iPod ejects as soon as it is connected - what can I do?

The battery charging did not help me but I was able to get my iPod to connect to iTunes again (without immediately ejecting) by removing iTunes 9 and going back to iTunes 8.2.

I pretty much used the procedure outlined by whitwhit009 on some related threads (e.g. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2261166&tstart=15&messageID=10 771192#10771192 ).

To remove iTunes 9, I used Apple's procedure for removing iTunes, QuickTime, and other related software: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925

I had to go to http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/06/28/apple-itunes-8-2-and-quicktime-7-6-2-** rect-download-links/ to get the iTunesSetup.exe file for 8.2.

It took several hours for iTunes 8.2 to re-import my music library (of about 50G) and another couple hours to re-sync my iPod once it connected.

After connecting to 8.2 I was able to update my iPod software to 1.1.2. I am not sure if this makes it now safe to try iTunes 9 or not, but at least things seem to be working with 8.2.

I have the same problem. The iPod (80GB Classic) was connecting and syncing fine until iTunes upgraded to version 9. Now when I connect the iPod, it says "Connected", then iTunes starts, then the iPod goes to "Ejecting" before iTunes recognizes it. If I start iTunes before connecting the iPod, the iPod still goes from "Connected" to "Ejecting" without iTunes ever recognizing it. I have tried resetting the iPod, running it in disk mode, re-installing iTunes; nothing seems to help.

Add me to that list. This is especially frustrating for me now, as I just purchased an audiobook that I need to "read" for school specifically so I could listen to it on my iPod while I'm doing other things.

yes, yes, yes.......another disappointed apple customer with the same problem! I am getting tired of reading all the reports of this problem with no answers from apple. When will this problem be solved?

I've had this problem for the longest time. I had an older 30 gig ipod that never had that issue. As soon as I got my new 120gig classic, it would never connect.

The only solution I've found is to make sure your ipod is fully charged before connecting it. That seems to be the trick. Sometimes my computer won't charge through the usb connection to my computer (it shows the plug icon instead of the lightning bolt charge icon), so I have to stick it in another dock I have to fully charge it. Once it's fully charged, it usually connects. Strange.

I only came across this problem last week when I bought a new 160gb classic.

It disconnected itself before Windows had chance to try and recognise it.

I stuck it on a mains charger for a few hours and all was ok.

Having used it during the following day, it started to connect and eject continuously each time you tried to plug it into the USB port.

The same connection is also used, successfully, for two 2nd Nanos and two 5th Classics.

I left the 160gb connected for a few minutes whilst having to attend to something else.

When I un-plugged and re-plugged the USB connection, it now tried to sync with iTunes, but failed and ejected itself.

As it was charging, I left it and on the next re-plug, all was ok.

Same thing next morning. Use it, plug it in and it ejects. Charge it and all ok.

What I have also noticed is that the 160gb shows a battery icon in iTunes between its device name and the small eject button.

That only appears for this device and not the others, thus indicating some battery intelligence has been built into the 160gb.

My supposition is that the new classics have firmware that rejects an attempt to connect and sync with iTunes below a certain power level.

Perhaps a little fine tuning is needed to the firmware by Apple? Do Apple have a view on this?

Sorry for being so verbose but I hope this helps or stimulates a discussion.

I am having the same problems as mentioned above. My concerns are as follows....

i am not exactly a computer genius and do not have the first idea on how to revert back to an older Itunes program.

And more importantly, im worried ill wipe all of my itunes tracks in the process of undertaking such a task. (i use an 80G Classic , of which im using about 50G so far)

Is there an "idiots" Guide somewhere that i can follow?

SPD1

Hello,

I'm having EXACTLY the same problem with my ipod classic. I upgraded to iTunes 9, and since then, when I connect my iPod Classic, it automatically ejects it, even without having the time to do a restore or anything else.

Downgrading to iTunes 8 is not an option for me, because meanwhile, I moved my iTunes library and downloaded several podcasts which are not available any more. If I revert back to the "old" version 8 iTunes library, all file references are wrong. And if I reload my complete library based on the new file locations, I will loose all my playlists.

Could someone please help with a solution ? I have a second, older iPod Photo which syncs fine with this new iTunes 9 setup, but my newer ipod Classic is now useless !!!

As I said in previous message, iTunes 9.0.2 works for all of the iPods except the new 160gb Classic.

As soon as this gets below a certain charge of the battery, it cycles through connect and eject.

Charge it for an hour or two (via USB or mains charger) and then reconnect it to iTunes and all is ok.

Try charging your classic to full capacity on a mains charger and then connect to iTunes.

Hope this helps.

I don't have a 160 GB Classic, but a 80 GB Classic, and it is 2 years old (I acquired it in January 2008).

It used to sync fine for two years, until I moved to iTunes 9.0.2.

I have charged it completely with my USB cable for a whole night (until it said "charge complete"), but the problem persisted, it was still automatically ejecting the iPod as soon as iTunes started (without iTunes running, it stayed connected, and I could even access the hard drive in disk mode without any problem).

As I was getting tired of not having any music, I downgraded iTunes to version 8.2, reloaded my music and rebuild all my playlists (as this was the only way to recover them, since I had moved the music on a media server, so the playlists of the old libraries didn't work any more).

With iTunes 8.2, it now syncs fine.

But I'm still interested in getting a resolution for iTunes 9.0.2, because my iTunes 8.2 often takes up 100% of the CPU, which forces me to kill the process, and I didn't have this problem in 9.0.2.

So any further input to resolve the issue is more than welcome...

JF.

I was at tearing my hair out stage with my 160gb Classic which suddenly stopped appearing in itunes about a fortnight before Christmas. Like everyone else on here, it would eject as soon as itunes opened up.
Anyway, it transpires that my problem was that, although I'd updated to the latest version of itunes, the firmware on the ipod itself had not been updated. I discovered this when I hit on the idea of connecting the ipod to my old laptop, which still had a much earlier version of itunes on. Sure enough, it showed up there and there was a prompt to update the ipod software. I did this and then connected it to mt current laptop and . . . hey presto! It appeaed, it synched and has been working fine ever since.

Hope this helps in some way 'cause I'd pretty much given up.

ok so what if u dont have the option to use another computer to update it? how can u do this without an older version available to u? i tried downgrading to one of the earlier versions but it wouldnt work it. i have an 80g classic, my battery is fully charged so that didnt work. im getting very frustrated with this and i do not want to have to buy a new one. any ideas on what i can do?

I think there is more one problem going on here.

When I run vids on my 160gb, the battery drains to about 1/2 - 2/3 capacity.

Plugging into iTunes 9.0.2, it immediately ejects.

So, I took the iPod to a machine without any version of iTunes.

The iPod connects and again immediately ejects.

The Windows System Event log shows an Event 51 - "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk4\D during a paging operation."

Leaving it connected to the USB and charging, I attempted a reconnect after approx 30 minutes and this time it connected without any eject and the hard drive of the iPod was displayed in Explorer.

I then wrote and read back a file successfully.

For me, this eliminates any problems with iTunes, but indicates that the iPod firmware is signalling a disk error due to lack of power being detected in its battery.

I just had this happen to my iPod classic when connecting to a G5 tower. I'd rather not re-install or downgrade to iTunes 8, so I simply tried a different usb port and the problem didn't recur. What I've noticed, however, is that with iTunes 9.0.2, connecting the iPod to the computer via the usb hub I have will result in an immediate ejection of the iPod, though it still charges. Maybe trying a different usb port will work for others.

This is increadibly frustrating. My IPOD gave up on me just before going on holiday so I was without all music! Have uninstalled 9.0.2 and installed 8.2 instead but the problem persists. I try to charge it to full and then it works but only for a short while. Problem is that it doesn't work long enough for the IPOD to sync so it remains more or less empty. How can Apple NOT get a fix for this?!?! It's driving me nuts. Any help greatly appreciated.