Want to fill Nano w/ songs, not albums

I've got a 2GB Nano that I'd like to fill with a random selection of songs from my iTunes library (>25GB). When I let iTunes create a random playlist from the library, it grabs full albums that I have ripped over (+ whatever singles I have purchased), rather than singles from albums. Anyone know how to make the Nano load w/ a random collection of songs, like the Shuffle does??
Nano 2GB Windows XP

first create your own smart playlist.
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
uncheck "match the following rule"
check "limit to 1800 MB selected by random"
that will create a random playlist.
next, while the ipod is plugged in and showing up in the itunes source list, go "edit > preferences". in the list of playlists below the "automatically update selected playlists only", uncheck the playlist that itunes created for you, and check the playlist you made.
that will now sync to the ipod.
to change the selection of songs in that playlist, open the playlist in itunes, select all the songs in it, and delete. that will force itunes to repopulate the playlist with another random selection of songs.

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