IPod 3g works with usb, not through firewire

Hello everybody.
That's a long time the problem happened, but now it gives me a big trouble because I can't change music on my iPod 3G 10go.
In fact, iPod was recognized through firewire by my iMac G3 until I installed Tiger. But charging is OK. After having installed that great OS, I can interract with iPod only through USB. That's a big problem because there's only USB 1 on iMac G3.
I've restored iPod, reinstalled it, having too repaired my iMac G3 disk with Disk Utility. But it still doesn't work.
So here's a resumee of all things I've done :
-Reinstalled iPod softwae (last version available)
-It does not work with my new iMac Core2duo, so that's not a problem with one of my two computers.
-That shouldn't be a problem with firewire cable because charging is OK.
-That shouldn't be a problem with dock connector because it works fine when I use iPod on Universal Dock with Apple Remote.

Hi Xavier
Yes many people seem to be having this problem since installing the new iTunes 7 and ipod software 2.3, however no one seems to know what is the real cause. My 3G iPod was perfect for years, and since last week I have been unable to connect to my Macbook Pro with firewire. However it is fine with USB.
People keep telling me to restore my ipod to an older software version (older than 2.3), however the 3G ipod is unable to restore using USB, and requests the firewire connection to restore.
Thus, I connected with USB and restored using iTunes on windows (using bootcamp on my MBP). However now my ipod is Windows formatted, and is having problems importing music in OS X.
Just wanted to let you know that others are having this problem, and we are waiting for Apple to issue a response/fix/update.

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