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Hi
I have the same problem: hourglass forever. I managed to open the case and I used the short pins method I found on the forum. The result is that my pc shows the message "found new hardware" and then "Usb device". So I follow the procedure to install the driver "AdfuUpdate.inf" but I get the error message "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware".
Do you have any idea what is wrong?

Ah, yes this is a chinese ipod with a 8g tag on the back, the chip reports: K9G8G08UOM.