Hi Jenny, I remember that when you posted, Anne Robertson wrote back that the problem seemed connected with the firmware update for the Nano 4G, and that her husband had found a work around by using Disk Utility (which will basically erase the contents and allow you to start again as with a new device that will work correctly once you set it up). Did you try this? You can bring up Disk Utility under Finder with the Command- Shift-U shortcut. Just remember to select the iPod Nano as your device (and not your Macintosh HD) when you apply the fix. I'm appending Anne's post:
<begin excerpt> Hello Jenny, You're not alone! My husband had the same problem this morning, so here are his instructions on how to rescue your iPod. Cheers, Anne Rescuing a sick iPod Connect up the iPod and open Disk Utility. Select the iPod in the table on the left, then select the "First Aid" tab. Click on the "Repair disk" button. If Disk Utility fails to repair the iPod, it will have to be erased. To do this, click on the Erase tab. It would be best then to click on the "Security Options" button and choose "Zero out data", then click OK, followed by "Erase". Once it has been erased, you should be able to eject and disconnect it from your Mac. When you connect the iPod again, it should launch iTunes, which should offer to reinitialise it and let you start again from scratch. <end excerpt> Let us know how you get along. I understand that the issue is not warranty, etc. but getting to the nearest Apple Store which is far away, since I'm sure the folks there could sort this for you if you took in your Macbook and Nano. Cheers, Esther Charlie Doremus wrote: > If the ipod is under warrenty the guys at the Apple store will look > at it for free. How far away are you from an Apple store? > > Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: > > Hi guys, > > My iPod has failed to speak again. I get nothing. I've restored it > and restored it and nothing. The enable spoken menus is checked in > iTunes but is not anywhere on the iPod at all. No matter how many > times I restore it. It simply is not an option in the settings or > anywhere on the iPod its self. I don't understand and am frustrated > at it. > > I've restored it and restored it and this option, spoken menus, is > simply just gone off the settings. I'm about to give up. I am > frustrated beyond beleif. > Can somebody please help me? > I thought there was some thing involving disk utility or something? > > I wish I could just pack the MacBook up and the iPod and go to the > apple store and have them look at it but that is now a long and > complex thing to do plus I haven't any money to have them look at it. > So gotta try and sort this here at home. LOL > Okay thanks for any help you can give. Hopefully it isn't broken. > ~~~*~~~ > > Best Wishes- > > Jenny Kennedy (Howard) > Olathe, Kansas USA > > Feel free to stay in contact with me with any of the following: > > E-Mail: [email protected] > iChat: [email protected] (for iChat contact only) > Follow me on Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/ben_folds_fan > Friend me on FaceBook, my profile is at: > http://www.facebook.com/blueskyes > or read and subscribe to my blog: > http://blueskyes9112006.blogspot.com > > > Join the Blind Parents Of FaceBook BPFB group on FaceBook. A > wonderful place for blind parents to join up and network, share and > ask questions. > I'm the admin goto person. For more information or to join please see > "Blind Parents of FaceBook in the search box on FB or shoot me a > message via FB msg service and I will add you to the group. > > > > > > > -- > Check out our web site, www.giantdolphin.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
