Restarting Crashed iPod
If your iPod Nano (I don’t know if this works with other iPods or not) has crashed, you can usually restart it by holding down Menu and then the Middle button for 10 seconds. If that doesn’t work try it again, and if it still doesn’t work just wait till the battery runs out.
If you’re still having problems visit this guide at Apple.
* My iPod has crashed more than Windows XP has in the last 3 months. Go figure.
