Interim workaround for iPod Classic & OS X 10.3.9 (in)compatibility Posted
However, there is a workaround.
personal.cis.strath.ac.uk says:
So, you have rushed out and bought the lovely new iPod Classic (or Nano). You have also downloaded iTunes 7.4 because the guy in the shop said it was required. What you might not have done is read the fine print on the box or on the online Apple Store:
Whoops
You hope that this is merely a mistake and go ahead and plug it into your OS X 10.3.9 Mac; after all, if it runs iTunes 7.4, surely that is enough. Sadly no. You are greeted with this cold message:
What now? There are a couple of options and none of them are ultimately satisfactory. Here's a sn Interim Workaround.....
You can check it out at:
http://personal.cis.strath.ac.uk/~rjg/tmp/ipod/ipod_classic_workaround.html
