Corrution/inability to see iPod in iTunes - how do I restore without iTunes

When I connect my iPod (4th Gen) to my Mac, iTunes immediately says there is corruption and it needs to be restored. It was working fine last time I connected, but heh.
All right, fine, but I can't even select the iPod in iTunes, let alone restore it. My iPod always drops out of the source list (unmounts) whenever I click the OK button on the warning, leaving me no opportunity to get to the Restore function.
I've tried the following procedures:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1483
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano4gen/#
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363
However, I can't even reach the iPod's tabs in iTunes, therefore I can't reach the Restore command. It stays mounted long enough to spew error messages, but automatically unmounts as soon as I dismiss the error messages.
Can I restore/reset/reformat the iPod without access to iTunes? I have nothing on it that cant be recovered.
Message was edited by: Louis-P. G.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

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