> >> In addition, with ATAPI I don't know of anyway to get > >> the drive external from the actual PC. As I stated > >> earlier I have valid concerns about temperature and > >> vibration from the PC. > >> > >> Are those of you using the Pioneer A03 with IDE at > >> least happy with it? Does it seem like a solid drive? > > >Firewire is the best invention since chopped bread. > > >I have a Pioneer DVR-A03 build into a external 5,1/4" Firewire Case. > >Works flawlessly even with Linux. > > I just tested a SCSI adapter with the A03 but it unfortunately > does not disconnect/reconnect. > In general the quality of the adapters is bad. Maybe this > is the reason why Yamaha has special firmware in the adapter they > sell to limit use wo Yahama drives.
Thats the reason why i prefer dedicated SCSI-Channels. e.g. I used a dedicated (5 Channel)-Fast-SCSI-RAID-Controller when i used 4 Teac-CDR-58S for burning CDRs. (In total Linux showed 10 SCSI-Channels) Then even Solaris should't have any problems with disconnect/reconnect incapable devices. > Solaris currently only supports video cameras over FireWire. You should urge the Solaris-Firewire-People to implement SBP-2. Then the whole range of Mass-Storage devices is suddenly usable, as all devices (i know) use SBP-2 (Serial BackPack Protocol 2 = SCSI over Firewire) Bis denn -- Real Programmers consider "what you see is what you get" to be just as bad a concept in Text Editors as it is in women. No, the Real Programmer wants a "you asked for it, you got it" text editor -- complicated, cryptic, powerful, unforgiving, dangerous. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
