Nano can reset, but buttons don't work.

[tennisgirl]

I was having the same problem and found a temporary solution. When you plug it into your computer it works, but when you take it out it doesn't work anymore. So I kept the adaptor in my ipod but unplugged it out of the computer and IT WORKED!! You have to carry around the adaptor but it works!

[Skolink]

Originally Posted by jasonwapistan

I've had 3 nanos break the same way, has anyone else been using docking stations?..i blame my logitech dock

Yes! Our's stopped working after being in a Logitech docking station.

If I shake the Nano it will start plaing a song in shuffle mode. Like everyone else, I have reset it multiple times, restored it, flicked the lock switch backwards and forwards. Still the buttons don't work (other than to reset).

[Thankfulipoduse]

Originally Posted by jealousjohn

Alright, so this is perhaps the solution for 5th and 4th gen. nanos. I had the exact same problem, and frusterated with following all the steps Apple suggested so I attempted to take my ipod apart.
When I took the cap off the bottom, unscrewed the screws and was attempting to take out the guts, I fixed it! I had a small knife jammed in behind everything (knife on the inside of the backside of the casing), and it was working fine. When I took the knife out, it stopped again.
So, I took a playing card, folded it in half and wedged it in there so it was under the buttons (but again, on the inside of backside).

Now it works. Has for a few weeks. My theory is that the wheel and buttons need a certain amount of pressure pushing the guts against the front to work. After a while they sink and stop working.

Anyways, that's my solution. I know it doesn't make much sense because I know nothing about ipods. But, the description of my problem matched hundreds of others, so I hope this helps!!!

THank YOU Sir i love you ! i fixed my ipod and it works fine! Life is peachy again

[privileged2000]

This issue was driving me nuts but I experimented with different headphones and found this made the difference in my case.

I have 2 sets. One set is older with no volume control, and the other set has the volume buttons on the headphone wire.

I noticed if I have the volume-button headphones in, most of the button/wheel features on the ipod nano do not work.

If I pull the headphones out, everything works.

So I tried the older headphones which do not have the volume buttons, and the ipod works fine like that as well.

I am pretty sure this is because I was jogging with it, so I'm quite sure I got a bunch of my disgusting sweat in the volume buttons on the headphone wire and freaked them out.

Anyway I suggest trying your ipod nano with the headphones unplugged and see if that works. If it does, you may just need to new headphones. You could try borrowing a friend's to confirm a new pair will likely work.

Good luck, let me know if this helps.

[Rockycow]

Thanks a bunch guys! Had the same problem as a lot of you(hold, connect, restore, sync and reset works, nothing else). First, I packed it in toilet paper over the night(removing moisture), then I punched it against my knee(as a lot of you did), and then i used a sharp knife and a card to stick into the bottom. Don't know which of them did the trick, but now it's working like a charm. THANKS!