Yep, I've had similar problems, and found that using an Ipod with more than about 4GB of memory seems to overwhelm the Mini's system and it cannot read that many titles. I use a 4GB iPod Nano, that seems to work well most of the time. Using an iphone 4 with 16GB or an ipod tough with 8GB was very hit-or-miss, and it always would come up with a message "accessory not charging" or "accessory not compatible".
Another thing to note is that the ipod is actually listed as a CD player, with 5 different CDs (CD1, CD2, etc), but these are actually the iPod contents displayed by genre, album, artist, song title and any podcasts.
The other really annoying thing is that the bluetooth on those models worked for Phone Only, not music!
Hope that might help.
Rhubarb,
Richard
Another thing to note is that the ipod is actually listed as a CD player, with 5 different CDs (CD1, CD2, etc), but these are actually the iPod contents displayed by genre, album, artist, song title and any podcasts.
The other really annoying thing is that the bluetooth on those models worked for Phone Only, not music!
Hope that might help.
Rhubarb,
Richard