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Old 05-07-2008, 02:10 PM
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SOS Please Please help my dead ipod touch!!
Oh no!!!! I installed NES emulator on my ipod touch. All was going well, I turned it off in the middle of a game and now the ipod won;t start up again!! iTunes won't even see it, says there is an error reading from it.......
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What can I do???????? Oh no.... I killed it!

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Old 05-07-2008, 02:17 PM
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Pop it into DFU mode (it's tricky, here's a link) - restore it with 1.1.4 via iTunes, then use ZiPhone to jailbreak it again
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Old 05-07-2008, 02:19 PM
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Try restarting/resetting the iPod.

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Try restarting iPod touch. To turn it off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider to turn off iPod touch. To turn iPod touch on, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.
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To reset iPod touch, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time until you see the Apple logo.
Apple - Support - Troubleshooting - iPod touch

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no response to the above restart/reset method. Trying Decryption's idea....
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The DFU mode link require you to turn the ipod on. Mine won't turn on.... Decryption, is there another way?
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Old 05-07-2008, 02:29 PM
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The DFU mode link require you to turn the ipod on. Mine won't turn on.... Decryption, is there another way?
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It won't turn on? Nothing at all ever comes up on the screen? Are you sure it's charged?

If iTunes recognises it - you can do DFU mode. It took me a while to get the hang of it, as your timing has to be precise, but once you're in DFU mode, iTunes will ignore whatever is wrong with the iPod and do a total restore back to factory settings. It's the equivalent of taking a bulldozer to a block of land, knocking everything down and building a new house. Whereas doing a traditional iTunes restore is just a renovation.
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Phew, it's back!!! I followed chrsha01's apple troubleshooting link. Pressed home and sleep/wake button until apple logo appeared. Everything came back.... phew . That was close. That will teach me to never mess with the thing again!!!!

Thanks Decryption, chrsha01
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DebB has fixed the problem already. (see above post)
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