Hi,

Steve wrote:
> Can I ask where we are up to re: this?
>
> I'm actually on Sol 11, SB1000, and I'd like to do some dvd/cd writing.
> The only kit I have knocking about is a Formac firewire enc with a
> Pioneer 106 in it. I also have a NEC 1300(?) DVD writer I could leech too.
>
> I successfully attached a firewire external disk but it seems a bit
> clunky and indeed got 'cannot stat' messages and the volume
> disappearing......
>
> I'm a bit wary of attaching it tho, cos when I did that with the disk
> the blade rebooted.....
>
> I usually use a Mac G5 for my DVD writing, but I find it seems to suffer
> from a PC-like problems in that if it's been up a bit, with a restart, I
> get an illegal-sense or sth and a new coaster. I know it's going to do
> it too, by the responsiveness of the system! So I feel I have to reboot
> it before writing on it. Sunblade always feels responsive tho!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Steve

I have not tried CD writers but external disks on Firewire does not work
well for me, S10 U1. The machine core dumps now and then so I use the
USB interface instead.

Hmm, there is a blog on Sun of a Sun Eng that do some Firewire work now
for camera and more but I have forgot the address.

/michael