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Device file for a external HD
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You need to have SCSI disk support on (either kernel module or compiled in) and also include the firewire kernel modules too.
Once you have the modules installed, the firewire device should be at /dev/sdXX Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
Once you have the modules installed, the firewire device should be at /dev/sdXX Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
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krale, thanks for the reply. After researching, setting up my external ieee1394 HD was quite easy. Running Suse 8.1, all I had to do was the following, in order...
modprobe ohci1394
modprobe sbp2
mount /dev/sda /mnt/myFireDrive
and that was it!! I'm a newbie so this was quite exciting for me.
modprobe ohci1394
modprobe sbp2
mount /dev/sda /mnt/myFireDrive
and that was it!! I'm a newbie so this was quite exciting for me.
Actually, I dont even have Firewire. I just went to my kernel source directory (get new kernel from kernel.org) and did a make xconfig and looked at the (EXPERIMENTAL-- Firewire) configs. They said it used a basic SCSI interconnect for the disks 
It just needed the firewire drivers.
While you're at it, I'd toss those modules into /etc/modules so they load at boottime. Or YAST might have a module entry (it's been 6.3 suse since I used it).
If I was you, I'd grab the 2 newest kernel's ( full version of 2.5.63 AND 2.4.20). Try playing around with them and slowly learn how that kernel thing is put all together. If you start looking in there, there's some really neat functions. Ever wonder what SysRq does? It's an interrupt made for old computers, but linux has a control for it so you can do all sorts of power commands: instant shutoff, auto-device sync(on everything), auto-unmount, and tons of other things. If you follow the directions in /Documentation directory in the kernel packages, you'll be all right ;-)
Have Fun...
Krale Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
It just needed the firewire drivers.While you're at it, I'd toss those modules into /etc/modules so they load at boottime. Or YAST might have a module entry (it's been 6.3 suse since I used it).
If I was you, I'd grab the 2 newest kernel's ( full version of 2.5.63 AND 2.4.20). Try playing around with them and slowly learn how that kernel thing is put all together. If you start looking in there, there's some really neat functions. Ever wonder what SysRq does? It's an interrupt made for old computers, but linux has a control for it so you can do all sorts of power commands: instant shutoff, auto-device sync(on everything), auto-unmount, and tons of other things. If you follow the directions in /Documentation directory in the kernel packages, you'll be all right ;-)
Have Fun...
Krale Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
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Does KaBOOM!! mean anything to you?
heh, just kidding ;-)
X has more of a tendancy to kill older monitors (that dont shut down when bad signals are sent). Having the tubes blow and smoke is NOT a fun thing to see/smell. Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
heh, just kidding ;-)
X has more of a tendancy to kill older monitors (that dont shut down when bad signals are sent). Having the tubes blow and smoke is NOT a fun thing to see/smell. Please let Tek-Tips members know if their posts were helpful.
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