ITunes 8.1.1 no longer recognizing either of my iPod Touch 2g devices
Okay, no idea what I did or what changes have occurred but today iTunes 8.1.1 stopped seeing my iPod Touch 16GB 2g. I rebooted the Mac. I rebooted the iPod Touch. I tried connecting my iPod Touch to my wife's Windows computer… where it was recognized correctly. Later, after hard resetting my iPod Touch to factory default (knowing my back up was a week old, should have created a new account on the Windows machine and backed everything up but didn't think to do that) and trying it again on my Mac to no avail I got the idea to try to connect my wife's iPod Touch 2g to my Mac. It wasn't recognized at all. iTunes didn’t see a thing. I tried different iPod cables. I tried using a different USB port on my Mac. I tried that while having no other USB devices plugged in.
I tried deleting iTunes and the two files in \System\Library\Extensions and \Library\Receipts that I read about in some support option here on the Apple website. Rebooted. Re-installed iTunes 8.1.1... nothing. For either iPod. Rebooted. Nothing. Tried both iPods on my wife's Windows computer… it sees each fine.
It appears to be an issue with my Mac Pro and not iTunes or either of my iPod Touch devices but I figured my question belonged here anyway. I've put hours into trying to figure this out and I'm at a dead end. What the heck else can I try with my Mac?
No, I checked after reading your reply and none of my other USB devices work. I tried booting from the installation DVD while holding 'd' a few times and finally noticed that it's the Application Installation disc that is supposed to be used for that. So I tried booting with that disc in and holding 'd' and it never would go into hardware diagnostics. I tried four or five times. Holding 'd' before turning on my system until I saw the regular log in screen. Booting then holding 'd' down. Over and over.
I'm not sure what the heck is wrong with that. I am using a Mac keyboard and mouse with the system so it should work.
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