Successful Install

Micah Buckley-Farlee yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:11:46 -0500


Linux does support firewire.
Load the modules ieee1394, ohci1394, and sbp2.
When you plug in the firewire device sbp2 should detect it (look in 
dmesg)
and you can mount it or whatever from there.

Regards,
Micah

On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 04:18 PM, JRLS@aol.com wrote:

> I finally got YDL installed and running on my 500 MHz iBook. It took 
> two complete wipes of my disk and a few looooong downloads. I had to 
> have the free space at the start of my disk and the use of FWB 
> patitions is questionable. I now have an iBook that boots YDL, OS X, 
> Mac OS 9, and Open Darwin. My next chalange is to get my ADSL 
> supported. I am thinking of using my CDROM to transfer the rp-pppoe 
> from OS X to YDL.
>
> I greatly wish Linux supported Firewire and am thinking about working 
> on the effort in my spare time.
>
> Joseph R. L. Simkins
> Richardson, Texas
>