1st gen bizzare dock connector behavior

[everydayplacebo]

I've searched the internets and the closest thing i could find to this issue had no difinitive answer.
I've got a 1st gen in recovery mode and the doc connector is not working right:

• I have tried connecting it to two seperate computers, one had no problem connecting to iphone 3g and tough 2ndgen. the other has never seen any i-product before and doesnt even have itunes. Neither computer recognized that a device was connected. I did this using a known good usb connector.
• I tried a different cable just in case, as well as other ports on my pc.
• I tried the charger that came with my iphone and a dock.
• If the battery is dead, it charges until there is enough power to turn on. After that there are no signs thata connection is made, even if i reconnect. I think the battery still charges even though there is no animation to indicate that. (i have been trying to re-kill the battery for a couple of hours).
• It the touch is off, it powers on when connected. Again, it shows no furter signs of being connected to anything.
• I tried raising the pins on the connector.
• While connected to my computer i CAN put it into dfu mode (black screen), though there are still no indication that it is connected. I know it was succesful becuase pushing the home or power button ilicits no response but frcing a estart brings back the apple logo and the connect to itunes screen.
  

If killing the battery so that the dead battery image doesnt even show up doesnt help, i will try charging it for a whole day to see how that works out.
If it weremt for the weird reactions i'm getting, id just say the connector is dead.

[Frostbite]

Sounds like dead mother board. Intermittent reactions are common with this problem.

[everydayplacebo]

I just connected the touch to the usb/firewire cable my GF got with her classic, just to see if the 6pin firewire made a difference. It definately made a noise and shows lightening on the battery. I dont have a 6pin port on my computer, so i might have to borrow someone's mac to see if it responds to data.

[Frostbite]

Ok you can try that, but that is odd, I didnt think any iPod tocuhes/iPhones supported firewire connection...... I know it doesnt support it on the 2g for sure.

[everydayplacebo]

I agree that it is odd. However, I do remember seeing that FireWire was still supported on the 1st gen. I am assuming that they operate on different pins on the dock connector. But I would also think that the power pins would be the same. Thanks again. I'll post when I get to test it.