Re: IEEE 1394B (FireWire 800) Card

[James Chacon <jmc%ksu.edu@localhost>]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 7:16 AM, Andy Ruhl wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Bill Chiarchiaro  
> <wjc%chiarchiaro.com@localhost> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of an IEEE 1394B (FireWire 800) PCI or PCI Express  
> > card
> > that works with NetBSD 5.0_STABLE / i386 and delivers FireWire 800  
> > speed
> > (i.e. disk reads at 70 Mbyte/sec or better)?
>
> Sorry, no answer, only old information:
>
> I'd be interested to know as well. The last time I tried to use
> firewire, it was years ago and may have been on amd64. It was also
> 400, not 800. But as soon as I plugged in my iPod, it would panic the
> box.
>
> Have you actually tried any firewire devices yet?

I've had firewire drives hanging off a machine running 3.99.15 for  
years now. I haven't tried things more recent but this is at least 4  
years now.

James