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Apple Releases iTunes 7.0.1
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knome said:
Can you find them on your hard drive? If so, just drag them to iTunes and see if they show up...
First, there's no indication that anywhere near 10% of iTunes 7 users are having problems.rlreif said:
Second, if Ford sells a bad car they can't just release a patch to download and fix the problem. In other words, cars aren't software.
quadgirl said:For me 7.0.1 is the worst itunes release with regards to stability. I hadn't experienced any crashes or slowdown (on a quad I guess I shouldn't) with 7.0 but with 7.0.1 I get frequent crashes - during playback, getting album art. Performance alse seems slower. I guess I should have stayed with 7.0
Same here. Crashes changing windows, crashes playing podcasts, can't play some podcasts (reveal in finder works for some, not others) crashes importing CD's to AAC files.
Pfft, I figured without everybody bitching about 7.0, 7.0.1 would be a safe update. 7.0 turned out to be OK here.
I'll keep clicking 'Report to Apple' I guess...
Chundles said:
Yeah, must be his machine, seeing as his workload/usage pattern is identical to yours...
Carthag said:It didn't fix the problem I'm having with iTunes 7...
That is, iTunes deletes files from my music folder (mostly newer files; luckily I have everything backed up on an external drive) upon startup. It then tells me that it cannot find the files.
If I copy the files back after iTunes has started up, it finds them and everything is peachy until the next time I restart iTunes. Then it deletes them again and complains that it can't find them.
This guy is having the same problem:
http://maba.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/itunes-7-might-delete-your-files-silently/
I hope it gets fixed soon, as iTunes is at the moment completely unusable for me.
Quoting this because I find it pretty important. I saw at least 5 people on the apple support board askin about the same problem. Have any of you guys heard about it? I'd really love to use iTunes again.
I have Windows XP Pro, and iTunes v7.0.0 wasn't able to recognize my iPod 5G 60GB AT ALL! v7.0.1 didn't either, until I did the whole "stop service/start service" thing. Then, it wouldn't update to v1.2 firmware or format my iPod -- it says it is doing it, but the progress bar just stays there indefinitely and nothing actually happens -- which means force-quit iTunes and unplugging the iPod... At least v7.0.1 updates my songs...
DANGIT!!! I want gapless playback!!!
DANGIT!!! I want gapless playback!!!
This happens to me constantly. When just playing randomly from all my songs, occasionally it will get to the end of a song, and just stop playing. The controls don't say that it is stopped, but it just gets to the end of the song, time remaining 0.00, and won't start up again until forward pressed. VERY annoying, and wasn't present on iTunes 6. (Haven't installed iTunes 7 yet on my home mac, just the work PC.)iNoles said:
Dave
I have the same iPod as you and the same problem. Difference is that I just got my iPod two days ago and now I think I am going to return it. Apple really has some sort of problem going on here.ShnikeJSB said:
Additonal things my iPod is doing:
If the iPod is plugged in and iTunes is not running, iTunes doesn't come on unless I start it even though I have selected the option for iTunes to start when this iPod is connected.
If iTunes is running and I plug in my iPod, iTunes locks up and I have to do a CNTRL/ALT/DELETE and kill the process to get out of the lockup.
I have to plug in the iPod and then start iTunes, and then iTunes will see my iPod so I can load it. iTunes also tells me that there is an update for my iPod, but then when it tries to run I get a message saying the my iPod cannot be updated because the firmware file could not be found. That is the latest error. Before that one it used to try to run the update because "An unknown error occured (1417). Couldn't restore because "An unknown error occured (1418).
here's how to fix it...
hey, i had the same problem. i got it working again though! trash the application. go into the receipts folder and dump the itunes receipts and then reinstall (it wouldn't let me reinstall without dumping the receipts for itunes 7.0.1). i had also deleted some pref files but i don't think that did crap cuz it still wasn't workign after i did that. Anyways, my itunes works quite well now.ClimbingTheLog said:
Be happy. I managed to get firmware 1.2 on my 60GB iPod, and I want to downgrade: It rarely manages to play 20 songs before a reset or crash. Sometimes it doesn't make ten.ShnikeJSB said:
Most often it is a reset when I stop playing. The only real effect is that I loose my place in whatever I was listening to, and have to re-select the playlist/song. A few times it has been a reset while playing, where the iPod came right back up but needed the same.
But I have also had several full crashes, either place. The iPod locks up, and will not respond to anything without a force reset.
I've attempted a full restore on the iPod, which didn't help. I'd say avoid firmware v1.2. Wait for v1.2.1.
justflie said:hey, i had the same problem. i got it working again though! trash the application. go into the receipts folder and dump the itunes receipts and then reinstall (it wouldn't let me reinstall without dumping the receipts for itunes 7.0.1). i had also deleted some pref files but i don't think that did crap cuz it still wasn't workign after i did that. Anyways, my itunes works quite well now.
Thanks, I'll try that!
KevKaos said:
Some kind of problem. I think not. I have had four iPods and maybe a dozen macs and Apple seems to upgrade and improve regularly and more than any other company.
It is easier to find software glitches once hundreds of thousands users are working the programs, so things do slip through. If a new problems exists, Apple will work on it fast. They are continually improving and adding features.
I for one have had no problemes with either of the iTune 7s. Maybe since I use a MAC. Don't know but I find that it is ususally something very small.
Have a ne 80GB which is almost full again
nemaslov said:
I had my first experience with Applecare today on the phone, and I must say that it was a nice enough experience. The tech has given me some steps to try to clear (at least) my missing firmware file issue. Of course I haven't tried it yet and don't know if it will work on that issue only or also on my inability to update my iPod. The point is, they were responsive, and didn't treat me like I was a total idiot. There is something to be said for that sort of service. Now if the steps they gave me fixes my problem, I will really sing their praises.
Fingers crossed. I'll be working the issue this evening.
I guess i should not say that it sucks becasue i can handle the look and it plays my music just fine but for some reason my Ipod and it just don't seem to want to play nice together.
I think i finally figured out the problem though. It seems to be the gapless playback thing. iTunes when through the library and all is good but for some reason it total stalls when it tries to do it on the iPod. It is really annoying cause i don't really care if the stuff on my iPod is gapless or not (at leaast right now).
I am almost ready to completly wipe the iPod and put everything back on.
I think i finally figured out the problem though. It seems to be the gapless playback thing. iTunes when through the library and all is good but for some reason it total stalls when it tries to do it on the iPod. It is really annoying cause i don't really care if the stuff on my iPod is gapless or not (at leaast right now).
I am almost ready to completly wipe the iPod and put everything back on.
KevKaos said:
** UPDATE **
The steps they gave me didn't exactly work, but some time on the phone with Applecare was successful in getting rid of the issue of the missing firmware file.
As for the inability to update the iPod, the Applecare tech tried to help me with that and it did not work so he had to pass me up the line. So far Applecare has been EXTREMELY attentive on this issue. I don't want to say what steps they are having me do yet, because we haven't seen if it will work or not. The have asked me to send them a folder off of my iPod so that they can examine it. Seems to me that they are really working hard on fixing this issue. Hope to have another update in an hour or two.
Thanks telecomm,
On a Dutch board a guy was able to get it fixed by changing the itunes advanced pref to not allow remote volume control, however; with me its off by default
my apple reseller has no advice, apple support line; no advice
already filed 2 tickets here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
this list contains no such problem (airtunes)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=647341&tstart=60
The new 7.0.2 update doesnt even solve my airtunes problems! Hard to believe these problems aren't know and acted upon by apple...
On a Dutch board a guy was able to get it fixed by changing the itunes advanced pref to not allow remote volume control, however; with me its off by default
my apple reseller has no advice, apple support line; no advice
already filed 2 tickets here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
this list contains no such problem (airtunes)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=647341&tstart=60
The new 7.0.2 update doesnt even solve my airtunes problems! Hard to believe these problems aren't know and acted upon by apple...
If you don't report them, they don't know about them. Apple doesn't search MacRumors to help with problem solving.