IPod Mini Freezes while transferring music

Hey all...
When transferring tracks from iTunes to my iPod Mini, iTunes seems to freeze after / during track #3 song transfer.
I've reset, restored, upgraded, done everything i've been reading.
I've even done a full MP3 libary scan for any corrupt mp3's, and have removed all 'suspicious' mp3s... with no improvemnt.
There is nothing wrong with the iPod being recognized by Itunes on my G4 Powerbook...
It just freezes...
No explanation.
Just freezes.
Any suggestions?

I am having a similar problem, as a lot of people appear to be. Those steps have not yet helped me. I'm trying again just in case.
I hope Apple fixes this problem, it appears to be widespread since the latest iPod and OS X updates, or maybe security updates or something.

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