IPod 1st Generation (2001) doesn't show up on computer

I have an iPod M8541 1st Generation clickwheel, Firewire400. It is working fine, but I haven't updated the music on it for years - and now it doesn't show up anymore.
First it doesn't show up in the Finder, and is not being found by Disk Utility. When I connect it via another Firewire device it shows up in the Finder, but not in iTunes.
I tried to find an update that can be done without iTunes, and downloaded iPodUpdater2006-01-10, but when I ran the installer it said it was already installed.
Downloaded iTunes 6.0.5, but this one can't open because my iTunes-Library is too new. I could trash my Library and re-install an old iTunes, but I'd be very thankful for any suggestions before doing that...
Thank you!

Thanks for the kudos - I love this pod! Not too cool for old school
Unfortunately my MacBook Pro doesn't have Firewire400, only 800, while the iPods only outlet is a 400. (Are there cross cables?)
So I can't try it on another Computer, but I did try different FW-cables on my iMac Intel DuoCore with Mac OSX 10.6.8.
The Pod is fully charged.
The other FW-device was a 20GB LaCie Pocket-Drive, and I've also tried it now on a LaCie d2 Quadra with external power, which has both FW-plugs. It does show on the desktop and in Disk Utility, but not in iTunes.
I just sold my old iBook, could have tried there.
I'm pasting the info System Profiler shows, it's in German but the important stuff should hopefully be decipherable:
iPod Unit:
  Softwareversion:          0x10483
  Spec-ID:          0x609E
  Firmware-Version:          0xA2700
  Version des Produkts:          1.10
  Untereinheiten:
iPod SBP-LUN:
  Kapazität:          5,01 GB (5.007.744.000 Byte)
  Wechselmedien:          Ja
  BSD-Name:          disk3
  Partitionstabellentyp:          APM (Apple Partition Map)
  S.M.A.R.T.-Status:          Nicht unterstützt NOT SUPPORTED
  Volumes:
  Kapazität:          32 KB (31.744 Byte)
  Beschreibbar:          Nein
  BSD-Name:          disk3s1
  Kapazität:          33,5 MB (33.524.224 Byte)
  Beschreibbar:          Ja
  BSD-Name:          disk3s2
iPod:
  Kapazität:          4,97 GB (4.974.187.520 Byte)
  Verfügbar:          9,9 MB (9.879.552 Byte)
  Beschreibbar:          Ja
  Dateisystem:          HFS+
  BSD-Name:          disk3s3
  Mount-Point:          /Volumes/iPod
Any idea besides downgradig iTunes? Thanks a lot in advance!

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