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Originally Posted by
Artmuzz 
So does that mean if I can sync and charge my iPod 5G then the Line out should be working?
Art
Usually yes it does. Commonly when the L/O dock breaks it is the soldering to the board that fails so you lose the ability to charge, data transfer and listen through the dock. But it could happen that the pins that transfer data and charge are working and the pins that transfer sound are damaged I guess.
That is why testing the dock with a LOD and amp was suggested (which I guess you have Done in a way with the touch L/O cable)
If both the LO and the headphone jack are failing that may suggest some kind of PCB board issue.
This is where you have the advantage of buying a 5th gen with a failed HD because you have all the parts required to repair your iPod regardless of the issue.
You're gonna have to decide either to invest more money on your purchase or give up the ghost and sell yours for scrap.
It CAN be fixed, but be warned that we have identified the headphone jack as the POTENTIAL issue. If that doesn't work it'll need a new board.
If the disk spins up and plays tracks (as indicated by the screen) and the iPod syncs, charges and loads songs then you don't have a fault hard drive.
Just a quick thought, have you run the restore option via iTunes? This will delete all music on the iPod. But will reset it to factory settings and update all firmware.
Might be worth trying.
If you want to send it to me (£2.60 first class recorded) I'll gladly take a look. I have a few spare 5th gens laying around. I might be able to get it working for you.
