Been using for a few days now and have little issue with it so far with my beats studio buds+. Connecting wasn't as bad as people made it out to be at least for me. Only thing I notice is it disconnects from buds when not playing music for like 2 minutes but just put a song back on and it reconnects fine.

My 1st gen nano magically has a functional battery and seems to be working properly, apart from its clickwheel. The iPod doesn't recognise any input from it, apart from the center+menu reset combo. I've tried taking it apart and re-seating the connectors, and installing Rockbox, and neither have helped or harmed it

I would replace the clickwheel if I knew it would help, but from some googling it seems this exact issue isn't helped by that. Is there anything I can do?

A few days ago to give a second life to an iPod that I found in a drawer that had a HDD which was KO and would not start, I decided to buy one of the mods to install an SSD, has arrived and I have been willing to install the SSD, once changed I went to turn on and I do not see the supposed iPod screen that asks you to connect it to install the OS, I see the red cross.

I tried the debug mode and perfectly detects the SSD, I have entered the disk mode and here if I have recognized Windows hard drive and in one of his attempts iTunes has told me that to use the iPod should restore it, I proceed to restore the bar is completed, the ipod appears a black screen with a bar that is completed, while on the PC I get the message not to disconnect the ipod because it is being restored from factory ... I wait and the ipod screen restarts and the red cross appears again.

In the debug mode everything passes correctly except FW_DETECTED = 0 and I get Please plug FW.

Is there a solution or is it better to throw it away and return the SSD?

Looking to fix iPods in my free time, I enjoy tinkering with them. Looking for options besides eBay

Hello ! I broke this little piece of plastic holding the ribbon of the display !! What should I do ? iPod 5th gen

Or also if there would be one that looks simular of the ios 6 or below Music app ui?

Does anyone know of a good spot that does service or repair for an iPod classic in Chicago or near Chicago?

Ipod nano 6th gen

5.5 80gb for parts, 5.5 30gb as the daily driver, 2gb Nano as backup and a fun shuffle. About $50 all in for this lot!

i recently got into an argument with some of my friends because i said i was going to buy an album cd when they mentioned that you can get music for free and that its more convenient and is better than buying cd's but it escalated. to them saying that you dont own the games you collect for current gen/ last gen consoles because all the disk contains is the permission or the licence of the game then downloads from the web. but i know thats not right because playstation stores there games in the disk and copies from it to download the game but they simply were too stuck to there point and were getting annoyed at me that i was wasting my money of collecting these things because they say its pointless. thats at lease a very boiled down version of it i mention how it was better quality and you actually own the music and can hold your music and games. but it just fizzled out and i really fucking hate it because ive been avoiding bringing up my passion for media collecting because i knew in some way or another they were going to ruin it by contradicting my arguments in some way.

and i know people are going to be saying that i shouldn't let others influence and ruin what you love but at the same time they have a point. i dont know what ill do after i stop collecting or even if ive done all my collecting the whole reason why i got into it was because i was passionate and wanted to preserve media i love and everytime i bring up the fact im getting into cd or i prefer to "own" i know people will look at me like im crazy even though i know that streaming services and things like game pass are just ruining the industry for media and not to mention if you were to get rid of them you wouldn't have anything left from them. it just sucks when people dont really question and look into things and just look at it in face value and it makes it so people like me are always considered a weirdo because i use an ipod and like using cd's

this alone wont make me stop collecting and i dont think it will. but at the same time i just want someone to relate to. and for peers around me just to accept and not tell me that i should just go the convenient route and get annoying because they dont understand. why i do this.

My dad recently passed and I found a sealed black iPod- MA450ZP/A 80 GB iPod while clearing out his wardrobe

Any idea on what it would be worth? Don’t have receipt or proof of purchase though.

This black beast is more than just nostalgia; it’s a statement of resilience. Its click wheel, a symbol of tactile perfection, offers a unique connection to our music that touchscreens can’t replicate. Reviving it isn’t just restoring a device—it’s reigniting a legacy of music, freedom, and style. Whether it's for your retro collection or to rediscover the pure joy of uninterrupted music, the black beast is ready to take its place as a timeless titan once more.

Been using my 1gb shuffle (2nd gen) for like 3-4 years when working out outdoors, and it's been great. I take my keys, a water bottle, and clip it to my trousers and that's all I need. But recently I found a product red 6th gen nano on my local marketplace for 20 $ and it just looks soo good. The only thing I'm concerned about is that I would have to look at it every time I need to skip a song, so a 4th gen shuffle is also maybe an upgrade option. Is there any difference in sound quality between them and which one would you recommend ? Would really appreciate hearing any input on the subject.

Hey, Ipod nano 7 does not show up in finder as ipod, only as a drive, i tried checking all the boxes for finder as suggested by other guides, that did not help, it seems like my mac cannot find it, itunes does no longer work on M1 or above macs, apple music does not find it, only workaround is using an old version of itunes from my windows pc, but that pc is no longer my main computer, so is there a way that i can make it show up in macos? or is there a way to install an older version of itunes on M1 macs?

Thanks in advance!

FIXED!

https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-ventura/tips/how-to-fix-an-ipod-that-wont-sync-with-macos-ventura

This is for everyone getting Firewire charger from eBay, don't get ones from China, one arrived today for me, it killed my 3rd gen iPod Classic, and made my 4th gen photo go crazy, the brick was fine, just don't think your gonna get a genuine cable, cause your not, spend the extra money to get one in your country. But rest in pieces, my iPod classic 3rd gen

So I noticed that I had songs that didn't belong to certain Playlist. I wanted to remove them from the Playlist but still keep it on my ipod but I idiotically went to remove ipod. No surprise that when I went to the album they were from those songs were gone.

How do I get them back?

https://www.idemigods.com/3000mAh_iPod_High_Capacity_Replacement_Battery_p/5g_bttry_hghcpcty.htm

Hey, folks. I have an iPod Video 5.5 with Rockbox. After some idle time it turns off, but then it turns on again automatically. If it's on the locked position (most of the time it is) it turns on to the original OS, when it is not it turns on to Rockbox. That is killing my battery and also. Do you guys know how I can fix it?

Just bought this ipod 7th gen 160gb is this good?

https://preview.redd.it/yzpr0jgelh7e1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=efb0f58bfe2a17d63f908d8893c8b9978046fbc2

I bought a firewire charger from some seller in China, says it would come with a genuine brick and cable, well the cable was very obviously third party, and because of that, the 3rd gen (pictured here) I have just no longer powers up anymore, and it really really upset me, I'm already going through the stuff with the seller so I will update soon

i added lyrics to some of my songs but when i try and look at it on the ipod it just says “lyrics detected, but unable to retrieve” is there a way to fix this?

I might flash mod it in the future but I’m going to listen to Wendi’s iPod. She’s got some great songs lol. I added some of my own music. She did not have acid bath or electric wizard on there. I found another broken mini for cheap in green so I’ll flash mod that one first.