Sharing files between Macs: some files not visible

I've had a PowerBook G4 for a few years now, just recently got a new MacBook Pro (very cool machine!).
Don't want to use Migration Assistant as the versions of Mac OS X are so different, also have had a problem with corrupted iPhoto database. I just want to copy over my iTunes database so I can sync my iPod, also some general private files.
I tried to mount the old mac to the new mac using Firewire, also tried sharing via AFP. That works, I see an icon for the old mac appearing on the desktop of the new mac. But not all the files on the old mac are visible. In particular, I don't see any of the folders under the Music folder when I look at it mounted on the new mac; from the old mac, I can see there are iTunes and GarageBand folders under Music. These subfolders just don't show up when I look at the old mac's mount on the new mac.
"Personal File Sharing" is enabled under Sharing/Services, and it's allowed under Sharing/Firewall. I tried setting protections from Terminal to allow "group" and "other" read and execute permission, didn't help.
Anyone else had this problem? What do you think is wrong?
PowerBook G4 version 10.4.11
MacBook Pro version 10.6.2

OK, found the problem. I opened the icon for the mounted disk, and tried to click on the user folder in the side bar, but that led me to the user folder on my New computer. To get to the User folder on the old computer, I had to start in the "Macintosh HD" folder there and then drill down through the "Users" folder.

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