i happen to own two ipods, each have the same issue when i use the adapter on them. i believe this is a very simple issue that i am somehow overlooking. may we start from the beginning?
i bought this flash drive http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WE4H8I/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which is supposed to work according to the list of cf's which work. i have bought the tarkan adapter from the official website.
when both items were here, i assembled them and put it in disk mode. then i plugged it into my computer.
itunes did not recognize it, neither did my computer. however, when i plug it into another computer it said installing drivers, and device is ready to use, then it disconnected itself and crashed, just like usual.