Apple recently released a firmware update for the 5G and 5.5G iPod line which caused a bit of a stir due to reports that upon installing the latest update, the contents of their iPod were completely wiped out.
 
The problem, as some suggest, is due to iTunes which should be version 7.5 when installing the 1.2.2 firmware update, but others refute this claim saying that they themselves, having used lower version of iTunes, were able to update their firmware without a hitch. Others, on the other hand, point the blame on Windows saying that if you’re not using Windows XP with SP 2, chances are you’ll face the same dilemma. While there are no concrete evidence pointing to one or the other as being the true culprit, we know this much: installing the 1.2.2 firmware update via iTunes 7.5 on a Windows XP with SP 2 machine will not result in any problems.

All settled then, right? Well, not quite. I am qualified to update my iPod’s firmware based on the criteria I mentioned above, but to my surprise, iTunes is not detecting the availability of a firmware update saying that my 1.2.1 firmware is the latest. Holy crap! What happened to 1.2.2? Did Apple suddenly decide to pull it out due to reports of it erasing content on updated iPods? Well, one things for sure, 1.2.2 has only become more controversial.