Can't eject iPod & syncing doesn't work

I'm using iPod nano 4G. I've activated "Sync Music" and created a playlist to sync it. There was a lot of songs in the playlist so I unchecked all then started to check and sync them part by part. But it pauses syncing after a while. In itunes it says "Syncing iPod don't disconnect" but it doesn't sync any songs. I can't eject the ipod nor can quit iTunes. When I click "eject" I see "Ok to disconnect" on the ipod screen for a moment but it immediately disappear and says "eject before disconnecting". Somehow i find a way to disconnect it every time. But it happens so often. How can I get rid of this? Thanks for help.

wwrice. I saw this thread and it helped me solve my problem. www.discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2385677
I hope this link works!

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