Ipod dialog comes up "  . . will not read or write to disk"

Strange! Right after uploading the ITunes upgrade of 7.1.1, I can't complete syncing my ipod. Same problem on my 30gb and 80gb. There is plenty of room on the ipod disk, but the download always stops short and the dialog box comes up on my Mac. I've tried resetting as well as restoring. What the heck happened? Is there a problem with 7.1.1
Thanks

See if this troubleshooting article helps.
Disk cannot be read
from or written to error syncing iPod in iTunes.
Jeff,
Thanks for your reply and the reference link. I actually had one corrupted itunes TV show download that was causing the problem. I repurchased and viola!
Deke
G5 Tower   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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