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Oh the joys of ipod linux. It is only compatibe with the first 3 gens of iPod and there is a version for nano. I was stupid enough to do the same thing as you a few months ago, and I couldn't for the life of me find a solution on the web (they don't tend to help people who don't read the instructions)
NOTE: Make sure he/she from whom you have borrowed the iPod from has all the songs on their iTunes before you do this!
Anyway, this is the way I fixed the exact same problem as you.
Firstly, put it in disk mode. To do this,
- Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
- Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears.
- When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
(Now try and restore your iPod. if you get the warning along the lines of 'another application is running on your iPod' and it refuses to update, then proceed to the next step)
Next, you need to make all files & folders visible.
-Open My Computer.
-Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.
-Select the View Tab.
-Under the Hidden files and folders heading select Show hidden files and folders.
-Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files (recommended) option.
-Click Yes to confirm.
-Click OK.
Then, locate your iPod in 'My Computer' and literally just delete all the files & folders in your iPod. The lot. It seems drastic. But it was the only way I could possibly get my iPod working again.
After you have deleted everything, you will have the option to restore once more. This will restore all the software on your iPod and it will be useable again.
Note whoever you borrowed it from will need to update their iPod before music can be played on it again.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. January 2006 @ 16:01
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