Ipod troubleshooting screen lights up and music plays but no way of directing anything as screen does not show up anything

SOURCE: ipod nano silver

http://ipod.about.com/od/troubleshootingyouripod/ht/reset_ipod_vid.htm

SOURCE: my iPod nano 2gb silver is showing a blank white screen.

my ipods screen went white and still played music. in frustration after trying all the restore reset and all the other suggestions i found on the web i finally opened it up and found a loose connection that i pluged back in and now it works fine. not for the faint at heart. but it wouldn't work so what the .......

SOURCE: white screen on nano ipod

I have had this problem recently myself and would like you to know that it is possible to fix. The white screen error or otherwise known as "white screen of death" is caused by the lcd color screen on the ipod itself. That is why its functions still work but the screen does not. Once you replace the color screen it will be as good as new.

SOURCE: frozen ipod

Here you go :) Please rate me on wether or not this article resolves your issue

Last Modified: January 28, 2009 Article: HT1320 Old Article: 61705 Summary Learn how to reset or restart iPod following a freeze.
Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.) Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 8 seconds. You may need to repeat this step. Tip: If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.
If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep.

If you are still unable to reset your iPod, use only one finger from one hand to press the Center (Select) button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Menu button.
When you reset iPod all your music and files are saved, but some customized settings may be lost. Date and time are preserved (unless the iPod reset itself because it had no power and then was reconnected to power). Other customized settings, such as Bookmarks, On-The-Go Playlists, Shuffle, Backlight timer, and so forth are preserved from the last time the hard drive turned on.

SOURCE: my ipod touch has a white screen and it won't let me do anything

if you dont mind losing your music try a shift restore on the firmware, you can download official firmware just put go to your itunes and look at you ipod and what the newest fw out is and then google it download it, and go to itunes and on the restore tab hold down shift and click on restore this will allow you to restore from current firmware and hopefully the reset will fix the problem