No recovery no firmware... nothing works with my ipod

My ipod touch has gone really dark , like the brightness u cant even see anything . everything works but the screen. ive been into seetings but its nothing to do with that. what do i do

There was a similar problem with my ipod nano.. The ipod/iphone has got the apple logo built in but if it cant fint the firmware to run then is shuts itself down. to fix and restore.. 1. Put the iPhone in DFU mode by holding the home and power buttons for 10 secs the hold the home for 10 secs.
2. Connect to itunes
3. itunes should say " iTunes has found a iPhone in recovery mode. You need to restore the iPhone before it can be used with iTunes"
4. Restore - this should take an hour or so..
5. Done.
This works with my ipod touch but i havnt got a iPohne and the firmware is the same.

Here is a way that solved the problem for me.
Downgrade the ipod touch to firmware 1.1.4. You have to put your ipod into DFU mode ('not recovery mode) and you have to have an itunes version that supports this old firmware. 7.5 oder 7.7 i think.
to load your own firmware you simply hold the shift-button while you push the restore button.

After you have firmware 1.1.4 on your ipod touch, download the jailbreaker "Ziphone". This programm has the option to fix the "no Wifi" problem. Look in the advanced options.
In my case, this was the only thing that solved the problem. I tried restoring it often but nothing worked.
After Ziphone fixed your Problem, you can update the Touch to the latest firmware. Wifi was still working, at least for me

Plug it into a computer with iTunes. it will boot the device into its recovery mode and reinstall the latest firmware. You should be good add your music back on after that.

your ipod was jailbroken and now it is not.
no worries, go to quickpwn.com

Download the quickpwn software and jailbreak your ipod.
It's pretty easy,

but first what I would do, is download the itouch firmware version you want to restore to.
the file name will be something like this: iPod1,1_2.0_5A347_Restore.ipsw

Put your ipod in DFU mode:
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Hold the Home Button down for 5 second (do not release it)
Then Press and hold the Power Button for approx 10 secs (count them out)
Your iPod will reboot.
Release the power button and continue holding the Home button for an additional 27secs.
You may see the screen go blank or not.
Plug the USB end into the computer with itunes open.
Your ipod will mount in recovery mode.
Restore it by pressing Restore and Shift at the same time. This will allow you to select the ipod firmware you downloaded.
Restore it and then do your jailbreak.
It will ask for the same firmware version you just restored to.
find it on your computer and do the J/B
I have the firmware on my computer, shoot me an email and i will send it,just let me know if you have a 1st Gen or 2nd Gen

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same thing happened to me the software is probably corrupted go to the nearest apple store and they will replace it or fix it

Thats because  your psp's current firmware doesnt allow to go to recovery same thing happens to me I upgraded my psp from 3.60 to 3.95 and now I cant cant go to recovery mode or downgrade it with a pandora battery cause 3.95 blocks pandora batterys. So the best thing to do is to upgrade it to 4.00 when it comes out in May or December 2008.

hello my Z has a white screen when i turn it on and it stays like that i can still hear my jams but cant see nothing or where iam going. what cant i do to fax it?

Try getting the official Apple firmware from iTunes(just the download from their website) and save it. Then go to the iPod and hold down the enter button and the play button until it restarts.

hello p-lo805cali, that happened with my mini too! I went onto the apple website and you can pay £50 to repair it, so don't worry! hope this helps! Rosebetts xxxx