#Help #Fedipower!!!

Is there actually anything that doesn't work on #Mint/#LMDE6-32 that already worked on #WinXP?

I want to rip #sVHS tapes using a #Canopus connected to the #Firewire/IEEE1394 port.

But neither #Shotcut nor #Kdenlive offers this feature. 😭

#anyideas???

#Hilfe #Fedipower!!!

Sollte tatsächlich irgendwas unter Mint/#LMDE6-32 nicht gehen, was bereits unter #WinXP ging?

Ich möchte #sVHS-Cassetten mittels eines #Canopus am #Firewire/IEEE1394-Port auslesen.

Doch weder #Shotcut noch #Kdenlive bieten dieses feature. 😭

#werweisswas???

Un pilote open source en développement ramène le FireWire dans macOS Tahoe http://dlvr.it/TRX6VN #macOSTahoe #FireWire
Un pilote open source en développement ramène le FireWire dans macOS Tahoe

Avec macOS Tahoe, sorti fin 2025, Apple a abandonné une technologie qui a fait sa renommée et qui a même eu un Emmy Awards : le FireWire. La norme IEEE 1394 (i.Link chez Sony) a en effet fait les beaux jours des iMac et autres PowerBook des années ...

MacGeneration

Okay #hardware #nerd types and #DataHoarders or #DigitalArchivists...

I'm using #Ubuntu #Linux on an old #iMac with #dvgrab to download the exact copies of all my #MiniDV tapes in #DV format.

But I have to say... This thing is a monster.

Can anyone recommend a laptop with #Firewire 800 that also runs Linux well?

@geerlingguy
In the spirit of #MARCHintosh Have you tried to setup a #Firewire network with an older Mac?
FireZip 250: The Zip Drive Iomega Wouldn’t Make

Now, I’m not exactly what you would call a retro hardware enthusiast, but even I knew Iomega never made a FireWire ZIP drive.

https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/03/02/firezip-250-the-zip-drive-iomega-wouldnt-make/ #FIREWIRE #iomega #Linux #zip250

Nice! I was able to use #dvgrab with my #FireWire card and #DV #camera without any configuration on #Fedora #Linux. I won't be sticking to it because of the short term support, but happy to know that part of my old PC will work just fine under Linux!

Thinking about going with #AlmaLinux instead because of the longer support cycle. That or #ZorinOS.

First power-on in 26 years.
#linux #firewire

Thinking about repurposing my old #PC. It’s an #Intel i7-3770 with 32GB of DDR3 800 MHz RAM (though CPU-Z reports 672.5 MHz?). Intel HD graphics 4000, my GTX 950 died. Currently running #Windows10 but should wipe it and run a #Linux distro. Oh, it has a #FireWire card for DV capture. It’s important that keeps functioning.

I wonder if adding a “new” dedicated GPU would still be worth it?

It also doesn’t help I don’t know yet what to do with it. I have my #Mac for video, photo and music…

I did a lot of searching and trying commands and have come to the conclusion that the Mac Pro RAID card is not supported by the OS. Since removing the card requires taking out too tight thumb screws with a stripped driver head at an awkward angle, I’ve instead opted to install to a FireWire (with 400 to 800 adapter, sadly) enclosure that only supports about 1.6TB out of 4TB of drive capacity. 🙃

I got desperate and just want something that is at least functional.

Will need to research better options in the future, but I cannot be obsessing about this for days on end.

#Linux #MacPro #LinuxOnMac #FireWire