30gb photo won't connect with firewire

I got a 30GB Photo used to use with my Emac. I didn't realize that it didn't come with a firewire cable. I bought a non-apple cable, and it will only charge, not mount. My Emac doesn't have USB 2.0, so I have to use firewire. I looked in the settings of the iPod and it says windows. Do I have to reinstall software on the iPod to make it a mac iPod before the firewire cable will work? If I use USB it will mount but iTunes will not recognize it. I know my FW ports are good. I use them with my ext HD and my camcorder. When I connect it with the FW cable it just says "do not disconnect" but I can't eject it. Thanks.

I suspect that you are running into problems with your ipod being formated for windows. Too be methodical try this process, to try and eliminate any other factors.
Reset your Ipod (Toggle hold switch on then off, press and hold play/pause and menu buttons)
Now retry connecting it using a different firewire/usb port
Restart your computer and make sure you have the most recent software updates
Remove itunes and reinstall ipod and itunes from the most recent versions online
Restore the ipod via ipod updater.
I suspect your problem will be solved in the last step, since it sounds like your ipod is formated for windows.

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