IPod recignized by Disk Utility but won't show up in iTunes

Message on Disk Utility is as below. Have reset and use on.off switch. Any suggestions please?
Verify and Repair disk “AW's iPod”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Invalid catalog PEOF
Volume check failed.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
1 volume could not be repaired because of an error

I have the same problem with a friend's 4G iPod I'm troubleshooting, though perhaps more complex than Bronxal's difficulty.
Sometimes "Verify Disk" will return a pass, sometimes it will have the error noted above. If I repair the disk, sometimes it will say that no repairs were necessary, sometimes it will successfully repair the disk. The strange thing is that these outcomes will occur within seconds of each other. In other words, I can repeatedly click on Repair, be told everything is fine, then a few clicks later Disk Utility will repair the drive; then if I keep clicking the same thing will happen, as though the drive never really was repaired.
I've tried the 5 Rs multiple times. Each time after restoring software, the iPod will begin to function properly, then refuse to do any number of things, including show up in iTunes, unmount, mount, or complete a file transfer in Disk Mode.
I thought it could be a harddrive malfunction, since I can hear it spinning up and spinning down unceasingly. However, the iPod's diagnostic mode says that HDD Test is Pass. Any ideas?

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