[KLUG Members] Firewire 1TB drive under Linux worth trying?

[John Pesce]

Hi all,

I read in Digital Video Magazine about a new drive from LaCie that was
suitable for HD video editing. It is a 1TB external drive with FireWire
800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces for $1100.

http://lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10118

I also read on the http://www.linux1394.org homepage that some people
have used FireWire 800 (1394b) hard drives under Linux.

Does anyone here have any experience with FireWire drives under Linux?
Are they safe for regular use under Linux?

At that price I was considering using a pair with software mirroring as
a replacement for tape backup of my 1TB RAID 5 SCSI system. I was also
thinking about using them as additional storage.


Thanks,
John