Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> wrote: > What Linux kernel versions have you used with firewire? Late 2.4.2x, as well as 2.6.x -- basically RHL9/FC1/RHEL3 and FC3/RHEL4. I do have to rebuild for FireWire support in RHEL4, yes. > The last 2 fedora FC4 updates broke disk access completely. I ain't touching FC4. ;-> > FC3 sort-of works, but when I leave a RAID1 mirror running > with an IDE partition and a firewire partition mirrored, > within a few hours of activity either the machine will crash > or the firewire partition will be kicked out of the RAID. Repeat after me ... ;-> "USB and FireWire should _not_ be used as 24x7 on-line storage" Despite Apple's prior claims, it has become more apparent than ever that FireWire is _not_ a 24x7 on-line storage solution. Do not use it as such, use it as a temporary, near-line storage solution that you plug-in and use just when you need it. I've learned that hard lesson even on Apple's own XServe platforms. > I haven't tried Centos because you need the unsupported > kernel and I didn't have much hope for that being better > than any of the fedoras. I've had no problem with my disks, Digital8 and DV cams, etc... They all work great! But I don't leave the disks or camera connected for a day at a time, I plug-in, use and then I unplug when finished. Regardless of OS -- Linux, MacOS X or Windows -- FireWire and USB are nothing but trouble when it comes to leaving them connected. They are a "temporary plug and unplug" solution AFAIAC. If you want reliable, external storage, consider SCSI or ... better yet ... Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). -- Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org | (please excuse any http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers)