Have you tried doing a hard reset?
If its an iPod classic…
– Switch it off
– Slide the hold switch to ‘hold’ and then back again
– Hold down ‘menu’ and ‘enter’ until the Apple logo appears (about 5-10 secs)
I think the procedure varies slightly depending on the type of iPod you have, but Google ‘reset ipod’ and it will be there.
It’s amazing how many software issues this solves – I’ve ‘fixed’ a few of my mates ipods that were destined for the bin by doing this.
If this doesn’t work then its probably fucked, and there isn’t much of a market for broken ipods – if it just has a cracked screen you might get £10-20 on ebay for it if you’re lucky but if the thing doesn’t switch on either you’re probably better off recycling/binning it.
