| Unable to read or write to iPod
Many users seem to be suffering similar problems -- Google the error messages and you'll get a lot of hits. We are currently having these issues with one of two first generation iPod Shuffles (with a Windows XP based host), so a faulty disk is clearly not a definitive explanation.
We've found that the problem iPod can be updated when re-docked on a different Windows 2000 or XP machine. We can also get the Shuffle to update on the problem computer by removing and reinstalling iTunes 6.0.5. We then suffer the inability to eject the iPod -- either form iTunes or from Windows. But yanking the iPod from the USB port without ejecting leaves the tunes intact.
The problem's returned at least once since we "fixed" it. |