3G no longer shows up on desktop, spinning beach ball on iTunes launch

After playing with my new 3G all day, which included several successful syncs with iTunes, the iPhone no longer shows up on the desktop. iTunes launches automatically but just sits there with the spinning beach ball. Have to Force Quit. The iPhone also no longer displays Sync In Progress. Repaired Permissions, restarted, tried various combinations of plugging/unplugging the iPhone with no success. Any ideas?

I am having this problem too, but I just leave it plugged in and eventually it pops up. It has taken up to 3 minutes.
How long have you given it?

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    0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670065
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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
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    dependency: com.app
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    com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
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    Proceeding back via exception chain:
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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE8DC80)
    PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12B9000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
    Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
    panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
    Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
    Backtrace:
    0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
    Proceeding back via exception chain:
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    PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4491034E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E6BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
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    0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE86500)
    PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12E3000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
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    Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
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    Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
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    0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
    0x00094318 0x00090009
    backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFDD90
    Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
    com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
    previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
    Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
    PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x07A44000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFFDD90; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
    Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
    panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
    Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
    Backtrace:
    0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
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    Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
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    0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
    0x00094318 0x00090009
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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
    Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
    PC=0x90007878; MSR0

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