ITunes recognizes iPod -- then it vanishes

Hi folks -
My color iPod has been engaging in some idiosyncratic behavior and I cannot get it to update. The long story is this: When I went to get the new updater (1/10/06) and tried to update, I got a bad folder icon on the iPod screen -- the fonts got smaller too -- and ended up doing a full restore. The updater claims the restore was successful and that I am running the latest iPod software - 1.2.1. (I am running iTunes 6.0.2.23.)
When I plug iPod into my USB 2.0 port, it starts iTunes and looks like it's going to update. But after about 8 songs (keep in mind all of my music got wiped out when I restored) the iPod vanishes from the list on the left column of iTunes. After a few minutes, it reappears and tries again. And vanishes again. Etc. If I quit iTunes, the iPod makes it reopen and the process begins again.
When I plug the iPod into the USB 1.0 port, it appears to update fine -- but at a glacial pace. So far it has not vanished, but it's only on song 10 of more than 5,000.
Any advice?
thanks much,
Adam

hi Adam!
gaah. okay, given that you've got a Toshiba, we'd better check up on this issue first:
iPod not recognized correctly on Toshiba laptop
keep us posted.
love, b

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