On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:44:27 -0300
Rogério Brito <rbrito@ime.usp.br> wrote:
Rogerio,
I've gotten a firewire card, don't remember where, that was listed at
www.linux1394.org/, and it works.
>
> 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.
>
>
> Thank you very much for any help, Roger...
>
> P.S.: Please Cc: me on replies, as I'm only subscribed to d-powerpc.
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