Samad's Blog » Apple http://blog.samad64.com Yes.. I blog. Get over it. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:09:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 iPod Touch Home Button Issue http://blog.samad64.com/2008/09/05/ipod-touch-home-button-issue/ http://blog.samad64.com/2008/09/05/ipod-touch-home-button-issue/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:58:24 +0000 Samad http://blog.samad64.com/?p=51 A few months ago I purchased an iPod touch from a local retailer. The three month exchange period from the retailer expired last month, and right around that time I started having an issue with the home button on my iTouch. The best way I can describe this is that the button seems to be recessed into the device itself. When I click the home button on the iPod, it will read it like a single click sometimes, but like a double click more often (bringing up the music menu if I’m not already in the music application). The intended behavior of this button is a single click will lead you to the home screen, and a double click will bring you to the menu.

I called up Apple tech support and they shipped me out a box to send my iPod back in, and once they received it they claimed it had no problems. WTF? I press the button once and it brings up the music menu!! I tried restoring the device before calling tech support along with taking off the screen protector (in case the button got stuck on it) and neither of those worked. Now I’ve got an iPod on the way that has a faulty home button that Apple claims works properly. Great! Anyone else have this type of issue? I expected Apple to be better about this stuff.. I guess I was wrong.

]]> http://blog.samad64.com/2008/09/05/ipod-touch-home-button-issue/feed/ 2 Downgrade your iPhone from 2.0 to 1.1.4 http://blog.samad64.com/2008/07/21/downgrade-your-iphone-from-20-to-114/ http://blog.samad64.com/2008/07/21/downgrade-your-iphone-from-20-to-114/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:03:00 +0000 Samad http://blog.samad64.com/?p=50 You can not downgrade firmware in iTunes 7.7, you will need to downgrade your iTunes first.

1. Download iTunes 7.5

2. XP: go to C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\My Documents\My Music\iTunes

Vista: go to C:\Users\USERNAME\Music\iTunes

  • Rename  the file iTunes Library.itl to old.itl.

2. UnInstall your current iTunes. Start>Control Panel>Uninstall programs

3. Once iTunes is uninstalled, reboot your PC. Install iTunes 7.5.

4. Plug in your iPod – You will get an  error says something like “iPod can not be used because it requires iTunes 7.7 or later.” Just click ok

5. Now Put your iPod into DFU mode.

  • 1. Connect your iPod touch/iPhone to your computer with the USB cable.
  • 2. Hold both power and home buttons at the same time and count to 10 (1 onethousand 2 onethousand etc. )
  • 3. Let go of the Power button, continue to hold the home button until the iPod/iPhone connects back to iTunes.
    • Be patient it can take some time sometimes while holding the home button. Also if your iPod/iPhone shows the connect to itunes symbol, your are not in DFU mode. It should look like the device is off.

6. Once into DFU mode, hold the shift key then click restore and select the 1.1.4 firmware. ( if you do not have the 1.1.4 iPod firmware you can download it here) (iPhone users – search their site! :) )

Once done upgrade back to iTunes 7.7 and delete the iTunes Library.itl and rename old.itl to iTunes Library.itl and you will have all your songs back.

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