IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK INSTALL
IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK SERIAL
IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK DRIVERS

I was already headed down the jailbreak route, and was considering Pwnage. One poster claimed that the jailbreak software redsn0w was able to restore the iPod even when Windows wouldnвЂ™t recognize it. I finally found a thread describing a situation like mine that didnвЂ™t (a) peter out unresolved, (b) conclude with a fix using steps IвЂ™d already tried, or (c) end in a product return/visit to the Apple Store. But I had fixed a USB drive that was unusable, unformattable, and reporting 0 bytes capacity a few months ago by running a reformat/reimage application, so I felt I had one last resort.

IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK DRIVERS

As a side note, there are a few other interesting possible drivers that can be selected, and I tried them all, but none of them installed successfully.

IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK INSTALL

The driver wasnвЂ™t able to fully install because вЂњthe device failed to startвЂќ. This was only partially successful, as the Unknown Device was now labeled Apple Mobile Device USB Driver, but with an exclamation point next to it, indicating that the device was not functioning.

IPOD TOUCH SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT BLANK SERIAL

More reading turned up that the iPod should show up in Device Manager as вЂњApple Mobile Device USB DriverвЂќ in the Universal Serial Bus controllers, so I also manually updated the Unknown Device to use the Apple Mobile Device USB driver, following the instructions at iPhone or iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date. I read somewhere that the вЂњApple Mobile Device ServiceвЂќ needs to be running for the connection to be established, so I opened the Services snap-in (services.msc) and started the вЂњApple Mobile Device ServiceвЂќ. Holding down the Sleep/Wake and/or Home buttons and then connecting the USB cable did nothing new. This is as much life as the device exhibited. While it was connected to the computer, I was able to invoke the вЂњUSB Device Not RecognizedвЂќ balloon by holding the Sleep and Home buttons down for a few seconds, which didnвЂ™t give me much cause for hope, other than those buttons seemed to be working. A look in Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) showed an вЂњUnknown DeviceвЂќ in the Universal Serial Bus controllers. The one positive thing was that the headphone-jack Liquid Contact Indicator was not activated, although I couldnвЂ™t rule out some sort of physical damage.Д¬onnecting it to a Windows computer caused a вЂњUSB Device Not RecognizedвЂќ balloon to pop up. I couldnвЂ™t be sure it was charging while connected to my computer, or that the battery was still good. I tried all of the recommended steps, but still the device did nothing вЂ“ it showed zero signs of life. The general consensus was that most iPods displaying some sort of boot problem could be fixed by holding down the Sleep/Wake key and the Home button, as described on the iPod touch: Basic Troubleshooting page. Most of the troubleshooting steps I could find online assumed that the device was able to display something вЂ“ a low battery or an Apple logo. The screen remained blank and the device would not power on with any combination of buttons. I was handed what appeared to be a truly bricked iPod touch 2G the other day.

Ipod touch screen lights up but blank