HELP! 40GB photo ipod "wall charger" icon..

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HELP! 40GB photo ipod "wall charger" icon..

I am not sure what generation my photo ipod is but I got it a year or two ago so I am assuming it is a 4th generation one. All of my songs were deleted and now has the "plug to wall charger" icon. The problem is, I don't have a wall charger anymore. Would I need to buy one or does anyone know of any other methods I can go through to fix it? I been charging my ipod through the usb/computer.

Please help. I am too broke to afford to buy a new one! I love my ipod dearly! 😟

Windows Vista

Posted on Oct 10, 2007 6:47 PM

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Answer 1

Haroon

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Nov 8, 2007 5:28 PM in response to amaivs

I purchased a refurbished 4th generation HP branded Apple iPod for my friend today. When I was setting it up for him I noticed it was formatted for Windows and he uses a Mac, like me. To change it to Mac-format, so he could install firmware updates, I restored the iPod in iTunes. I've done this a number of times with my Mac and my iPod Mini, however with a firewire cable. I didn't know that if you restore this generation iPod with a USB connection, you need to connect it to a wall charger afterwards to complete the firmware update.

HP did not ship this iPod with a firewire cable or a power adapter. It was asking to be connected to a wall adapter but we did not have one. We bought a car power adapter, but this didn't work. We tried inserting the USB cable half-way, but that did not work either. What finally worked was taking the iPod to a Radio Shack and plugging it into an iPod clock radio/boombox type device; the firmware installed, the iPod rebooted, and we have a Mac-formatted iPod working perfectly now.

No amount of resetting or attempts to put the iPod in disk mode prior to this would work. Hope this helps someone.

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PT

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Oct 10, 2007 7:29 PM in response to amaivs

Do you have a USB sync cable or do you still use a Firewire cable? If the USB one, then try inserting it just part way in so the two longer power pins connect but the two middle & shorter data pins do not. This can sometimes fool the iPod into determining it is plugged into an AC adapter.
Patrick

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Answer 3

Oct 10, 2007 11:11 PM in response to amaivs

I had the same problem with the plug in symbol on display and it not recognizing my usb power supply. It also didn't work when I bought the electric wall/power supply for the usb connection. *Here's the fix!!!!* Go to Best Buy and look at the *Curtis Clock Radio* for IPOD (approx. $39.99)It will be in the boombox/clock radio section. Not the MP3/IPOD section! Put your ipod on the display model and it should connect, finish updating etc! They don't care if you "try it out"! If that one doesn't work for some reason, try the other ipod type radio/boomboxes! It worked for me!!!! Rick

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amaivs Author

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Oct 12, 2007 5:29 AM in response to AquaStreak

YESS!!! It worked. My sister gave me her wall charger and apparently it worked after restarting itself with the "apple" icon showing up. However, all of my precious SONGS were deleted along with it. I thought it was just itunes that was crashed but turns out, so was the rest. Oh well, as long as it works again!

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lidad66

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Jan 4, 2008 1:06 PM in response to amaivs

i have the same problem with a 4th gen i pod too the wall charger icon and i bought a power adapter that dosent work or the in car one so will try going to my local pc world and using one of their boom boxes hope it works will let u know if it does fingers crossed..

lidad66

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amaivs Author

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Oct 10, 2007 7:45 PM in response to PT

sighs I tried the usb halfway, it still doesn't work. Thanks though.

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Answer 7

Oct 11, 2007 6:14 AM in response to sirkutter

Stop advertising a specific radio on all the topics regarding wall chargers.

But yes, using any speakers with a powered iPod dock should do the trick.

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