Playlists are not syncing

I have an 80GB video iPod running 1.2.3. I am unable to sync all of my smart playlists (I have about a dozen or so). The sync picks up some, but not all.
Does anyone else have problems like this, and if so, has anyone fixed it?

The way I fixed it was to create a smartlist with my entire library in it (create a rule that doesn't match any of your media, i.e. "Artist" "is not" "akljdfkldjfdkl")
I then chose "Sync selected playlists" and synced only that playlist. I didn't lose anything off the iPod because the media was all in that playlist, so it just sucked out all playlists and added only that one. I then ejected the iPod, deleted the playlist, and re-synced all music and playlists. My playlists showed up.
So the trick seems to be to remove the playlists off the iPod and then to re-sync them. You just have to be careful about removing them or you risk having to resync most of your library. Not a big deal if you have a lot of time, but if you don't want to sync several gigs at once, make sure to create a playlist with most of your iPod's library to sync with.

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