

@tonysimoni

center button and play button or buttons

[stoopidstories]

@tonysimoni OMG FUCKEN THANKS UR AMAZENLY AWESOME!!!!!:D

[BootsyJ]

@tonysimoni Thanks it worked!

[SS4Veg3ta]

hey did you find how to fix this problem?

[DoctorDoubleX]

the solution to your problem:

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3. PROFIT!!!

[hjaltiskates]

ipods are fucking stupid, all they do is break !!!!!!

[RetroKingdomrules]

agreed

[sappenheimer]

funny i have used mine constantly in a factory setting for like 5 years now and it has been stellar

[caitch87]

@sappenheimer lucky... :P i've had mine 2 years and faced almost every possible problem with it so far! i REFUSE to let apple beat me though! :P

[KennyMak]

@hjaltiskates Actually, considering I've had mine for over 5 years, dropped it on cement several times and have gotten it wet, I would say they iPods hold up pretty well.

[27portnoy]

@hjaltiskates yea mate maybe if u learnt how to look after em you would know.. so fuck up yea? thanks

[porage09]

fucking hate ipods

i tried what the other guy said... trying to restart loop or whatever...

its not working..just goes back to the X and says go to apple/ipod/support

and all that bull shit.

[forumdude123]

put the ipod in the freezer for an hour and then take it out. it worked for others.

[4couale]

u need the new software to fix it and ipod classics are not old bitch lmao i hope i helped i was pissed off when i broke mine

[sladeoss]

mmm this happened to mine it froze so i restarted it it loops i was told to hold menu and middle button (restarts it) then hold middle button then play/pause (disk mode) which should make ure comp reconise it i am sitll to try this as it is at my dads. google it or sumin :P

[stonebridgecustom]

so letting the ipod battery go completely dead and then hook it up to the computer and open itunes will fix the rebot loop problem??? wow and i been holdin my penis tryna figure out what the hell was wrong

[LusArdi08]

this happened to my ipod about a year ago, i was just about to throw it away after taking it apart etc but it still didnt work, then i was just fiddling with the buttons constantly and turn on and off all slides etc and it randomly worked, i cuddnt believe it so i quickly plugged it into the itunes and did a restore from there and it worksss after a year of not workin!!!!!

[andrew3112]

erm...same thing happened to me....trying to restore it wouldnt do any good....

so did u get to fix it??

how??

pls reply...urgent...i love my ipod...

hehhe

Dr3wZ

[bryateen16]

yes i have the same exact problem you have...i really need an answer.

[andrew3112]

lol..

i brought it to apple and they replaced my ipod..

try it...its worth it...check out my video

[bumblebee1247]

its rly worth it, i got a broken classic from some guy who didn't take care of it, went to apple, and got it replaced, and then, purposefully messed up the hardrive with magnets a few months later (DEC), took it to apple and got a new one again.

[xolamee]

JMC01644, how in the world could this be Microsoft's fault? When Apple's software is working with Apple's Ipod it has almost nothing at all to do with Microsoft. Apple wrote Itunes for windows and if it sucks real bad and bricks Ipods left and right it isn't Microsoft's fault. You don't blame the car manufacturer when the tires you put on your car go flat...

[fiddlestx123]

dude the ipod classic isnt that old.ur dumb

[JennRoxYourSox]

try plugging it into your computer, and let in sit there for about a day. if nothing happpens, send it to APPLE.

I don't know if they still fix classic iPods anymore, since they're old and not worth much, but it's worth a shot.

I have the same one, and my screen shattered.

[stonaboi420]

yo man trust me restorin it dont work neither does trying to reset it.....i got the same thin man....ipods r just unlucky man

[JMC01644]

I have heard/read that if you disconnected your IPod before you should have and are using Windows Vista...that might have caused the problem. Call Apple and complain or call Microsoft and complain to them since it is most likely their fault that your IPod is not working!

[TehXiO]

I got a similar problem. It boots up and says "use iTunes to restore". Though the iPod isn't recognized by any computer. I think i might of dropped it. Any help? PM me if you know the answer. Thanks.

[DaveDaysIsMyHero]

hold menu for 5 seconds then hold the middle button for 5 seconds, if that doesnt work exchange it, if u dont have a warenty call apple off the aple website if that doesnt work throw it at a wall

[iei582]

try dropping it again.

see what happens.

: ]

[RaiderX]

gah, my ipod went into a boot loop after restarting because it wouldn't play files.

I let the battery die and plugged in the USB cable and itunes restored it, but still boot looping. Windows cannot read the disk or format it. Winamp views the database oddly enough though.

I guess I have to send this into Apple, I always hate sending products into anywhere, takes too long, shipping, etc >_>

[RaiderX]

Dunno how Apple does it, but I let the battery die again and went to sleep. Plugged it in this morning and the restore worked this time.

[Dudeforgetit]

GUYS! I HAVE THE answer see my friend has the same problem he droped his ipod form our campus stairs which are like 16 steps which is pretty high. NO physical damage but it keep restarting so i took a look at it. I went up the staris and droped my zune notthing happend to the zune and it works fine! SO GET A ZUNE!

[morganfish1]

ya no u suck.

[hockeyavalanche73]

lol sorry, for a triple post.

I say its a temporary fix because, i still can't put my rambo movie on, but its not a big deal for me. Idk if its the firmware, mine is 1.03, although im hearing it has something to do with 1.02.

[hockeyavalanche73]

Continuation

Like i said, itunes will put your ipod into disk mode on its own, this time the restore screen should be black with the apple logo in the middle. Oh yah, it may seem like an over night task, but with a full charge(happend right when i disconnected it, had full charge), it takes about 2-3 hours to let the battery drain. Don't forget, let it drain to the point where the ipod is off.

Idk, im sure some of you already figured this out, and its not the easy but its a good temporary fix

[hockeyavalanche73]

Ok this is a message just incase this happens to someone else. Second time it happend to my ipod. both times after putting a Rambo Movie on my ipod, idk whats up there, but w/e. Any way i tried everything, i put it into disk mode myself, and i had it restored, only to find, it would shut down mid way, and restart the problem. My ipod is functioning after letting the battery die, then plugging it into the computer. You will know it works, if itunes automatically asks you to restore it.

[pesse123]

I had the same problem. Called Apple support and know it is working. I hold menu + center for about 30 seconds, nothing more. No disc mode no anything. And it connected to itunes.

[cygnusx211268]

I tried that but it just reboots again and starts the whole process over. How did you fix yours?

[cygnusx211268]

I didnt mean to mark your message as spam, Pesse, sorry. I meant to reply to it. I tried your idea and it didnt work. It just doesnt turn on and trying to reset it causes the problem again

[pesse123]

No problem mate. I dont know, I had the exact same problem as you... tried everything and gave up. I let the ipod's battery go out during the night, because I could not turn it off. Then I guess I attached the cable to charge it so I could keep trying and Apple support told me to hold menu + center for 30 seconds and somehow it worked. It connected to itunes and I did a reset through Itunes and now it works. I'm actually clueless because I thought I had done that the night before.

[hockeyavalanche73]

I know im late, but yah same thing happend to me. It went in this reboot loop, frustrated, i left my ipod on my bed, and went to my hockey game. When i came back it was off, plugged it in to the comp, and it recognized it, and went into restore mode, and didn't loop up, like it did before.

[cygnusx211268]

My 80GB Classic is currently doing this exact thing. What should I do? I might wait till tomorrow morning and see if its fixed itself or wait for the battry to die.

[matt151991]

omg, mine did that too, but not after dropping it, if you figure out how to fix it PLEASE message me, im going crazy.

[ftchkid]

yea that happend to me a day ago i wus gunna cry lol anyhoo mi friend taought me when the screen turns black immediately click and hold the middle circle jawny and play/ pause button at the same time until u hear a beep or the disk mode comes up plugs ur ipod into ur comp. and restore it hoped it help =]

[giorgio200791]

thanks man T_T that really helped me =D!

[EagleXL]

strangely enough, it just stopped eventually and went to the main menu.. :|

[YumiTanaka]

My Ipod is doing th exact same thing right now! except I didn't drop it or anything. Did you manage to figure it out yet? If so, please tell me how you did it! :)