Final Cut Express 2.0.3 with Tiger 10.4.4: No Firewire anymore?

Hello world, am I the only one with this problem?
I just purchased and installed Tiger 10.4.3. (Yes, I'm an idiot.)
Well, Final Cut Express 2.0.3 -- which ran so well with Panther -- is now useless with Tiger. I also just downloaded and installed the Tiger 10.4.4 update; Apple says this update woud fix some Firewire problems. But it didn't fix my Firewire problems.
I connected a Canon XLS1 camera to my G5 Dual 2MHz: The Mac's System Info detects it as XLS1.
I also connected a Panasonic NV DV-2000 player/recorder to the same G5: The Mac's System Info detects it as an "unknown device" though, but it detects it. This device worked always well with the old Panther.
Anyway, neither the Canon nor the Panasonic gets access to Final Cut. Only the Mac's System Info detects them.
Ok, now I have a few widget toys and a few other cosmetic things for 130 Euro, but no Final Cut anymore. Heck, I bought this Mac to work with Final Cut.
If this problem cannot be fixed, I'll return to Panther and want my money back. There was no warning that Tiger wouldn't run with Final Cut Express. I can't believe that I am the only one on earth who works with the above devices and versions.
Thank you for your attention! Any hints are greatly appreciated.
Best regards
G5 Dual 2 MHz Mac OS X (10.4.4) Final Cut Express 2.0.3

Heureka, here's the solution, indeed:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852
I can tell you why it confused me yesterday: I tried a similar trick before: As described by Apple, I deleted in "library/receipts" all quicktime PKG files with a version number in the file name. I also (not instructed by Apple) deleted my 7.0.4 quicktime application in the "applications" folder. Then I re-executed PKG of quicktime 7.0.4 (this PKG was already on my harddisk, so I thought I don't need to re-download 7.0.4). The installation programme started. Shortly before the end it terminated: "Installation not successful."
Today I did it exactly as described in the article linked above. In other words, after the deletion of the existing PKG files, I didn't re-execute that 7.0.4 PKG which was already on my hard disk, but I re-downloaded that same file from apple. (Also, this time I didn't delete the 7.0.4 Quicktime APP in the "applications" folder). The downloaded file and the included installation program looked exactly like what I already had on my disk. But for some reason it did the trick. Very bizarre. Perhaps it's a matter of the right sequence of the various installations.
Yesterday I was really disappointed. Now I'm happy again. I hope it stays stable.
And for the next five years I will follow again my old motto: "Never update a well working system!"
Thank you for your help!
Cheers.
G5 Dual 2 MHz Mac OS X (10.4.4) Final Cut Express 2.0.3

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