Hi Thanks for your suggestions and hints! I decided to go first with the "Oracle version". If you would like to test/use it: http://linux.web.psi.ch/dist/scientific/43/beta/kernel-module-firewire-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-1286-1.sl4.psi.i686.rpm http://linux.web.psi.ch/dist/scientific/43/beta/kernel-module-firewire-2.6.9-34.0.1.ELsmp-1286-1.sl4.psi.i686.rpm http://linux.web.psi.ch/dist/scientific/43/beta/kernel-module-firewire-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL-1286-1.sl4.psi.x86_64.rpm http://linux.web.psi.ch/dist/scientific/43/beta/kernel-module-firewire-2.6.9-34.0.1.ELsmp-1286-1.sl4.psi.x86_64.rpm http://linux.web.psi.ch/dist/scientific/43/beta/firewire-1286-1.sl4.psi.src.rpm I could successfully capture videos from my video cam over firewire and access my external firewire disk. However, I had one system hang. I will also have a look at the "Dell version". Cheers, Urs Troy Dawson wrote: > Axel Thimm wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 02:18:45PM +0200, Urs Beyerle wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Because SL3 "supports" firewire and SL4 does not, some user asked >>> for firewire support in SL4. >>> >>> Therefore I have some questions: >>> >>> Has anybody any experience with firewire and SL4? >>> Has anybody compiled the firewire modules for the SL4 kernel with >>> out recompiling the SL4 kernel? >> >> >> >> Red Hat turned off the kernel support for firewire due to stability >> issues: >> >> http://www.redhat.com/archives/nahant-list/2005-February/msg00235.html >> >> I don't think any newer RHEL4 kernel has patched up anything in this >> area, at least not according to the changelogs. >> >> So, if you do want to build kernel modules for SL4, you probably >> shouldn't use the firewire sources that ship with this kernel, >> otherwise you will run into issues. >> >> Oracle has packages for adding firewire to RHEL4: >> >> http://oss.oracle.com/projects/firewire/files/RedHat/RHEL4/ >> >> I don't know what sources they use (and don't know where their src.rpm >> is). >> > > http://oss.oracle.com/projects/firewire/files/ > http://oss.oracle.com/projects/firewire/files/source/ > http://oss.oracle.com/projects/firewire/dist/files/source/oracle-firewire-modules-1286.tar.gz > > > There is a spec file in there, but it's too generic, you can't do a > rpmbuild -ta on the tarball. > > Troy > >> >>> What's about libraw1394 and libavc1394 for SL4? Take the one from >>> ATrpms? >>> What's about firewire and hotplug support in SL4? >>> >>> If nobody has done anything, I will try to do it. >>> I will create something like >>> kernel-module-firewire-2.6.9-34.0.1.EL*.rpm. And I will test >>> firewire on SL4. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Urs >> >> >> > >
