jandeboevrie1d ago

Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/

Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi

After learning Apple killed off FireWire (IEEE 1394) support in macOS 26 Tahoe, I started looking at alternatives for old FireWire equipment like hard drives, DV cameras, and A/V gear. I own an old Canon GL1 camera, with a 'DV' port. I could plug that into an old Mac (like the dual G4 MDD above) with FireWire—or even a modern Mac running macOS < 26, with some dongles—and transfer digital video footage between the camera and an application like Final Cut Pro.

Jeff Geerling
Show threadbsimpson1d ago
TIL Linux does eventually drop support for old hardware.
Show threadcrote

It's more about maintainability than age.

Some ancient hardware which is still actively being used and which has plenty of maintainers willing to keep it up-to-date will stick around.

A driver of only a few years old with roughly zero drivers, no maintainers, and which forms an obstacle for other work? That'll be gone very quickly.

Mar 26 at 11:13pmWeb