ITunes requires iPod restored to factory settings every time I plug it in

I'm using iTunes 10.1.2 with an iPod Classic 120GB - since I upgraded to iTunes 10.1.1 every time I plug my iPod into the USB port and open iTunes I get a message saying the iPod cannot be read and to restore it to factory settings. If I then do this and copy all music back onto it, next time I plug it in I get the same message.
It seems to be iTunes that is doing this. My iPod works absolutely fine until I have to plug it in to charge or add music to it. Even if I cancel and don't restore to factory settings, after ejecting my iPod it will then say it has No Music on it. All the files are still there though.

Pretty much anyone using an iPod Classic with iTunes 9 or 901 is screwed in a similar manner. Read around these threads and you'll see man. Sorry, no word from Apple yet on what's going on.
Looks like their ''upgrade" to version 9 may actually be damaging hardware, as hard as that seems to believe.

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