[H-GEN] USB (firewire) on Linux

[Frank Brand]

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>What about firewire? I have been thinking about getting a firewire HD
>so I can use it on my VAIO.
>
>I assume it has all the propriety driver problems as USB?


I have not tried firewire but from what I have heard from those who have
tried it on Windows it has more problems because the implementations are
even more proprietory. Although I do know someone using it in Windows for
video transfer and it is working fine.

This might interest you too ... from the project page at Sourceforge :-

" If you have 1394 hardware you can now access it under Linux. The supported
chipsets are Texas Instruments PCILynx/PCILynx2 and OHCI compliant chips
(produced by various companies). Not supported are the proprietary Sony
chipset found in various Vaio systems or the Adaptec AIC-5800. Work has been
done toward support for the Adaptec chip-based cards, but few have
successfully used it. Please note as well that not all Sony VAIO systems use
the proprietary chip. Some contain the CXD3222, which is reported to be OHCI
compliant. "




Frank Brand


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