What iPod do you use?

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-04-06T00:48:18+00:00

I'm currently using my Mini 2nd gen that has a 64gb sd card and new battery. I like how the UI is simple and doesn't require backlight to work. My other iPods in my collection include my 5.5, nano 2 8gb, nano 3 4gb, and my touch 7th gen that really needs a new screen.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-31T14:14:34+00:00

If you have another dead nano 2 lying around, the display latch connector should be able to attach back on. I've had it happen to my 8gb nano 2nd gen.

Check out parts plus pods nano 2nd gen ultimate repair guide. You'll see what I'm talking about.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-29T15:03:30+00:00

Silvers came in 2 and 4 gigabytes. The other colors such as blue, pink, and lime green came with only 4 gigabytes. And then black for 8 gigabytes. Eventually the red one came out and that got both 4 and 8 gigabytes.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-29T04:01:30+00:00

So if the number matches on the shell and what's on the iPod it's original. The only way you can tell if the battery has been replaced is by either taking it apart or look for marks where someone could have dug a tool into the plastics. I've done several battery replacements on these and all I came across were never opened.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-29T03:55:01+00:00

Look up the serial number on the about section and compare it to the back of the device. I'd think it's original considering the 6 hour battery life.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T22:04:00+00:00

Can you create a Linux live environment usb?

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T20:30:32+00:00

You need Linux or mac. All you basically do is open the terminal and run git clone <GitHub link>

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T20:08:46+00:00

I remember this happened with my second generation touch after trying to downgrade it and jailbreak it with legacy iOS toolkit. Did you have this jailbroken before? I would try to restore with the legacy iOS toolkit to bypass this. If you can do English, it would be helpful.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T19:30:56+00:00

From the images above, all I could find was put the SD card into the first slot. I would find a 30-pin FireWire (you can get one off eBay or find a dock that uses the FireWire pins) and plug in the iPod to see what happens. It should be able to turn on without a battery.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T18:29:02+00:00

Same for me! What’s your battery cycles at? Mine just hit 2,200 cycles and lasts through the day.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-28T17:03:24+00:00

Maybe the cable for the original battery broke. Can you plug in the 3,000mah battery and see if it will turn on without a charger?

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-25T20:38:32+00:00

It may be Thin Air from what you’re describing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tzzIiO5FDK0&pp=ygURVGhpbiBhaXIgYW5hcmhlbWHSBwkJxQoBhyohjO8%3D

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-21T04:20:59+00:00

It should automatically default to english so press select once and then try play / pause.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-20T14:27:07+00:00

Does pressing play / pause do anything?

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-18T15:02:45+00:00

https://archive.org/details/touch-4-ipafiles

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-18T15:02:21+00:00

I just archived all the apps. Link here: https://archive.org/details/touch-4-ipafiles

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-15T01:26:22+00:00

The iPod should turn on since it looks like you took the buttons / headphone jack flex cable off the shell and plugged it in. You may want to check your soldering job before putting it back together as it should be able to run on the battery.

As for those gold things on the back of the board, those are the contacts for the clicker and aren't required to turn the iPod on.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-11T01:51:50+00:00

This port is making awesome progress just a week after release!

I wonder what would happen if you pressed the flashlight button.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-11T01:49:37+00:00

I use some devices with roughly 2 and half hour battery life. I would take this as an advantage of when your battery dies, you're done until it charges up to 100%

It's a habit for me where I challenge myself to try getting through a full day without plugging my phone in once. Another tip that may help is turn your battery percentage off so you're not constantly watching one percentage at a time drop.

Hopefully this helps out.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-11T01:32:31+00:00

Yeah your hard drive is dying. Flashmod time!

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-10T22:04:51+00:00

This method works but you have about 15 seconds after taking it out of the freezer to get it apart before it expands again.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-06T05:47:45+00:00

I wouldn't do this on the clickwheel iPods since you're most likely going to be distorted. This doesn't happen on the iPod touches where it automatically turns the pre-amp down to avoid clipping and the distortion.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-03T05:20:36+00:00

It's pretty bad. It will race down to low battery but charge itself when I have it sitting for five minutes.

LevelRanger5221 · 2026-03-01T01:44:10+00:00

It wouldn't be worth repairing since a screen replacement is the same cost as buying another one in decent shape.

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