from the trenches of the zune-ocalypse

[dredpiratebunny]

so still no real answers. though the DIY fix seems a little sketchy, and i'm not willing to pry open something i don't really know how to fix. something that in theory is an expensive thing. even though you could argue it might just be a paperweight soon anyway.

so the only part that worries me now is that it will burn out. i can hear the driver (?) inside whirring. and the screen wont shut off, so i worry that the zune load image will burn into it. feh.

andy has offered me his, which is an upgrade at 80G, since he was thinking about getting one with more on it (the 120G i think). though i hesitate to accept it. i really like the zune and how it works. and really, is the iPod really such a big deal? i know its accessibility has a lot going for it, but i am not really an apple user anyways. so i dunno what i think.

still, waiting to hear what those fucktards over at microsoft are gonna say.

they can offer a solution, but in all honesty, when i plugged it into my puter this morning, it wouldnt even register the connection so i'm not sure how i could even download a fix anyway. it certainly is an interesting dilemma.

meh.

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[krztov.livejournal.com]

check the link i sent earlier, they updated it with a fix and word from microsoft

[dredpiratebunny.livejournal.com]

yeah i saw that....i dont think i wanna pry my zune open though. ):3
just waiting to hear....
der.

[krztov.livejournal.com]

yeah i think zune.com/support is where youre supposed to check for updates.

[dredpiratebunny.livejournal.com]

zune.net/support.

which still has nothin to say. meh.

[greatevil.livejournal.com]

Ipods were great when they were the only gig in town. Sadly now I'm invested in Itunes but given the wide range of choices just about anything is a good deal.

Right now I'm waiting for a good sale on stereo bluetooh headsets so that I can just use my cell for the gym.

[eevilyounggirl.livejournal.com]

Another friend of mine has a zune and said it died this week. I wonder if it's a preemptive strike by some disgrunted MS employees.

[krztov.livejournal.com]

its pretty much every 30gb, died today around 1am, i for one say skynet has become self aware, via mp3 players of course.

[eevilyounggirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, so says this. Crazy!

[lady-mishegas.livejournal.com]

My ex-boyfriend who is on my facebook works for MS/Zune; his current status is set to:

says the Zune30 bug was due to it being the last day of a leap year - all yr zunes will revive tomorrow. I'll post a link to the official faq

Does that help?

[dredpiratebunny.livejournal.com]

if its true, it helps enormously. *crosses fingers*

thanks!

[krztov.livejournal.com]

http://gizmodo.com/5121822/official-fix-for-the-zune-30-fail

[lady-mishegas.livejournal.com]

He added this note:

Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical ...
wait until tomorrow (at which point the battery will be dead), recharge it, sync with your computer, and it should work fine again.


Good to know he's good for SOMETHING, huh? Ex-boyfriends, sheesh.

[lady-mishegas.livejournal.com]

http://twitter.com/ZuneInsider

[dredpiratebunny.livejournal.com]

thanks sweetie!