Mac freezes when connecting ipod for sync.

Hi
Can someone please help me, I am so frustrated with my ipod and mac its not funny no more!!!! whenever I try synching my ipod with updated songs I have put onto itunes, my mac freezes, the ipod comes up with the usual do not disconnect, but then nothing it all just stops, the ipod too sometimes..
Please please help!!
Cheers
Swordie.

Hi Mate,
dont know if you have got your ipod working yet, but I have just managed to get mine back up and running at last!! I reinstalled my old ipod installer disc, erased the memory, and connected to my mac, it would get up to about 78 tracks then freeze again, really ****** me off, but then I charged my ipod fully and tried again, straight away all my tracks were loaded, I am so bloody pleased, took a gamble wiping memory though but had to try something!!
Hope this helps you,
cheers
Swordie.

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