Kernel 2.6.36 and libraw1394 2.0.6 wrt Firewire Audio Devices

[Fabian Greffrath]

Dear Glen,

Am 21.11.2010 14:23, schrieb info at bandshed.net:
> I'm not sure if libraw1394 falls under your jurisdiction or not but the

No, it does not: <http://packages.qa.debian.org/libr/libraw1394.html>

> latest release (November 1) supports daisy chaining multiple firewire

A bug requesting upgrading to the latest upstream version has already 
been filed: <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=602215>

> devices on the new firewire stack when used with Kernel 2.6.36. Testing by
> AV Linux users has confirmed this.

Squeeze will ship with linux 2.6.32.

> Note daisy chaining was previously only possible with the legacy firewire
> stack.
>
> I've seen some Squeeze exception requests for this that have been flatly
> denied (as Squeeze for multimedia slides hopelessly further into

Sure, these changes are not targeted at the kernel considered for 
squeeze release anyway and some changes do simply come too late...

> obsolescence) but there seems to be no updates to libraw1394 2.0.6

Thanks for declaring our team effort for multimedia support in Squeeze 
obsolete!

> available in Sid or experimental either. Use of the new stack makes ffado
> supported Audio devices plug and play, the addition of 2.0.6 would further
> that to multiple firewire devices being plug and play.
>
> Thought I'd pass that along.

Thanks anyway.

  - Fabian