IPod shows up in system profiler but not in /dev and disk utility

Hi,
I have a Problem with my iPod. It works perfectly when I connect it to other macs.
Though on my mac it appears only in the system profiler, but not in itunes, /dev or diskutilities. Other USB devices are working correctly.
I already reseted my ipod but this doesn't solve the problem. Neither did the update of the iPod firmware.
Does somebody know this Problem? What can I try to solve it?
Thanks.
About my iPod:
It's an iPod Touch, system Profiler is telling:
Version:          0.01
  Bus Power (mA):          500
  Speed:          Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
  Product ID:          0x1293
  Serial Number:
  Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Computer, Inc.)
iTunes says:
serial number: 910952nua75j
Running the system 4.2.1
About my Mac:
It's a MacBook Pro, 2,16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, running 10.4.11

I'm pretty upset. It seems that the only solution to this problem is to buy some new mac products!
I have Applications on my computer that will not work on a new system and I don't want to update my system + all expensive apps just because my ipod refuse to downgrade.
I used to be a mac fan and I still like it, but this kind of "tricks" are unacceptable. I bought an ipod because I didn't want to spend time on fixing some stupid problems and now I already spent weeks trying to make my expensive ipod work on my mac (and all this because of a stupid firmware problem). I am now really disapointed.
So if anyone should have an idea on if it's possible to downgrade my ipod (or other solution?) in order to make it work again with my system, please post it here. Thanks.

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