Itunes freezing with new 5G iPod

Hi,
I've just got a new 5G iPod and when it is doing the update thing...itunes just freezes with loading.
I'm confused.
(Using a 17" Powerbook running 10.4.7 and just done all the updates for itunes and ipod)

I just solved a similar problem, and I'm trying to get the word out. I found that my Firewire ports had gotten jammed up somehow. Unplugging and then plugging back in all the cords worked for me. I you're using USB, the same thing can happen.
Until I hit on this, I had tried every other fix Apple recommended with no success. I wrote more about this at MacFixit forums:
http://tinyurl.com/fh6v6
iMac G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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