Wierd. An I though this was only a MS thing...

logic_user99 · logic_user99 #1 (**permalink**)

12-15-2006, 04:47 PM

So, I bought an EP from the iTunes store (Hot Chip's US Sessions - genius) and popped it onto my iPod (4gig Mini; it's OLD now!). They played just fine for a couple of days, but when I came back to them a coupla days later, they didn't want to play.

On the iPod, they just skip through the song titles and then go back to the menu screen.

Is there some kind of 'playing protection' on the tracks that would limit the number of times they can be played on an iPod? You'da thought that, if you've BOUGHT them from the stores, you'd own the files...

Curses. Help?

baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

12-15-2006, 04:56 PM

Is it just those song are are there other songs that are doing the same thing? I've seen this before and it generally means the iPods firmware has become corrupted and need to be restored.

logic_user99 · logic_user99 #3 (**permalink**)

12-16-2006, 08:12 AM

Ah, ok. I restored it only a couple of weeks back & it's doing this now... blech.

Gonna go to the Apple shop later and gets me a 30gig...!@

baggss · baggss #4 (**permalink**)

12-16-2006, 03:10 PM

If your current iPod is still in warranty, take it to the Genius bar and let them look at it.

logic_user99 · logic_user99 #5 (**permalink**)

12-17-2006, 07:29 AM

The 'Mini' was well past warranty. Just went out and bought a 30Gig iPod to replace it...it's a lovely bit of kit.

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Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,309 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	12-15-2006, 04:56 PM Is it just those song are are there other songs that are doing the same thing? I've seen this before and it generally means the iPods firmware has become corrupted and need to be restored. Last edited by baggss; 12-15-2006 at 05:06 PM.
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logic_user99 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 30, 2006 Posts: 67 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4, 1.5ghz, 512Mb RAM, 60gig HDD, DVD/CDR, OS 10.4.8	12-15-2006, 04:47 PM So, I bought an EP from the iTunes store (Hot Chip's US Sessions - genius) and popped it onto my iPod (4gig Mini; it's OLD now!). They played just fine for a couple of days, but when I came back to them a coupla days later, they didn't want to play. On the iPod, they just skip through the song titles and then go back to the menu screen. Is there some kind of 'playing protection' on the tracks that would limit the number of times they can be played on an iPod? You'da thought that, if you've BOUGHT them from the stores, you'd own the files... Curses. Help?
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baggss #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,309 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	12-16-2006, 03:10 PM If your current iPod is still in warranty, take it to the Genius bar and let them look at it.
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logic_user99 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 30, 2006 Posts: 67 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4, 1.5ghz, 512Mb RAM, 60gig HDD, DVD/CDR, OS 10.4.8	12-17-2006, 07:29 AM The 'Mini' was well past warranty. Just went out and bought a 30Gig iPod to replace it...it's a lovely bit of kit.
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