IPhone 1st generation stuck on apple screen after powered on?

The I phone doesn't go past the apple logo screen after it is turned on. What does that mean and how can you fix it? Is it expensive?

Hold the power & home button for a couple seconds and it should turn off and restart, if not just restore it on itunes.

Try one of a few things
1) turn off and back on by the manual restart by holding ten lock button till screen goes black ( about 20-30 seconds ) an turning it back on
2) plugins it into charger because it might have batter 2 low to start phone up
3) resync phone to computer like how you would with a normal iPod

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