Using disk-enabled iPod

I am using my iPod Nano to transfer items from my iMac DV using OS 10.4 to my other iMac Tray load using OS 9.2. The OS 9 recognizes the iPod as a mass storage device in the system profiler, but I cant find a way to access the files on it. Is there a way to get into the iPod files to show up on the OS9 machine?

Use a crossover ethernet cable and the instructions here or here to transfer the files. The iPod nano doesn't contain Mac OS 9 drivers on its flash drive when last restored on a Mac, and restoring it to FAT32 requires a Windows machine. Formatting the iPod with the Disk Utility can be used to either put it in Mac OS Extended format with Mac OS 9 drivers or in FAT32 format, but it will not work as a music player if it was last formatted using a program other than iTunes or the iPod Updater.
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