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IEEE 1394 (firewire) installation help file
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1. Set up the firewire (IEEE 1394) modules and devices

There is a script called ieee1394.sh included that will take care of this for most users of VL 4.0. WARNING: The script gives all users permission to use the firewire. This is a potential security hole if unknown people could use your firewire. Otherwise, it's fine.

In a terminal,
become root,
cd to the directory with ieee1394.sh in it, and type:

./ieee1394.sh

2. Install the IEEE 1394 drivers. Best to do these in this order:

libraw1394-0.10.0-i686-1.tgz
libavc1394-0.4.1-i686-1.tgz
libdv-0.99-i686-1.tgz

Then as root in a terminal, type

ldconfig

This should allow the system to recognize the drivers. If you want to verify this, you could try (e.g., to see if libdv was installed and recognized):

ldconfig -v | grep "libdv.so"

3. Install gscanbus to visually see your firewire (IEEE 1394) status. When you type gscanbus in a terminal, a window should appear with a visual map of your firewire and all connected devices. Single-click on one of the nodes to see more information.

gscanbus-0.7.1-i686-1.tgz

Good luck with your firewire!