ITunes 7.7 can't detect old 3rd generation iPod

I have an old 15gb 3rd gen iPod -- the kind with the touchwheel, 4 buttons, and dock connector. Up until last week it still worked reliably. Then I updated to iTunes 7.7. Now when I connect my iPod to my Mac it won't show up on my list of devices. Nor does it show up on my desktop (even though I have disk mode enabled). Is this a bug in 7.7? Anybody know any fixes?

Never mind... seems to have fixed itself. Weird.

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