Linux & firewire

[Martin Wessendorf-3]

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Dear All--

Is anyone aware of there being either:

1)  A Linux driver for a Scion 1394 b/w camera?  (and if it exists, for
what distribution?)  OR
2)  A Linux driver for firewire?  (and if it exists, for what
distribution?)  OR
3)  A Windows virtual machine that supports Firewire and runs on a Linux
host?

Thanks!

Martin Wessendorf

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[Tao Tong]

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It seems Ubuntu has a FireWire driver support:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FireWire

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Tao Tong
Bio-Imaging Resource Center
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On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM Martin Wessendorf <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Dear All--
>
> Is anyone aware of there being either:
>
> 1)  A Linux driver for a Scion 1394 b/w camera?  (and if it exists, for
> what distribution?)  OR
> 2)  A Linux driver for firewire?  (and if it exists, for what
> distribution?)  OR
> 3)  A Windows virtual machine that supports Firewire and runs on a Linux
> host?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Martin Wessendorf
>
> --
> Martin Wessendorf, Ph.D.    Office: 4-116 Nils Hasselmo Hall
> Assoc Prof, Dept Neuroscience        email: [hidden email]
> Mailing address:       6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE
> University of Minnesota                Phone: [phone]
> Minneapolis, MN 55455         Preferred pronouns: he/him/his

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Tao Tong

[Gordon Scott-3]

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Most or all Linux distributions have support for firewire/ieee1394, but
as it's seen as a bit niche, precisely what is supported and how well is
a little tricky to be sure of.

A remarkable amount of stuff does just work out-of-the-box on Linux, but
not everything. One of the issues with some firewire devices is that the
manufacturers can be reluctant to help support their devices ... trade
secrets, OpenSource worries and so on.

I you already have a device, often just try it an see is as good an
approach as any. Of course, if you're thinking of buying a product,
that's a risky strategy, especially if the device is expensive.

As a pertinent example of the worries, though, the page you link
mentions Focusrite firewire audio devices as "almost every device is
fully supported", but ... and here's the real issue: the original
Saffire Pro40 is well supported, but the second release has a later
chipset, is not supported and, sadly, Focusrite won't help. Possibly
that's because they themselves have been obliged to sign an NDA and so
may not help.

I personally have been involved only  firewire audio, not firewire
video.  If the video interfaces are better standardised than the audio
interfaces, things may be smoother.

Gordon.

On 08/01/2020 16:37, Tao Tong wrote:

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> It seems Ubuntu has a FireWire driver support:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FireWire
>
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> Tao Tong
> Bio-Imaging Resource Center
> The Rockefeller University
> Box 209/Bronk 202
> 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
> Tel: [phone]
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> On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 9:09 PM Martin Wessendorf <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> Post images on http://www.imgur.com and include the link in your posting.
>> *****
>>
>> Dear All--
>>
>> Is anyone aware of there being either:
>>
>> 1)  A Linux driver for a Scion 1394 b/w camera?  (and if it exists, for
>> what distribution?)  OR
>> 2)  A Linux driver for firewire?  (and if it exists, for what
>> distribution?)  OR
>> 3)  A Windows virtual machine that supports Firewire and runs on a Linux
>> host?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Martin Wessendorf
>>
>> --
>> Martin Wessendorf, Ph.D.    Office: 4-116 Nils Hasselmo Hall
>> Assoc Prof, Dept Neuroscience        email: [hidden email]
>> Mailing address:       6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE
>> University of Minnesota                Phone: [phone]
>> Minneapolis, MN 55455         Preferred pronouns: he/him/his
>
>