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Surprisingly, the iPod was still in Disk Mode after going through this exercise, so I reset it. Now with a completely reformatted and zeroed iPod, disconnect it (being sure to Eject it first!), launch iPod Updater, reconnect iPod, and hit Restore. The progress bar moves very, very slowly and I would put the iPod next to my ear just to be sure the disk was still spinning. In my case, it took somewhere between 30-60 minutes to reformat. It takes a long time to reformat when "Zero all data" is checked. "The Solution: Reformat the iPod using Disk Utility, being sure to use 'Mac OS Extended' and in 'Options.' check 'Zero all data.' Before doing so, it is necessary to put the iPod into disk mode (see Apple Article 93651), otherwise iTunes will try to launch when the iPod is connected to the computer.
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