Cola Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 My zune,Jake2k's zune and his girlfriends zune all failed this morning and im sure some of you may be in the same position.I looked into it online and it is actually happening everywhere.Here is a site with a bit more about it.The only thing i am trying is letting the battery die and then plugging it into my computer and seeing what i can do.Feel free to share and tips ideas or the infinite complaints im sure zune users will have. http://gizmodo.com/5121311/reports-30gb-zunes-failing-everywhere-all-at-once Good luck everyone Solution The problem with the zune was due to the year of release being a leap year so it had conflicting 08-09 dates.I let my battery die and started it up today 1/1/09 and it is working as microsoft said.Not sure if you need to let your battery die but if your screen is frozen and you cant do anything let your battery die enough to be giving you the charge battery icon,then plug it into a charge source (your pc or a wall adapter or whatever you may use to charge your zune)and after it gets charged enough to start you should once more have a working 30g zune.Good luck all if you have any questions i will do my best to answer them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Whoa this is crazy! Plenty of blogs are posting about this, with all user comments agreeing that this is happening. Good luck all Zune30 members! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 its just really good to know we are not alone.When it first happened to mine i thought i messed something up.Then i heard from Jake that his and his girlfriends were doing the same.Looked into it and found out there were a lot of angry zune 30g users as they woke up to use them.If i hear of a fix i will definitely post it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Microsoft's official comment to the Zune 30g users We are aware that customers with the Zune 30GB are experiencing issues with their Zune device. We are actively working now to isolate the issue and develop a solution to address it. We will keep customers informed on next steps via the support page on zune.net (zune.net/support). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Are Zunes capable of recieving wireless signals? If they are, maybe there was an organized broadcast of some Zune virus someone developed...I don't know, just a shot in the dark there... Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Zunes are indeed capable of receiving wireless signal,but you must be in range of wi-fi and you must have it turned on your zune.I keep mine off since i never use it and it drains the battery a bit quicker which means there was no way for me to receive it if that is how it was sent out.That is a good idea though and maybe to some degree in some way it may have something to do with it,i know its a shot in the dark but maybe thats how it was received and just didnt go off until now.Who knows,and microsoft may keep it on the hush hush and just tell you how to fix it and not what was wrong.Only time will tell,i just wish they'd hurry up,this is a bad way to start a new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 They do have wireless capabilities, but it doesn't work like that. Perhaps a virus/error in the last firmware update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 They do have wireless capabilities, but it doesn't work like that. Perhaps a virus/error in the last firmware update? Correct. Don't upgrade to the new firmware, your Zune will die, and you'll have to manually reset it. EDIT: I was wrong, it's apparantely a "time-bomb" in the first-generation Zune machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganart Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ^^lol i never use my zune i have a 4gb zune do you think something happend to it? i lost my charger for it so thats why i dont use it. Quote |my myspace|----------------|my site|---------------|my gallery| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Seems to be related to the leap year or something like that, it also seems to only effect the 30 gig models that were updated to the newest firmware, I don't really care what caused it I just want mine back! And if they can't fix it then I better get a package in the mail with my new 120 gig zune free from Microsoft haha. I know one thing, work goes by a lot slower when you got nothing to listen to but the radio :x Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Thank god it's only an issue. I thought Zunes failing mysteriously all over the world would be somewhat more than just an issue. We are aware that customers with the Zune 30GB are experiencing issues with their Zune device But seriously, though, that sucks. I wouldn't want my ZEN just failing all of a sudden. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganart Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 whats a ZEN? Quote |my myspace|----------------|my site|---------------|my gallery| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Another mp3 player, i think Iriver? Fake edit: Nope it's made by Creative Can you imagine what would would go down if the iPods went out o_O Real edit: M$ released a statement basically saying just wait till tomorrow and the problem should fix itself . More info here and here. Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchy_S Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Another mp3 player, i think Iriver? Fake edit: Nope it's made by Creative Can you imagine what would would go down if the iPods went out o_O Oh Jesus. That would be terrible. Millions of people would be pissed. Quote My deviantART | My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShK_828 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 yeah. so true. and yeah it does suck when your only listening to radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hopefully the fix will really happen and we can put this whole mess behind us.I hope they stop this from happening in the future aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Sounds awful man. I use a zEN. Quote •♪♫♥♫♪• |- The Rules -|- çobblestones -|- CaMo -|- MeTaL -| ╠═╧╨»Φ«╨╤═╣ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Sandisk Sansa. :wink: I'm still curious to HOW this problem occurred. Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShK_828 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 maybe its like the y2k bug, which never hapened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganart Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 ^^lol Quote |my myspace|----------------|my site|---------------|my gallery| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Well, with their proposed fix of "turn it on tomorrow, and it'll work just fine", I'm guessing it has something to do with the fact that this year was a leap year. Something time-aware was mis-programmed, saw it was day 366 of 365, and freaked out, locking the system. You think: "Ah, that can't be it. How could someone miss something so simple?" Remember, this is Microsoft we're talking about. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyuinfinityPDN Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Y08? Quote -- Make an Explosion in Space-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 solution posted in first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkfight Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Well, with their proposed fix of "turn it on tomorrow, and it'll work just fine", I'm guessing it has something to do with the fact that this year was a leap year. Something time-aware was mis-programmed, saw it was day 366 of 365, and freaked out, locking the system.You think: "Ah, that can't be it. How could someone miss something so simple?" Remember, this is Microsoft we're talking about. LMAO, so true though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 they dubbed it "Z2K9" haha Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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