Re: Updating a Mac iPod to 1.2.6?

Although it sounds like you want to update it with Mac software, I want to
present some information about my ipod non-listening time this weekend.

If it is not already a windows ipod, I don't think the 1.2.6 updater will
"Update" it, I think it will only "Restore" it to 1.2.6. Which does not
work. I have a 10GB, originally Mac ipod. I had "Restored" it to 1.2.1
Windows ipod a while back. Then "Updated" to 1.2.6 Windows ipod a month or
so ago. And it worked fine. But something happened this weekend - I was
using it to transfer large files from one PC to a Mac and something got
hosed.

I "Restored" 1.2.6 PC ipod software and it was still hosed. The reason I
"Restored" instead of "Updating", was becasue that was the only option I had
in the Updater. I had to go back and forth between a Mac and PC, using the
Mac to "Restore" my "dead" ipod, then using the PC to "Restore" it back to a
PC ipod.

The only thing I noticed that worked was to "Restore" it with a Mac ( only
because it was "dead" ) - you shouldn't have to do that if yours is already
working. Then Restore it on the PC with version 1.2.1 PC ipod software ( or
I am assuming something older than 1.2.6 will work ), then "Update" to
1.2.6. That worked great. ( Although you may be able to "Restore" a dead
ipod with an older windows version of the updater? I don't know about that
maybe someone else can speak to it ).

There are threads on the Ephpod listserver archives about this problem.

Randy

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[mailto:ephpod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan del
Strother
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:49 PM
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Subject: [ephpod] Updating a Mac iPod to 1.2.6?


I have a 5GB Mac iPod - can I update it on my Windows machine?
I'm having trouble finding the windows updater I used for one of the updates
way back when...

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