IPod Nano stuck on hold?

Question

My 1st generation iPod Nano is stuck on hold. i believe the hold switch became disconnected from the actual mechanism inside in some way. I cannot reset because it is on hold and the buttons therefore don't work. I opened up the Nano to see if I could do anything, but nothing much came of that. I jiggled what I thought to be the actual hold switch which the button should have been connected to, but this didn't do anything. When I plug it into the computer it shows on hold and the rest of the nano works, it is just the hold that is messed up. Anything I can do or is this a lost cause?

Answer 1

sometime when they freeze on hold you have to flick the hold button on and off for 30sec and then hold the play/pause and middle/select buttons. let go and repeat.

hope it works.

i have 2nd generation nano

Answer 2

flick the switch the flick to off or if that doesn't work then go to the website

www.ipodnano.com

Answer 3

http://www.instructables.com/id/ipod-nan...

http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php...

heres one to fix it with tinfoil. Basically I think you are just completing the circuit.

http://www.diylife.com/2008/04/14/fix-lo...

Answer 4

I'd call apple tech. help and/or search Google for a place that repairs iPods.  

Answer 5

My ipod does that  too and what i have to do is just leave it on until the battery completely runs out, and then recharge it, it works