Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:51:42 +0000 From: Dieter <freebsd@sopwith.solgatos.com> To: freebsd-firewire@freebsd.org Subject: firewire disk support? Message-ID: <200902030351.DAA09252@sopwith.solgatos.com>
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How well does FreeBSD support firewire disks? Does hotplugging work properly? Does a bus reset endanger data? Can I turn the disk write cache on and off? Can I access SMART info? How fast are they? Specific firewire-to-sata bridges that are recommended? Specific bridges to avoid? Any known problems? I have a couple of USB-to-*ATA bridges and they are slow, and they don't allow turning the disk's write cache off, or access to SMART info. I know that firewire will be slower than esata, but the USB ones are really slow (10-15 MB/s) and not being able to turn the write cache on and off is a serious problem.
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