IPod freezes iTunes in normal mode, will not restore in disk mode

Several days ago, I began having problems with my iPod. When I attempted to sync some podcasts to it, I got an error message saying "iPod cannot be synced. Error -48." I was still able to play the music on my iPod, but I would get the same error every time I connected it to my computer. I downloaded the latest version of iTunes and restored it, thinking this would solve my problem, but when I put music on it it became really glitchy and the album art was messed up. I once again restored it and encountered the same problem. Eventually when I plugged it in, iTunes would freeze and become non responsive until the second I unplugged the iPod. I put it in disk mode and tried again. This time iTunes did not freeze, but when I tried to restore I got an error message saying it was unable to do so. I tried to manually reformat it through "My Computer," but when I tried it in normal mode it froze, and in disk mode it said it was unable to reformat Removable Disc (E:). I have tried repeatedly to find a solution, tried hooking it up to different computers, but it seems the problem lies with the iPod. I am utterly at a loss for ideas. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I just barely tried restoring it in disk mode again on another computer, and was told something new: "firmware is corrupt. Disconnect and reconnect." I've tried it twice and it tells me the same thing after taking a half an hour to download the update.

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