Re: Firewire card suported by Linux?
On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 15:44, Rogério Brito wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'd like to get a Firewire card for use with Linux
> (specifically, to connect my iPod to my x86 Desktop, for
> chaging its song list and using it as a method for backups).
>
> But the problem is that I don't know which card I could
> purchase for my x86 computer that has good support with Open
> Source drivers and that can carry power to the iPod (for
> charging the battery).
>
> Surfing http://www.linux1394.org/cgi-bin/hcl.cgi?class_id=2
> still leaves me questions on what to get or not. I would like
> to stress that I don't care much for performance as I care for
> compatibility with Linux and price. :-)
>
> So, I would be grateful if anybody could help me with
> recommendations on which cards to get and which ones to avoid.
Linux should support most all 1394 chipsets.
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