IPod not showing up on my Mac or Itunes

I got a 30 gb video iPod this past Christmas and have had no problems until the other day. Now when I plug it in it doesn't show up on my Mac or in iTunes. It does show up in the System Profiler. I've tried everything in this article multiple times: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60950. The only success I've had is with restoring my iPod, but then of course I have to wait an hour for everything to get put back on there. Does anyone have a solution?
eMac Mac OS X (10.4.7) iTunes 6.0.5

It's only the iPod video and iPod nano that cannot be synced over Firewire. They can be both charged and synced with USB.
If you're having trouble with the iPod being recognized after the latest update, try the following.
Windows users
Force the iPod into disk mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Connect the iPod to the computer
Click Start > Run
Type compmgmt.msc
Click on "Disk Management"
Let the computer go through its connection process
Find the iPod's volume
Right click on iPod and click on Format
Set the format to FAT32
Leave the rest of the settings on their defaults
Do not perform a quickformat
Start the format
When it's done, your iPod should appear in iTunes, although it is recommended that you restore the iPod after formatting it. It's not recommended to do this on a 60GB iPod
Mac users
Open your Finder
Go to Macintosh HD
Go to Applications
Go to Utilities
Go to Disk Utility
Select your iPod's volume in the left-hand column
Click on the "erase" tab
Volume Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Uncheck "install Mac OS 9 driver)
Click the erase button
It's recommended that you restore the iPod with the iPod Updater after running disk utility on it.
Hope this is helpful
CG

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Hello there, bayoudure.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for trouleshooting issues with your iPod not being recognized by your Mac:
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Install software updates on your Mac.
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Check USB connections. iOS devices need USB 2.0 to work properly. If you're not sure your Mac has USB 2.0 ports, check the computer's specifications.
Disconnect other USB devices and connect your device directly to a USB port on your Mac.
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Now, will re-installing iTunes dump all my ratings and notes and cover art I've collected and modified over the past year?
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