Update 1.0.3 is READY for download...

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Update 1.0.3 is READY for download...

Well,

Just out of habit I clicked on "Update" in iTunes and 1.0.3 is ready.

Be brave. Be bold. I am downloading right now and am eager to see what this current firmware extravaganza has to offer. It should be done shortly, if anything obvious comes from this, I'll post the results. Otherwise, I'll wait till morning and see if anybody else has updated.

My wish for this latest installment? Since my iPod is running pretty well since the 1.0.2, I wish, I wish upon a star:

1. That the search function returns accurate results. So when I search for an album and it says there are 12 tracks, I can open that result and choose from the 12 songs in that album and NOT from the 7,000+ on my iPod that normally show up when I open a result based on an album or artist.

2. Track counts are now accurate while searching in Artist or Album menu

3. Backlight timer issues addressed. Not that big a deal, but still something that should be fixed.

4. Maybe higher volume levels? Raise the max level to 11????

I give up on Cover Flow, so I won't even bring it up...

Good luck y'all, can't wait to see the forums after this baby has hit the streets for a few hours.

Jason

iPod Classic (80GB), Windows XP

Posted on Nov 27, 2007 8:47 PM

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Answer 1

luis83

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Nov 27, 2007 9:01 PM in response to CrispNClean

Well, I can't change the clicker back to headphones only. I can choose only between "both" and "off".

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CrispNClean Author

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Nov 27, 2007 9:19 PM in response to CrispNClean

OK. Just installed 1.0.3 on my 80GB Classic and no major catastrophes. Thank God.

What can I report? Of the things I mentioned on my wish list, one thing immediately seems to be addressed and that is the track counts are accurate and stay accurate when looking at albums. For example when I open my R.E.M. folder, it mentions 179 tracks. I go into an album and exit it, the track count stays at 179 and does not change.

Backlight timer is fixed. Additionally, they seem to have polished the 'power-up' and 'power-down' on that. It now fades up and fades down when the backlight gets activated or deactivated.

Now the not-so-necessarily-bad news - just not fixed yet news, and its only one thing on my end. Still need to test things further for the nitty gritty:

The Search function is still messed up. I search for 'Paolo Nutini' and his CD came up. I opend it and instead of seeing all the tracks for that selection, the results I got were all of the ALBUMS on my iPod. All 550 or so.

That really about wraps it up.

I am not sure if the volume is louder, seems like it, but, I was using my wife's headphones which I've never used before.

One little surprise, besides the nifty backlight dimming/fading trick. The Click Wheel seems to be a lot more accurate as far as having it stop on the intended target, on the first try. Before I was gently rolling over the while back and forth to get what I wanted. Now, I can control that menu with a lot more ease and accuracy.

So for now, from here, that's about it. I don't want to sing praises and be complaining tomorrow, so I look forward to seeing what everybody else has to say about this, especially those of you with runaway battery and locking problems. If things stay stable, I would say this is definately a step in the right direction.

Jason

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m8an

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260 points

Nov 27, 2007 10:28 PM in response to CrispNClean

omg hyperventilating I'm on my way to school, so just a quick post what I found out to have changed in that short amount of time:

1) clicker sounds awful in headphones (ok one bad thing for starters :D)
2) performance issues GONE! wheel fast, menus fast, lyrics/notes load much faster, games load faster, photos much faster, great!
3) my eu-ipod seems to be louder (holy god thank you apple)
4) all seems to sync correct after playing games
5) you can sync SONGS WITH EQ SETTING SET UP IN ITUNES FOR THEM without the ipod going into the endless reboot-loop!

thanks!

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MISTER2

Level 1

10 points

Nov 28, 2007 1:20 AM in response to CrispNClean

The issue with some genre's not playing properly is now fixed with 1.0.3
With 1.0.2 some genres would freeze the iPod and it would say playing 1 of 0 even if there were a couple hundred songs for the genre.
+1

TV Out is still raping customer wallets with 1.0.3
-1 again

The new click is painful to listen to...I hope it gets better as I get used to it. However at first it feels like something is scraping your eardrum.
-1

Custom album artwork does not appear for the entire album on the iPod. The custom added artwork only appears for the specific song in which it was added in iTunes rather than all songs for the same album.
-1 again.

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Answer 5

Nov 28, 2007 1:29 AM in response to CrispNClean

EW! Ew ew ew ew!

I just discovered a HORRIBLE problem that was CREATED with 1.0.3!

When you are adjusting the volume while in playback... the click wheel noise plays rather than just adjusting the volume up or down!

I don't like it! I don't like it one bit! (Give me and option to just play the click wheel on the iPod speaker and I'll be happy.)

Edit:

On second thought... I actually like what they were GOING for with the click with volume... if you are not looking at your iPod and you're in a silent part of the music, you don't know at what volume you set it to, so having an audible click to give you how loud it is makes a lot of sense.

However! The new click sound is painful and unpleasant.

Message was edited by: magicgoof

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Answer 6

Nov 28, 2007 5:15 AM in response to m8an

Hi,
is it really confirmed that this update 1.0.3 has raised the volume level for european iPod classic ?
Thx, Ralf

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Answer 7

Nov 28, 2007 7:22 AM in response to CrispNClean

Is the hard drive bug fixed?

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Botrax

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Nov 28, 2007 10:16 AM in response to Neurotripsick

What is the hard drive bug on iPod Classic? I had a bas issue with hard disk slow downs on the 5.5g, but my Classic 80 is doing just fine and recording fine with the Belkin TuneTalk

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Mr Yatey

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Nov 28, 2007 7:21 PM in response to CrispNClean

I just saw when i disconnected my ipod from updating to 1.0.3 that when u disconnect from the computer (from itunes) it says on your ipod OK TO DISCONNECT and you have to wait about 10 seconds before u can use your ipod.

Coverflow is better on my 80gig classic but still can be better and my click wheel is still slow

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FireFish

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68 points

Nov 28, 2007 10:11 PM in response to magicgoof

magicgoof wrote:
EW! Ew ew ew ew!

I just discovered a HORRIBLE problem that was CREATED with 1.0.3!

When you are adjusting the volume while in playback... the click wheel noise plays rather than just adjusting the volume up or down!

I don't like it! I don't like it one bit! (Give me and option to just play the click wheel on the iPod speaker and I'll be happy.)

Edit:

On second thought... I actually like what they were GOING for with the click with volume... if you are not looking at your iPod and you're in a silent part of the music, you don't know at what volume you set it to, so having an audible click to give you how loud it is makes a lot of sense.

However! The new click sound is painful and unpleasant.

Message was edited by: magicgoof

I don't like that they took away the option for iPod Only for click sounds in 1.0.3

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RubenBCN

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Nov 29, 2007 1:13 AM in response to CrispNClean

Is it possible to download this update as a file? Our firewall at the office cuts the access for iTunes and that's the computer I use.

Thanks.

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Mitchas

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Nov 29, 2007 2:25 AM in response to CrispNClean

Hey guys...well i've never owned an ipod, and now have the chance to get one in like 1 week, decisions decisions...is the update running okay? i have downloaded itunes 7.5, all works fine except the vid audio bug ( just convert the flv file again and it'll sort it ( make sure it's MPEG when you convert), just wanting to know is ipod classic bugs fixed, cheers Mitch.

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RubenBCN

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Nov 29, 2007 2:29 AM in response to Mitchas

Mine works perfectly fine and since version 1.0.2, faster than ever, with iTunes or its own interface (first version was slow).
I'm sure there are improvements that can be done but I have more than 15.000 songs using 63GB, 5GB of videos, podcasts (audio and video) and 3GB of photos and everything works smoothly.

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Answer 14

Nov 29, 2007 1:53 PM in response to CrispNClean

Well, I just downloaded it just now. And well I havn't tried much yet, had to re-sync EVERYTHING as I've just changed computer, ugh!!!
But, one thing I have noticed, is on Cover Flow, loads of Album Covers are missing, whereas on iTunes, there not.. I always make sure they've got covers! So that's kinda anoying me.
And I did notice, when it's ending it's sync, it now on the iPod shows a little loading bar, which is ****** nice! Thanks for the Apple, I've been waiting, as I've been getting tired of it just saying: "OK to diconnect" now it has a little %-age bar :D:D

Haha, anyway thats all,
thanks,
Kirk

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bdbfc

Level 1

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Nov 30, 2007 10:56 AM in response to CrispNClean

Downloaded it, wonder if it will fix the issue I have when it's attached to my car, it says connected to device, and the power drains if I leave it in the car. Mu prev 60GB Video charged like a champ, as does the Ipod Mini.

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