How to connect ipod touch to itunes on Mac OS 10.4.11

My desktop (Tiger Mac OS 10.4.11) will not recognize my ipod touch in itunes thus preventing downloading of music to the ipod. The ipod is recognized in iphoto and is brought up automatically when attached to the desktop. The connection is via usb directly to the desktop. Are there any ideas on a fix for this problem?

If the iPod has iOS 4.2 or greater you need to upgrade the operating system on the computer. To find version go to Settings>General>About>Version
IOS 4. to iOS 5 requires OSX 10.5.8 or greater
iOS 6 requires 10.6.8 or later
If you have a 4G with IOS 6 10.5.8 may work. See:
ios 6 and macosx 10.5 on a pre intel...: Apple Support Communities
OSX 10.6.8 requires a Mac with an Intel processor
To purchase the OSX upgrade disks you have to call Apple since they are not listed in the on-line store.

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Hey Guys
Having a bit of trouble with my new Ipod Touch I bought over the weekend... hoping you could help me out.
Basically my ipod will be recognised by itunes but when it tries to sync I get the error message
"The ipod cannot be synced. The disk could not be read or written to."
After discussing it with Apple Support, I connected the device to another computer, which connects with the ipod and syncs fine. After looking in the device manager and seeing that the ipod is not appearing, they are claiming that it's an issue with the windows driver for the usb2 port and theres nothing I can do and to call windows support.
The strange thing is, when I buy songs by wifi on the itunes store via the ipod touch - when I connect the device that song will transfer back to itunes no problem.
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Hey burntfilm82,
Does the iPod touch work correctly in another user account?
This article describes howto setup another user account and has some good troubleshooting tips.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302856
Does it work correctly when you do a selective startup?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302538
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First of all sorry for my bad english.
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My friends were having trouble with this on an XP windows PC, they tried everything but install xp service pack 3, doing so after calling apple tech support on 1300 321 456 (australia).
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Not Charge
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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
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You cannot merge accounts. Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
One computer using multiple iTunes Store authorizations - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1206

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