Your"ipod" cannot be restored because it is busy

what does this mean and how can i fix it?

I had tried re-starting the Mac with the iPod and was not able to restore. The iPod appears in the Disk Utility application as a 14Gb Apple Computer (disk3s3). Info below. At this point, I am unsure of the next operation (Erase, Restore). I do not have a disk image for the iPod.
Thank you for your help.
Name : Apple Computer, Inc.
Type : Disk
Disk Identifier : disk2
Media Name : Apple iPod Media
Media Type : iPod
Connection Bus : FireWire
Connection Type : External
Connection ID : 2857630760857397
Partition Type : Applepartitionscheme
Device Tree : fw/node@a270002666f35/sbp-2@4000/@0:0
Writable : Yes
Ejectable : Yes
Mac OS 9 Drivers Installed : No
Location : External
Total Capacity : 14.0 GB (15,000,330,240 Bytes)
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Not Supported
Disk Number : 2
Partition Number : 0

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