IPod transfer speed slower via Firewire?

HI, I am using ipod 4th gen with my 17 inch powerbook 1.33, 10.4.4, itunes 6.
Now the itunes take about 30 sec to transfer a song to ipod via Firewire, but when I change to the USB, it works well, about 1 song/sec.
I've tried to reset, restore ipod, reinstall itunes, even I have tried on another firewire connection, disabled spotlight (add ipod into privacy). But it is still the same.
I just wanna figuer it out why, my other firewire device works fine though.

I also recently have the same problem. I have a first gen U2 edition with 20GB. I have tried all the stuff you guys have tried except the complete reset of the unit since it still plays. Can anyone tell me how to do a complete uninstall of iTunes 6.0.2? I have trashed the old 6.0.2 before the latest update but still have the problem. My thought is if I can uninstall the iTunes and reinstall my original 6.0.0 version, maybe the mounting of the iPod will come back. What do you think?

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