Classic Firmware 1.1: What's new?

Of course...
Resetting works momentarily, but for me the static problem reoccurs soon after.

If you haven't gotten the message - DO NOT upgrade to the latest firmware version. To think rentals was the big deal at Macworld this year and this firmware version was to offer rentals for the ipod classic. Amazing.

Yeah, much ado about nothing, eh?

Yes, every time the static showed up, did a reset. Static reappears within hours. Finally downgraded to 1.03. No more static.

My 80gig had static noise on 1.1 so upgraded to 1.03 & iPod wouldn't turn off so I've downgraded to 1.1 again & static is back but it turns off. This is becoming as much "fun" as Windows ME !!

I've never had a lick of trouble with my Classic, but 1.1 did it. I run my iPod through some studio monitors at work, and the hiss problem was pretty obnoxious. I thought I could live with it until today; I noticed I still heard music (and not softly) when I turned the volume all the way down, and then I noticed that a track I was playing was listed as the one that comes before it. I downgraded at lunch and hope everything will be back to normal.

Let's hope that Apple is tracking the discussions. All its customers want is an iPod that works without problems.

HA!

I doubt it seriously. There's not even one reply by them, not even a message to deny or admit the problems. (+"Sorry...blablabla.....we;re working on it"+)

After downgrading to 1.0.3, the hiss problem is gone. I still have the issue where I can hear music with the volume slider at zero.

This is the last time I upgrade the firmware without waiting and reading the message boards first.

This is a user-to-user forum. If anyone from Apple is monitoring, it would be on their own time. If you want make Apple aware of issues, you should go to the iPod Feedback Page and enter your issue there.

I just sent this msg to Apple.com - one does what one can
Hi.
Being a big Apple and iPod fan, I call to you, almost in disbelief, about the recent faulty situations about the iPod Classic. Please do read this – if the iPod team knew how to relate to these problems they would never had emerged in the first place, or had been quickly solved, and that's not happening – again.
I bought my Classic with the firmware 1.0.1 in it and I was oh so satisfied with the thing, excellent sound and reliability, until the 1.0.2 update came out, and everything went down the drain, with all the problems I hope you’re aware of. Everyone went a bit crazy for almost 1,5 months. From Apple not a word.
Then came the 1.0.3, which solved some of the most annoying bugs, but gave a major blow to the iPod Classic formerly marvelous sound. The sound stage got very small, the sound once all around you, got to be inside your head, the timbres got floppy, messier, and the Classic started to be mentioned in forums as a “poor sound device” – I hope you know that too. And I’m not talking about sound reverbs or anything like that – just sheer good sound.
Then comes the 1.1, and everyone is getting crazy again – iPods bricking all over the world, white noise coming out of the phones after shut down, proper 3td party accessories like Harman Kardon speakers, BMW, Toyota and Jeep car interface not working anymore (to mention just a few I read in threads all over the net) and everyone mercifully hopping for a quick fix, and mostly for a word from your company, at least to say, “sorry, we know about the issues, and are solving them asap”. We costumers wouldn’t then feel so lost, tired and angry.
Is not very likely to understand why I bought an iPod Classic interface to my new Toyota and the thing just stoped working after the upgrade, as for the Harman Kardon expensive speakers, developed exclusively for the iPod.
I am in disbelief, as I said, ‘cos we don’t hear a single word from the Company, and everyone is already talking about a Classic recall – I wouldn’t go that far, but please the head of Apple must get sure that things will be fixed asap, and that in the future, nothing is distributed before thoroughly tested.
The commercial damage done to Apple and to the iPod with these recurring situations must be considerable, too.
Please do make sure the iPod engineers fix the Ipod Classic sound to it’s initial standards and fix all the bricking, bugging and incompatibility once and for all.
Incidentally, no one at Apple reads either the iPod feedback page anymore, or the related discussion threads?!
Best regards

Nice letter...I'd be interested to see what kind of response you get.

None, whatsoever... wanna bet?
But, man, I don't want an answer
I'm just trying to make Apple more aware of the problems, because I stil trust the Brand

yep, that was the case for me too. Upgraded to 1.1, immediately noticed the hissing sounds; rebooted & it went away for awhile & then came back. Downgraded to 1.0.3 based on the instructions in this thread & haven't looked back!