Hawkwind: Classic, Touch or something else? It used to happen monthly on my iPhone but never once on either of my Classics.
― I mean Emma Watson Premier League fit (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Classic 7G. I opened it in SharePod and it resurrected a little bit (plays, but some of the artist listings don't appear under Music, and some of the song titles are alpha instead of by track number). Going to try to buy an external HD, yeah, as that seems like the easiest course of action.
Chris - when you click the "Restore" button does it give you more than one option? I didn't want to pull that trigger without knowing what was going to happen.
― scary-cat-mascot-costumes-for-kids2.tk (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 15 December 2010 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
This is a very silly thing to consider a problem. But my ipod is not showing pics of the albums anymore (except at random one in ever couple dozen will display the cover of The Associates "Double Hipness" totally at random (none of the things displaying this are The Associates)). I tried restoring it & still no album covers. ????
― Col. Pinkney Lugenbeel (Abbbottt), Sunday, 15 May 2011 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Reformat - reload.
― du mein bestie (micarl), Sunday, 15 May 2011 20:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Agree with micarl. And props for owning "Double Hipness"!! It really was something, Stephen!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 15 May 2011 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, and make sure you're using the latest iTunes (or your media organizer of choice).
I tried restoring it & still no album covers. ????
Is this the same as reformatting?
― 百万个叉烧包 (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 16 May 2011 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
AFAIK they are the same but I'm doing it again – we'll see, eh?
― Col. Pinkney Lugenbeel (Abbbottt), Monday, 16 May 2011 00:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think it is - reformatting clears off everything whereas restoring still keeps special files the iPod needs. You can format the iPod like any other drive using the appropriate system tool.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 16 May 2011 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
oh godddddddddd what is happening i don't understand
okay, plugged ipod in exactly as usual to sync. midway through it ejects itself, the warning that the device hasn't been unplugged properly flashes up even though I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. it's frozen on "do not disconnect" so i do the thing of holding down menu + the centre button to restart it. ALL THE MUSIC IS DELETED. i plug it back in, it tells me to restore factory settings, i do so, start to sync all the music back on it. it carries on fine then with only 200 or so songs to go (out of 3000) it DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN.
what is it doing! why! this is something i do all the time, why is it fucking me around?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
your ipod cable is bad, probably? if not that, then your ipod's dock connector is probably fuct
― flagp∞st (dayo), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
it might be the cable, that's like 5 years old now. ipod itself is only a few months old!
this sort of thing only ever happens when i'm in a massive rush to leave the house, not those times when i have acres of time stretching in front of me
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
I've definitely had ipod cables go bad - always the newer ones. the one I had from like 6 years ago still works fine, but I rarely use it
― flagp∞st (dayo), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
is it pretty definitely the cable rather than the ipod itself though?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
oh god now itunes has frozen. EVERYTHING ON THIS COMPUTER IS MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT NOW.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
well I dunno - it's the first step I would try in troubleshooting the problem though!
― flagp∞st (dayo), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
WHY
does my ipod refuse to play certain mp3s that work fine in itunes? it's really weird - when i click on them on my ipod it sort of pauses at 0:00 for a couple of seconds then immediately skips to the next track on the album, and repeats the process without playing any sound. why would it do this to me? how can i get the little fucker to stop doing it?
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:37 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds like the file is corrupted, although I don't know why in that case it plays fine in iTunes. Maybe the read process is different or something, idk. Can you re-download or re-rip the files? I would try a fresh copy of the file.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:42 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm when my ipod started doing this it was because the hard drive was failing... if it's that then the solution will probably be to buy a new ipod (or in my case buy something else).
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:49 (eleven years ago) link
hmm, it's only done it for two albums ever, one a couple of years ago and it hasn't failed yet...
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:51 (eleven years ago) link
Might be worth running a disk check on it anyway to rule it out? I'm sure there are other reasons it could happen, not necessarily that.
Another way to test it would be try to copy the file it skips on from the ipod back to your computer, when mine stopped working I would get data cyclic redundancy errors if I tried to do that.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
a disk check on the ipod? how do you do that?
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:07 (eleven years ago) link
you do it on the Mac, go to Disk Utility when the iPod is plugged in and it should show up there as a disk
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:10 (eleven years ago) link
don't you get error messages that certain files were not transferred when syncing with the pc (or apple computer)? i had a similar problem with a couple of old mp3s (mpeg layer 2). the way i solved it was to convert them to mp3 and delete the old files. afterwards the syncing worked fine. maybe a firmware update on the ipod could help too but i haven't done that yet.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:13 (eleven years ago) link
Might also be a syncing issue?I'd set all my music syncing to manual, or at least I thought I did, until it became clear that iTunes purchases (songs) on the laptop were automatically transferred to my iPhone. Resulting in songs/albums ending up there twice, since I manually transferred them as well. I've tried two things: selecting and deleting the doubles, or deleting them all and retransfer them manually. Now there's a Young Smoke album and a partial Charles Mingus album that don't play when I select them, like lex, on the iPhone. The files play fine in iTunes on the laptop. Funny thing is that these files do not show up in my iPhone list when I've hooked it up to the laptop, WTF. Basically there are files that I can't play when I see them on the iPhone and I can't remove them because iTunes doesn't see them...
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― willem, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:18 (eleven years ago) link
lex how old is your ipod?
― Esteban Buttiérrez (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:20 (eleven years ago) link
no error messages, syncing is manual (the mp3s with these issues aren't itunes purchases), ipod is...about 1.5 years old i think?
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:23 (eleven years ago) link
so it should be playing mp3s pretty solidly out of the box
it's only with specific files, yeah?
― Esteban Buttiérrez (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah. all files on specific albums (only two ever) (one of those was an official mixtape)
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:28 (eleven years ago) link
i've had dodgy mp3s recently so i reckon it's that. you can get hold of apps that fix mp3s but i can't think of one to recommend off-hand; maybe someone else here can
― Esteban Buttiérrez (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:32 (eleven years ago) link
did you already try to convert those files to mp3 in itunes? that should do the job if they play in itunes.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:46 (eleven years ago) link
My iPod sometimes skips wav and aiff files that play fine on iTunes. Just need to convert them.
― I am using your worlds, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:49 (eleven years ago) link
they are mp3s already
the ipod has skipped wav files before but i assumed that was just cuz they're huge
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 12:20 (eleven years ago) link
i know. but as i said before, they might be not readable by the ipod but readable by itunes. just have a try.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 12:29 (eleven years ago) link
this happens to me all the time with rap mixtapes, very frustrating & mysterious
― flopson, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:46 (eleven years ago) link
Changing tags has helped fixed playback issues for me in the past.
― skip, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
like add some text to a meaningless tag and see if it fixes it.
― skip, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
Should be set at 44.1 kHz and 16-bit...but I forget where those settings are.
― Pope Frank is the messenger of your doom (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
I've had those problems pretty frequently, and my solution was to just make another copy of the mp3 in iTunes using the Create Mp3 Version tool, and when that didn't work I'd open the file in Audacity and save a fresh mp3.
― JonathanBogart, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
does anyone else have a problem with opening youtube links that are posted on ilx with their ipod?
― Sébastien, Monday, 5 August 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
are you using an old version of zing?
― Autumn Almanac, Monday, 5 August 2013 21:40 (ten years ago) link
my ipod classic is on its last leg of its last leg and i need a replacement
1) will ANYONE in the world fix my ipod classic?2) if not, what is the best alternative? i know there must be a company making an mp3 player but idk where to begin
heeeeeeelp please
i am not going to completely switch the way i listen to music. this one is perfectly fine but the delivery device is not.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:13 (six years ago) link
My ipod classic packed in. I wonder if it could be fixed and how much that would be
― starving street dogs of punk rock (Odysseus), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
isn't there some enterprising person who knows how to fix these things who wants to make a little money fixing all of these beloved sad dying ipods?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:19 (six years ago) link
I am determined to either learn how to fix these things or how to Frankenstein together an mp3 player that runs on the same software before my own Classic turfs out. Because I could otherwise see myself abandoning music altogether for a while if I wind up having to abandon a decade and a half of meticulous playlist construction.
― Scott Staph (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:38 (six years ago) link
It's minor as existential crises go, but Apple's abandonment of the iPod and the inevitable obsolescence of the surviving hardware is like knowing you'll wake up one day to discover that all of your books are now filled with blank pages. What do you even do.
― Scott Staph (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:40 (six years ago) link
when someone tells me i should just give up and embrace streaming, ii feel like someone has told me that i can only eat liquified food for the rest of my lifethe dnw factor is high
the question is not to philosophize about the nature of the problem -- i want a solution! i have googled for some products and there are mp3 players available. are any of them an acceptable substitute?!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:45 (six years ago) link
if they'd make a 256 GB iPhone I'd be cool with it. how hard can it be really.
― frogbs, Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
speaking for myself, listening to music while i am going from here to there is receiving nourishment, i've been doing it since i got my first walkman -- before the ipod i had fully accepted that i needed to carry a bag big enough to hold a CD wallet + extra batteries, and i did that in spite of it being inconvenient. it beat carrying tapes around. then i got an ipod and everything was great for almost a decade. NOW WHAT
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
as I understand it the problem here is really "I need a player that integrates with a pre-existing iTunes library/playlists", right?
― sleeve, Thursday, 21 September 2017 14:55 (six years ago) link
so maybe LL can get a used or hand me down 128gb iphone 6
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 21 September 2017 17:54 (six years ago) link
thank you all very much for your tech support :)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
Yeah, you can sync multiple playlists. Aside from my main playlist, I create smart playlists that automatically update to include all songs from the main list that I've rated 5 stars or "loved," or songs I've played fewer than say five times, etc. I really wish you could create smart playlists within the app on the phone. Sometimes I do miss the simplicity of the iPod interface and click wheel, but now that they've worked out most of what used to annoy me about music on the phone I don't know that I'd go back if I could.
― early rejecter, Thursday, 21 September 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
also for the buttons in pocket thing, most headphones now include commands for play, pause, skip, volume, so not really an issue anymore
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 21 September 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
a lot of earbuds do but most over-ear and on-ear do not, right?
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 21 September 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
old lunch and lechera, totally with you in this recent revive
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 21 September 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
the shorting battery trick for the wall plug made me go mad when trying to revive my last ipod
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 21 September 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
recently managed to revive mine and feel the same as everyone else here esp Old Lunch's "I understand that your kidney is giving out, how about we replace it with this beer can with a whistle glued to it" analogy
zero interest in streaming services
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 21 September 2017 21:49 (six years ago) link
I figure I have at least another couple years with this one, but after that it's gonna be sadtimes I expect
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 21 September 2017 21:50 (six years ago) link
Fine, okay, I will finally invest some time in figuring out how to get one of my handful of old iPod classics working and let y'all know when my new business is officially open.
― Scott Staph (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 September 2017 22:57 (six years ago) link
now you're talkingyou live in chi area iirc? don't be a stranger!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 23:34 (six years ago) link
I figure I have at least another couple years with this onedon't drop it! that's what happened to me everything was going well and then there was a collision with the sidewalk :(
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 September 2017 23:35 (six years ago) link
Gah, I finally had to break the glass a few months back on the emergency iPod I bought when they ceased production of the Classic, and I've already dropped the thing, what, 3? 4 times? Butter. Fingers.
(Yeah, I'm local, LL. I'm probably only like a mile away from you, iirc. I need to be occasionally reminded that people interact with one another outside of their homes and workplaces.)
― Scott Staph (Old Lunch), Friday, 22 September 2017 02:28 (six years ago) link
i traded a coworker for her old ipod nano! this thread helped me get over some of my obsessive fear about this. i know the problem isn't going to go away, but at least i have a plan. yay!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
People are selling unused 7th gen classics on ebay for like 200 uk pounds, seems reasonable to me
― heaven parker (anagram), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
The nano is a nice little imp. Of course its modest capacity will force you to sweat who comes on and off your library but that contest can be fun if you're not mentally ill in the way I am.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
it's not going to totally solve my problem -- how can i carry the collected works of ____ in my bag at all times just in case? -- but it will help for the time being
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:41 (six years ago) link
Nanos are great, forces you to switch up your library and I find I actually listen to the same albums consistently. Whereas a 30 gb or more is too many options for me personally. I dunno I want to avoid ADD listening streaming trends, I've seen how it's affected my friends - they hardly even listen to a full album now
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:49 (six years ago) link
I dunno, it's been super nice listening to hour after hour of Tara Jane O'Neil's discography today but it's also super nice knowing that that isn't my only option.
― this is ridcolus (Old Lunch), Thursday, 5 October 2017 19:56 (six years ago) link
Fair enough, I totally get how it could be limiting
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 5 October 2017 21:21 (six years ago) link
the best thing to do with an ipod when you don't know what to listen to is just go to alphabetical list of songs, pick a good starting spot, and just let it go
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 October 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
just as good as random + you get a funny list of song titles
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 5 October 2017 21:35 (six years ago) link
^^yes!
I gave in and bought an iPod Touch 128GB this week. While my 16GB phone works fine in the car - where I do most of my listening - sometimes the limited storage frustrated me. Started filling the Touch yesterday and after it felt like I'd put a lot on there's still 75GB of storage left!
― willem, Friday, 6 October 2017 07:23 (six years ago) link
ipod crapped out couple months back and now i'm a convert to iphone/itunes combo, which has made it a lot easier (take the plunge). little weird to play the entirety of an album tho, it tends to shuffle songs - anyone know how to turn that off?
― Music is confidence (Ross), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 14:24 (six years ago) link
When you have something playing, go to the large album art playing screen (if you're not there, click on the small album art in the lower left corner) and scroll up. You'll see the shuffle and repeat buttons appear and you can turn shuffle off. If that's not the issue, only other thing I can think of is maybe your track # metadata is missing, which you can fix in iTunes. In my experience the tracks play in alphabetical order in that instance.
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:05 (six years ago) link
i absolutely hated my few months of trying to use my iphone as an itunes-driven music player
― cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
Rejecter that fixed it! Cheers.
Yeah Jon the transition hasn’t been smooth
― Music is confidence (Ross), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:29 (six years ago) link