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Overall rating: 4.0 x 2

By Linux distribution:

• Mandriva Linux 2008.0 x86_64: 5.0 x 1
• Mandriva Linux 2009.0 x86_64: 3.0 x 1

Working firewire (IEEE 1394) controllers on Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 GenuineIntel (kernel: 2.6.23-gentoo-r5) by yeepee (0):

Not tested.

Working firewire (IEEE 1394) controllers on Mandriva Linux 2009.0 x86_64 (kernel: 2.6.27-desktop-0.rc8.2mnb) by jarillon (3):

Needs to give the rights to read and write to all users:
chmod a+rw /dev/raw1394

• HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
• HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
• Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub

• ohci1394
• firewire_ohci