Subject: Re: PCG-FR130 VAIO AND Linux From: mpholde@comcast.net Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 01:32:11 +0000 To: Rich Sawin Hi Rich, well I do have good news. I managed to get the SmartDisk Firelite 30GB hard drive with firewire connections to work with the PCG-FR130 Sony VAIO laptop. I am running Redhat ES 2.4.21-15.0.3.EL. I had to go to Red Hat Network and get the kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-15.0.3.EL. Basically the unsupported kernel is loaded with various modules including raw1394, ohci1394, sbp2. Since this was in RPM format, I did'nt have to recompile the kernel myself, which I guess I was messing up. Bottom line is that the kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-15.0.3.EL file is simplified rather than going to the ieee1394.org website. Next, I had to sudo touch /etc/rc.d/rc.modules sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.modules sudo ln -s /etc/rc.d/rc.modules /etc/rc.modules then edit /etc/rc.d/rc.modules as superuser! Added these lines: /sbin/modprobe ieee1394 /sbin/modprobe ohci1394 As superuser, edited the file /etc/modules.conf: alias firewire ieee1394 alias ohci ohci1394 Once the the files were in place, I had to run "rescan-scsi-bus.sh". I am somewhat new to linux so I am not sure why I have to run the rescan-scsi-bus.sh script prior to mounting the drive, but that is what I must do. this is how I mounted the drive. mount -t msdos /dev/sda1 /mnt/firelite The drive is FAT32 and I am able to view, read, write, and view mpeg movies, so all seems to working just great. Mike >> Sorry I can't help. I have not tried to get the firewire working. If >> you do have success, let me know and I'll be glad to put the details on >> the webpage. >> >> Rich >> >> >> mpholde@comcast.net wrote: >> > >>> >Have you tested the IEEE1394 (Firewire module) yet? I am running RedHat Linux > >> ES 2.4.21-4.EL and have been trying to get my SmartDisk FireLite 30GB HD to >> work. But as you have posted on the web, it is detected but not tested. Well the >> controller has been detected anyways, not the HD itself. I have tried >> everything, from adding extra modules to rebuilding the kernel completely, and >> have yet to get it to work. If you have any ideas or have heard anything that >> could help, it would be greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>> >Thanks in advance, >>> >Mike >>> >mpholde@comcast.net >>> > >>> > >>> > > >>