Downgrade firmware on iPod Video 5.5g?

Is there a terminal command that I can use to downgrade my firmware to a previous version? I tried using the old iPod Updaters in my Utilities folder, but they won't let me install older firmware versions.

Found this on iPodlinux:
Enter the following command in the Terminal, then press return:
mount | fgrep Volumes
The result should be a line that begins with "/dev/disk...". For example:
/dev/disk1s3 on /Volumes/ipod_nano (local, nodev, nosuid, journaled)
In the preceding example, the disk number is '1'.
Make a note of the numeric digit appearing after the word "disk"; disregard the letter "s" and following digit(s). Enter the following command in the terminal, then press return:
cd "/Applications/Utilities/iPod Software Updater.localized/iPod Updater 2006-03-23.app/Contents/Resources/Updates"
Now backup your current firmware. Enter the following command, but substitue the '?' with the number you made a note of in the first step,followed by "return":
dd if=/dev/disk?s2 of=myipodfirmware
Now, perform the downgrade by entering the following command, but substitue the '?' with the number you made a note of in the first step, followed by "return":
dd if=Firmware-14.5.1.1 of=/dev/disk?s2
This would downgrade the nano firmware from 2006-03-23.
Firmware-13.6.1.1 downgrades the iPod Video.

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