After I updated to version 9 my ipod started freezing more and more frequently, I reformatted it and everything I could possibly think of, it started having sync issues, started freezing to the point where it was unuseable, itunes started screwing up when i would hook up my ipod to the computer. Reinstalled itunes, reset my ipod multiple times, did everything and nothing fixed it. I did some research and found out that a ton of other people with the same kind of ipod had the EXACT same issue this past month after getting the latest version of itunes. Theres a thread about it on the apple support website.
It's a "classic" I think, 60gb, it's a few years old. Worked perfect until I got version 9. It's just a paperweight now, unfortunately.
Damn sorry Eric, I never saw it