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Cool Trick With iPods!

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by mattameo213
 

introCool Trick With iPods!

Restart your friend's Ipod into diagnostics mode as a cool trick!


This should work on just about any Ipod (except the shuffle.... Duh!)
Cool Trick With iPods!
 
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step 1ReBoot It

While at the main menu, press the center button and the play button (bottom one) at the

same time for about 6 seconds.

The Ipod should reboot.

ReBoot It
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25 comments
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Aug 4, 2008. 1:22 PMadmin says:
This project looks awesome but there isn't enough documentation of you actually making it to be a full Instructable. There are two things which you could do. 1) If you happen to have images of you making your project you can create some more steps, add those additional photos into your Instructable and then republish your Instructable. 2) If you don't have any more pictures of you working on your project, that's ok too. That just means that your project is better suited to be submitted as a slideshow. Your images are already in your library, and you can use the same text that you have already written for your Instructable so it should only take a few minutes to create your slideshow and show the world what you made! Thanks for your submission and let me know if you have any questions along the way.
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Aug 4, 2008. 7:40 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Thanks for posting,
I'll work on more pictures but how would I make a slideshow?
Does that just mean to have the same picture with different instructions and edited in arrows and yellow boxes?
(The Instructible I've been spending most of my time on is this one
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Dec 26, 2008. 11:56 AMD.A.N says:
by any chance are you tinkernut
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Dec 26, 2008. 12:10 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
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Dec 26, 2008. 1:25 PMD.A.N says:
im sorry but my comment was ment for admin because his username is in tinkernuts email address sorry for the mix up
Jan 9, 2010. 8:14 PMbobbyderf123 says:
dude HELP ME PLEASE! im in the diagnostics mode and i hit something and it says:

HP_Detect
-----------------------------------------------------


 HP_Detect :  0


and i cant get off of it and it wont do any thing, i plugged it into my computer and it doesnt do anything, the computer doesnt even detect it, help me please
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Jan 10, 2010. 12:17 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
What model/generation iPod are you using?
Was it in diag. mode when you plugged it into the computer?
What OS are you using?
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Dec 29, 2009. 8:26 PMNYPA says:
Wow! Though you might want to check out this discussion before doing anything else
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Oct 10, 2009. 4:14 PMmrmerino says:
AHHH THE COMPUTER SAYS MY DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED AND IT WONT RECOGNIZE IT
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Oct 10, 2009. 5:08 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Wait, did it break after trying this?
Was the iPod in the service mode when you plugged it in?
Try rebooting it (center and play button)
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Aug 22, 2009. 4:30 AMIW5 Industries says:
lol mine beeped, it was boo-beep!
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Apr 9, 2009. 6:27 PMHAZMAT2364 says:
How do you get it back to normal?
Jul 17, 2009. 5:19 AMMadEvil Lemon says:
throw it at a brick wall and it will explode into butter flys and u will hav a new iPod
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Apr 11, 2009. 4:22 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Just go into the power menu, then select the HIB test, that will put it into Hibernation. Press any button to bring it back and the iPod will boot into normal mode.
May 25, 2009. 6:15 PMbotboycreator says:
Does it work with iPod Touch?
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May 26, 2009. 3:45 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
I don't think that it will, but you never know. (If it does work, it will probably display the information through the USB port so a MAC techie can use the feature)
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Jan 21, 2009. 5:33 PMmaxpower49 says:
how can you tell what genneration your ipod is
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Jan 21, 2009. 6:37 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Very Carefully.....
The only way I know of is to Google "Ipod Chart" or "iPod gen" eventually you'll find something.
The identifiers are mostly looks, the appearance of the ipod usually determines its gen.
If all else fails ask the designers: Design
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Jan 13, 2009. 4:44 PMWafflicious says:
HOW DO I GET OUT!
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Jan 15, 2009. 3:17 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Just restart the ipod. Navigate the menu using the >>| and |<< buttons to move up and down. If that doesn't work, go to Sleep -> HIB test. This powers it down, press any button to bring it back, it should boot into normal mode.
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Jan 16, 2009. 7:43 AMWafflicious says:
Lol thanks... but i figured that out like right after i posted the comment
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Dec 11, 2008. 6:13 PMMarble of Doom says:
Works on iPod Nano 4th gen.
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Jan 15, 2009. 3:19 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Great, Thanks.
Nov 21, 2008. 5:36 PMfroggyman says:
interesting, a different diagnostic menu apears on 5th generation ipod though
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Jan 15, 2009. 3:18 PMmattameo213 (author) says:
Cool. Is it more sophisticated?

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