david wrote:
> there's no Windows 7 device driver for his Firewire PC Card adapter.
All FireWire controllers use the same driver interface (OHCI), and that
driver ships with Windows.
If there is a problem, it is with the PC Card controller driver.
> So I thought, maybe a Firewire<->USB adaptor would work.
These are completely different protocols; they cannot be mapped to each
other.
> I see Amazon has a selection:
>
> Firewire to USB
>
> http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Afirewire%20to%20usb%20adapter
These do not work (see the reviews) unless your computer also has
a FireWire controller that is connected to the USB jack.
> Unfair: There's an Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter!
Thunderbolt is just a PCIe bus.
Regards,
Clemens
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