> Also, notice that it is my experience that linux/powerpc sbp2 (the firewire > disk) mode is rather flakey on 2.6 kernels, when i tried that to backup my > powerbook, i failed miserably. Cannot confirm this - on 2.6.8 and 2.6.11 (old BenH BK trees), sbp2 and fw is rock solid. The only trick is to plug in the disk _after_ Linux has booted. What Powerbook? Michael