iPod won't play any songs...stuck on 0.00

oh man this just happend to me this morning. it was working just fine untill i didn't hear anythinf from my headphones. it doesn't matter what song i click to , it won't play.. it just stays on "0:00" .... I've restored it, restarted it and it won't work..

musiclover408 wrote:

.... I am willing to bet the house that it has to do with the latest iTunes upgrade. WHY do they keep upgrading the **** program?? .....


iTunes is updated all the time. But now they are updating it to help out the new iPHONE and now the Touch versions will probably need an update too.

If you just listen to music, Do not update unless the update has a New feature you need.

Same thing with Microsoft updates, I always wait a few days to make sure it does not break something.

I have the same problem....and i did some research and i think this problem has something to do with the new firmware 1.2.1...im trying to downgrade but i need the ipod software update file..that can be found on C:\Documents and Settings\(CUrrent user)\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iPod Software Updates.... so if u have the file ipod_25.1.2 please post...

This morning my 4G iPod got stuck just like that and I played around and finally got it to reset. A couple of the posts suggested that the HD is sticking and a slight tap to a determined smack as the unit is restarting will remedy the situation. I did that and did not have it freeze or partially play a tune for the next hour or so but I need to see what happens the next time I play some music.

I am suspicious that the new iTunes, being optimized for the newer generation units, might be slamming our older ones.

This just be the excuse to buy a Classic ... hehehe

I have the same problem of you guys... but my is worst now. Now i cant unholde it! I use my ipod in the car, plugging it to the usb port of the radio and it works fine... but it wont work with headphones, it stuck on 0:00 and wont reproduce music! 😟

Same problem here. Ipod works perfectly (shows up in Itunes, allows me to browse, lets me select songs, synchs, etc), except that it won't play songs and is stuck at 0.00. I've tried tapping the hard disk gently and not-so-gently. Any advice etc would be appreciated. Please help!

I have exactly the same problem, and I don't think it has anything to do with the updates. I have been without a computer for 8 weeks to haven't been able to update mine.

It just sticks at 0.00 and looks to all intents & purposes like it's playing but is actually doing nothing. Any tips grateful.

Thanks

Well it looks like this is a pretty systemic problem myself included, although the numbers will actually update on mine just no sound. So does apple have any solutions yet or does any one know how to downgrade the last firmware update? I might go to the local Apple store today to see what they say too.

did you go?

I have an 80GB 5th Gen iPod with the same symptoms.

I had a talk with an Apple rep and they said this is not normal behavior (obviously) and they offered to have it repaired/replaced. We did some troubleshooting over the phone and narrowed it down to the hard disk. For me it seems like this happens when the iPod comes out of deep sleep. I press play and it shows Now Playing but does not forward the play head nor does the time elapsed change. And I don't hear anything either. Only way for it to play is to put it back to sleep (hold play) and then turn it on again. You can feel/hear the hard disk inside spin up. Then the iPod will play.

However this problem only happens intermittently. I was not able to reproduce the problem over the phone but the Rep said they would have a look at it anyway. So if you're debating whether to call tech support... don't. Give them a call. Good Luck.

Did you ever figure out what was wrong with it BioHazardX? My iPod is doing the EXACT same thing. My video works, so I know my hard drive is working, just no audio! If anyone finds any answers, please post them on this thread.

What happens when you find the file? How do you downgrade it?

I pretty much have the same exact problem. It either gets stuck on 0.00 or skips to like the 6th song on the album and plays 3 seconds of it, then freezes. I really don't want to send it in to get it fixed because without a warranty, i might as well get a new one.

My iPod (30 gb. color display, no video) has the same problem. It froze on 0.00, and I couldn't do anything, but leave it until it was totally discharged. Now I can't start it. The apple-logo apperas but is after a while replaced by a sag iPod-logo and a link to the support site.

I have tried the 5 R's, with lot of resets and just about everything else. The great problem seems to be that my computer (tried 3 different), can't discover the iPod.

Before the new update I didn't have any problems and I had lots of battery-time. But now I can't use my iPod at all! Very, very sad since the garantie just has run out.

Any ideas someone, please?