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real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:17 PM

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ok so i've tried flash modding my mini and now itunes won't acknowledge its existence
what do i do?

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when i hook it to my pc it boots, shows the sad drive face, then shows the charging screen with only 1 battery bar, then reboots

candid hearth Oct 30, 2022, 2:25 PM

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have u tried plugging it into usb plug power instead of pc

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also when i tried flash modding, i got the sad drive face but turns out i accidently put the drive in upside down so that could be the case for u

real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:29 PM

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i plugged it into wall power all last night and it made no difference, and i tried putting the cf adapter in both ways and putting the original drive back in and nothing seems to make it even show up on itunes lol

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the original drive is bad btw

candid hearth Oct 30, 2022, 2:29 PM

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maybe its the uh

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ribbon connector

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but idk im new to this

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i just got here yesterday

real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:31 PM

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yeah idk, i also worry i could've knocked something off the board reinserting it into the shell and maybe thats the problem

candid hearth Oct 30, 2022, 2:32 PM

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yeah that shell is too crammy, it gives me nightmares

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i hear it like scraping when i put mine in and its like bleh

real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:32 PM

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cause there was a tiny piece of metal i found on my desk so i probably just ruined my board or smth

candid hearth Oct 30, 2022, 2:33 PM

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bruh also have u tried updateing itunz cuz maybe that could bean issue

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but u probably have

real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:34 PM

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candid hearth i hear it like scraping when i put mine in and its like bleh

yeah idk, i'm going to wait for an ipod support person to show up and maybe give me their opinion

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oops wrong reply sorry

candid hearth Oct 30, 2022, 2:35 PM

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yeah best bet to do that lol

real socket Oct 30, 2022, 2:41 PM

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thank you for trying to help tho

white pilot Oct 30, 2022, 11:28 PM

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real socket ok so i've tried flash modding my mini and now itunes won't acknowledge its exis...

Did you make sure the drive is in the correct way?

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Also what cf adapter did you use?

real socket Oct 31, 2022, 9:00 PM

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white pilot Also what cf adapter did you use?

yeah i tried it in both ways, and the card i used was an iflash cf adapter

white pilot Nov 1, 2022, 6:00 AM

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What sd card?

real socket Nov 1, 2022, 9:50 PM

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sandisk

real socket Nov 1, 2022, 10:05 PM

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its a sandisk microsd in a sandisk sd card adapter in an iflash cf adapter

white pilot Nov 1, 2022, 11:21 PM

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real socket sandisk

If you have a different sc card try it

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Sd

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Sandisk can be hit and miss sometimes

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Might be worth trying this as well

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https://www.iflash.xyz/prepare-sdxc-exfat-for-use-with-the-ipod/comment-page-6/#comments

iFlash.xyz

Support

Prepare SDXC (ExFat) for use with the iPod – iFlash.xyz

Learn how to prepare your ExFAT Formatted SDXC card to use in the iPod. Some factory fresh 64Gb and 128Gb SDXC cards have Master Boot Records / Parition tables which can cause problems for the iPod....

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If none of that works it’s probably a faulty drive cable or motherboard

real socket Nov 1, 2022, 11:24 PM

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i don't have a different card, but maybe i'll buy one next time i go to the store. in the mean time i'll read that thing you sent. thanks!
also, can these support posts stay open for a while? cause i' might have to shop around a little to find a non sandisk sd card (or i guess i could buy 1 online)

white pilot Nov 3, 2022, 4:38 AM

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sure, good luck

static hazel Nov 5, 2022, 6:28 PM

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real socket i don't have a different card, but maybe i'll buy one next time i go to the stor...

I usually close these threads as you can make a new one and you can still see the old one, is that not the case

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