Booting from iPod Video

After reading through some posts and actually trying it myself, I am pretty sure that my iPod can not be a boot disk because of being USB. I also couldn't take an older iPod transfer cable that is firewire and use it on mine, correct?
15" Powerbook G4, Black 30GB iPod Video   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

I am pretty sure that my iPod can not be a boot disk because of being USB
That's correct. PowerPC based Macs cannot boot from a USB external drive.
I also couldn't take an older iPod transfer cable that is firewire and use it on mine, correct?
That's correct. You can only use a firewire cable to charge your iPod. Data transfer (including booting) is not possible via firewire.

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