How long does it take to restore an iPod?

Hi
I have a 4th generation 20 GB iPod (click-wheel) that was formatted for Windows. I've followed some instructions in order to re-format it to work with my PowerMac G5: I first erased it using Disk Utility, and then with the iPod updater (latest update) I selected Restore.
At this moment there's a window saying "Restoring Myname's iPod" with a progress bar, But, there's no progress in the progress bar, just those flowing stripes as in one of those barbershop poles.
And it's like that for an hour and fifteen minutes. My iPod is blinking "Do Not Disconnect". Is this normal? If not, what can I do? How much more should I wait till I know for sure it's time to forcefully abort?
powermac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  
powermac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

thanks for the reply, Mitch
Unable do Delete any partitions as the button was grayed out, but successfuly put it in Disk Mode, then Reset it, and now it's back to normal.
But... it mounts on Mac, updater suggests an update, my only option is Restore, I select it, and I'm back in the endless restore progress bar. iPod says Do not disconnect, and updater says "Restoring IPOD" with no progress.
What else can I do?
powermac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

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