<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I don't recall the brand name on the interface card I use,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">but it has a TI chip, "device 104c:8025". The Firewire 800 disk is</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">EZQuest Cobra+ Firewire HD</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://www.ezq.com/products.php?ProductTypeID=B86603</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am trying to order a Maxtor DV5000 with an Oxford 911.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">http://linux1394.org/view_device.php?id=465</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> To: <Stephen.Mattin@ftid.com>, <josh@newgistics.com></font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">Well the first thing we kneed to know is what drives you are using and what interface cards you are using. The interface cards are not usually the problem.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">We have found that the question is not as simple as Oxford 911 vs Oxford 912.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">For instance the latest LaCie drives sem to work OK whereas the latest WD drives don't although the earlier drives do.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">It has crossed my mind that this might be worth a call to Oxford Semiconductors and I will do this on Monday.</font>
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<br><font size=2 color=blue face="Arial">In the meantime can you call your disk manufacturer. I know Western Digital were stunned when they heard that anybody was trying to do this.</font>
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From:</b> firewire-users-bounces@oss.oracle.com [mailto:firewire-users-bounces@oss.oracle.com]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen.Mattin@ftid.com<b><br>
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I have not tried the latest kernels Manish posted,</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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I have tried OxSemi 912 chips and managed to mount</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> </font><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
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Does RAC on Firewire work w/ Oxford 912 chipset? I know oxford 911 chipset<br>
does. Anyone tested their new one(s)? I've read they have 912 and a 922.<br>
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Oxford Semiconductor's OXFW912 FireWire800 (IEEE1394b) to IDE (ATA7) bridge<br>
chip is enabling LaCie's new Big Disk Dual FireWire drive to achieve data<br>
transfer rates up to 88Mbyte/s.<br>
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> From: Chapman, Kyle [mailto:Kyle_Chapman@G1.com]<br>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:57 AM<br>
> To: Josh Hildebrand<br>
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> lacie disks advertise with the oxford chipset, ive used ones from others<br>
> as well...<br>
> the fedora1 stuff is supposed to work also so im downloading iso's for it,<br>
> and since its free im going with that since lamo RH doesnt include<br>
> upgrades for free with maint on EL2.1, i dont feel like throwing $$$ at<br>
> "free" software for testing.<br>
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