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Re: old, bad tasteing tech question



Dan Ritter wrote: 
> Gene Heskett wrote: 
> > Greetings all;
> > 
> > I know its almost a dirty word when Apple's actions are considered, but 
> > is there support for this card in the kernel?
> > 
> > ADS TECHNOLOGIES INC 1394DV API-315 REV. F WIREFIRE CARD 3 INPUT
> > 
> > I have a now elderly Sony handicam movie camera that is some better than 
> > NTSC, 720x480 digital, and works really well with KINO. But the new mobo 
> > I replaced an older mobo that caught fire at a usb mobo connector a year 
> > ago, does not have a firewire port. So I need a firewire card if I am 
> > ever to use this camera again.
> 
> As I recall, there were only two firewire chipset manufacturers
> (other than Apple): Sony and Texas Instruments, and both of them
> have drivers in-kernel.
> 
> So the odds are really good that it will work.

I just checked, this uses the Texas Instruments chip. Should be
fine.

-dsr-


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