Classic with 1.1.1 and Kenwood KCA-ip500 issues...

Still having major problems with my 160GB Classic and the Kenwood in-car connector that worked fine with my old iPod Photo.
1) The iPod will ONLY charge if already fully charged. It will not charge a flat iPod or one that says 'Connect to Power'. It still displays that message even when connected to the Kenwood connector (which works fine with the 20GB).
2) Mystery 'Pause' problem. Every now and then (usually after turning off the car) the display on the Kenwood shows 'Pause' and pressing the Pause/Play button seems to work momentarily before showing 'Pause' again. Disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod seems to fix this.
3) Mystery 'Eject' problem. If it doesn't show 'Pause', it might show 'Eject', although seeing 'Eject' usually means the battery in the iPod has gone flat.
It seems to me that the iPod is obviously not interpreting the signals from the Kenwood connector.
We're nearly there, because 1.1.1 now recognises my Cygnet dock as a power source (which 1.1/1.0.3 and prior didn't before). In other posts I stated that the power charge fix was there in 1.1.1, but obviously not for the Kenwood.
As I type this, my iPod is now charging from the Cygnet but refuses to acknowledge the Kenwood charger.
Come on Apple! You're nearly there!

I HAVE checked with Kenwood, in fact, their technical support on this matter has been far more impressive than Apple's.
The fact is, the KCA-iP500 has worked fine these last two years with my 20GB iPod Photo, as did my Cygnet dock.
When I first got the Classic, it would work neither with the dock nor the Kenwood, but matters have improved slightly since 1.1 - it now works with the Cygnet dock.
Previously, the Classic wouldn't even recognise the Kenwood as a charger - the battery level icon didn't change with 1.0.3. Then, with 1.1, it at least showed a 'plug' icon in the battery to show it is connected to a power source.
With 1.1.1, it actually shows the 'lighting bolt' icon to show it's charging, but will only do that if the battery is full! If the battery goes flat, it displays 'Connect to Power' - even when connected to the Kenwood.
I'm quite satisfied this is an Apple problem.

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