ITunes 7.3.2 Will Not Sync Contacts or Calendars to 5G iPod

Question

I have four ipods of various flavours that I sync via iTunes. On my new 5G iPod I try to sync the contacts and it tells me that there are none, open Address Book and create some. Of course, Address Book is full and it syncs just fine with the iPod Photo, the 4G iPod and the Nano. Same happens with iCal, it says there are no calendars, open iCal and create one. Everything else syncs to the 5G without a problem. I am in the process of completing a restore on the iPod as it came from the Apple Store with a Windows format (yuck) and I had reset it initially to be a Mac format device and thought maybe something wasn't quite right. Anyone with any thoughts?
Connection is USB2 to the PowerMac same as every other iPod. I used to use FireWire but the Nano only worked with USB so I switched. Too bad, FW is a much better transport mode.

Answer 1

A solution was posted a few days ago on the AppleTV forum -- at least it solved my problems with both iPod and Apple TV. Whether Apple has addressed it or not, its technicians are clearly aware that the new version of iTunes has a problem recognizing external devices. Below is the solution posted the other day on the AppleTV forum. (If it helps any, the senior technician who worked with me is: Ryan, 800-409-5381x2175#
----- posted by Brad:
I went through all the troubleshooting guideliness as outlined in the "Service and Support" section of the AppleTV help section/web page. Short of reinstalling iTunes, I opted to call AppleCare instead.
Assuming you have access to your wireless network and are able to view movie trailers, do the following:
1. From the main AppleTV menu, go to Sources.
2. Select Synching.
3. Select Change iTunes Library, then Continue.
Disregard the warning about it wiping out the content on your AppleTV.
4. Write down the new number code, go back to iTunes, and presto, your AppleTV now appears in the DEVICES list in iTunes.
As was explained to me, the latest/greatest iTunes update has a problem with AppleTV. It needs to be redirected to your iTunes again. AppleTV thinks that the new iTunes is an entirely new entity and doesn't exactly recognize it as an update. With regard to the warning when changing iTunes libraries, so long as it's the same computer you are connected to with the same iTunes library, it will simply update and start synching new content you may have put into your iTunes from the last time AppleTV synched. It will not wipe the hard drive on the AppleTV clean. That's what I was worried about earlier and that's why I stayed away from taking this route on my own. I wasn't too keen on starting over with copying all my content back up the my AppleTV. As it worked out, the warning message eventually led me to further research and to this discussion board and then to AppleCare.
My AppleTV is now up-to-date and I hope everyone else is able to do the same.