iPod's can suck it, battery problems
Alright, so I plug my ipod into the charger, leave it for several hours, go out, come back home, and unplug it from the charger. Put earphones on, hit play.
iPod: Your Battery is Low
Argh, I should have never installed that recent iPod update, I finally got it working like I wanted it (by resetting the ipod each time after disconnecting so the clock never sets, this way the ipod has a lot of charge even after two weeks). But nooo I decided to update it, because I heard it fixed battery problems.
Though in this new update I did notice that you can reset the iPod without a firewire cable connected to it, which I thought was interesting. Maybe resetting the iPod while it is charging will reset the battery? Does anyone know? Any comments?
iPod: Your Battery is Low
Argh, I should have never installed that recent iPod update, I finally got it working like I wanted it (by resetting the ipod each time after disconnecting so the clock never sets, this way the ipod has a lot of charge even after two weeks). But nooo I decided to update it, because I heard it fixed battery problems.
Though in this new update I did notice that you can reset the iPod without a firewire cable connected to it, which I thought was interesting. Maybe resetting the iPod while it is charging will reset the battery? Does anyone know? Any comments?
Comments
have you tried holding play and menu for 10 secs?
this sounds odd... what kind of i pod do you have? is it under warranty?
I reset it using the play+menu hold, and now it seems this works when the firewire cable is not plugged in, so you can rescue iPods that crash and do not have a firewire cable near by.
If the clock is not set (by resetting it) the iPod's battery lasts MUCH longer, since the iPod's cpu has to take care of the clock because there is no time controller (and it uses more power this way).
I suppose you shouldn't reset the iPod when it is plugged in, maybe this causes problems for it (this is what I did previously to reset the clock, but now you can reset it any time).
Originally posted by chych
(..) I suppose you shouldn't reset the iPod when it is plugged in, maybe this causes problems for it (..)
you always could. even with the original firmware.
So, am I the only one with this problem? Or I wonder if the polarity matters for the charger...