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Linux Still Dealing With Quirky Firewire Devices As We Enter 2026 (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/linux@programming.dev

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For Linux 6.19 as what will be the first stable kernel release of 2026, the IEEE-1394 Firewire stack continues dealing with device quirks and improving support for different Firewire-connected devices. In 2026 is also when the Linux Firewire maintainer plans to begin recommending users migrate away from the IEEE-1394 bus followed by closing the Linux Firewire efforts in 2029.

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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ugh, I'm going to have to prioritise ripping my old miniDV cassettes, aren't I?

[–] xav@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same same. I procrastinated for only a few years (decades), time to do it !

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You could just keep an air-gapped PC with an old kernel around just for that.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, but that sounds insane compared to just blocking out the time in the next four years.