Connecting to iMac G4 (with USB1.1)

Hi. I'm experiencing some problems connecting my iPod Touch to my iMac G4: time-outs, "cannot connect to iPhone", etc. This has probably something to do with the fact that my iMac doesn't have USB2.0 (http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMac17-inch1Ghz.html). Weird thing is that I am able to connect to my iPod (and synchronize it, although terribly slow) when I reboot my iMac. My work-around isn't ideal, but I'm happy with what I got. But for how long? Officially there's no support for USB1.1. Does anyone have some suggestions on what to do? Is there a way to get USB2.0 on my G4 for instance? Thanks!

Hello,
I am getting lots of SBBOD and the iPhone message when I connect my iPod touch via a powered USB2.0 hub on my Aluminium iMac (I haven't tried it on my iMac G4 yet).
I would ask Apple about this but I know their answer will be plug it into the USB port on the iMac.
We often get asked about USB2.0 over in the iMac G4 forums and the answer is always the same and negative There is no way to add USB2.0 to the 17" 1GHz iMac G4.
I'd suggest that you try connecting it direct to the iMac's USB ports.
Incidentally two iPod Nanos and an iPod Shuffle sync and charge fine through the same USB2.0 hub on my system (both Alu iMac and iMac G4). The iPod touch does work when connected to the USB2.0 port on the Aluminium Apple keyboard with nil errors.
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