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Date:      Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:23:45 -0600
From:      Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Firewire cards supported
Message-ID:  <20031213192345.GA24576@wiz.com>
In-Reply-To: <20031212221424.GC15235@wiz.com>
References:  <6.0.1.1.2.20031212164850.01bbdce8@192.168.1.1> <20031212221424.GC15235@wiz.com>

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On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 04:14:24PM -0600, Marc Wiz wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 04:49:27PM -0500, Forrest Aldrich wrote:
> > Anyone recommend a particular firewire card/brand for use with FreeBSD 4.x 
> > (and possibly 5.x in the future).
> 
> Forrest,
> 
> the handbook has info on which chipsets are supported.  
> 
> You just need to find out what chipset is on the card.
> 
> I would tell you which card I have and am using but I can't remember
> right now.  All pciconf shows it that it uses a VIA chipset.

To add this to the archives the card I have and use with no problems
is from SIIG.

The box says "FireWire (1394) Home DV Editing Kit"

The actual Firewire chips were covered with a SIIG label but they
are obviously work :-)

Marc
-- 
Marc Wiz
marc@wiz.com
Yes, that really is my last name.



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