IPod mini - USB - mac mini

The iPod mini is visible on a
mac mini, OS X 10.3.9, iTunes 4.7
but is not on a
mac mini, OS X 10.4.2, iTunes 4.9
My assumption is that there is a problem with the OS?
Seems similar to 10.3 to 10.3.3 which did not detect iPod
minis either.
Can anyone confirm this? If so, what can I do but reverting to
10.3.9 ?

Open Console in Applications>Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens or doesn't happen.

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I am not sure about everything, but there is something that may fix some of your problems. Go to System Preferences, and choose the "Universal Access" preference pane. In Universal Access, turn off VoiceOver, Zoom (seeing tab), Sticky Keys, Slow Keys (Keyboard tab), and Mouse Keys (Mouse tab). Make sure the "Enable access for assistive devices" checkbox, which is at the bottom of the preference pane. From there, look at other options and see if they are things you want turned off, or changed from how they are set. If you don't know what different options do, click on the help icon at the bottom left corner of the window. And if you are still baffled, ask here and someone will tell you what it does.
If you use any of the universal access options or think they could be useful, feel free to leave them on.
Also, go to the Keyboard and Mouse preference pane, choose the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, and make sure there are no strange keyboard shortcuts set that may interfere with the keys you are having issues with.
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or
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