Subject: Re: When NetBSD 4.0?
To: Mark Weinem <mark.weinem@alumni.uni-due.de>
From: Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/28/2007 00:03:40
On 27/03/07, Mark Weinem <mark.weinem@alumni.uni-due.de> wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> > Do you happen to know whether it's likely to support Fire-
> > wire DVD-RAM drives and hard disks?
> >
>
> Well, using DVD-RAM drives is a special case. But external Firewire
> drives should work generally. Hard disks worked for me, but that was
> more than a year ago. My current PC has no Firewire anymore.

I use external Firewire disk drive on a daily basis with -current -
both on my laptop and on one of the workstations in the office. Other
than a few freezes due to disconnected power cable it has been quite
good; the performance is remarkable.

>
>
> Good luck, Mark
>

Chavdar Ivanov