Charging after restoring

[Nissy]

I have completed a factory restore and now the Ipod is requesting that I charge using a mains charger, I currently only have a USB and Car charger and was wondering if there is anyway around this without buying a mains charger.

At the moment the screen displays a mains charging icon and I can not access the ipod at all.

Appologies if this issue has been answered previously but could not find it on the forum :)

[snowdog99]

Try the car charger, I can't see why it shouldn't work.

[bwh79]

What iPod do you have? I've restored my 1st-gen nano a couple of times and it's never asked me to do anything other than "leave the iPod connected, it will appear in the source list once the restore process is complete".

[tashabear]

4G and earlier iPods require you to "flash" the firmware by plugging it into the wall after a firmware update or restore. Nanos, shuffles, and full-size iPods 5G and later do not require this. It certainly can't hurt to try the car charger, but the charge from a computer will not be sufficient.

If that doesn't work, either find a friend who does have a wall charger or take it to the Genuis Bar at the Apple Store, and they'll plug it in for you. It only takes a second to flash the firmware.