Firewire Question

[Donald McCaig]

Dear Gurus,
	I've a 2400/240/112/40GB running 7.6.1,8.6 and 9.1. It is cardbus
enabled running a CBFW2 Ratoc firewire card.
	My main use for firewire has been transferring MP3's from my iMac
DV 400 9.1. I make the MP3's from the iMac CD, put them on my 2400 and play
them through the car stereo on long road trips. (Note: use a limiter).
Recently my partner and I drove 26 1/2 hours non-stop to a sheepdog trial
in South Dakota and the 40 or so CD's on the 2400 passed the time.
	But - the firewire works awkwardly and I'd like to start
transferring some 800 vinyls to MP3. I'd buy an LaCie 160GB harddrive and
there'll be lots of firewire interaction between the LaCie, my iMac and the
2400.

	Here's the problem(s). The ratoc extensios seem to drift. If I
haven't been using firewire for a while, I must check "Disabled Extensions"
and sure enough, that's where they'll be. Move them into the extensions
folder and restart.
	Second: I'd prefer to use the firewire card in 8.6 but even after
the Ratoc card shows up on the desktop, I can't pick up my iMac in target
mode.
	What I must do, hence, is move extensions into the extensions
folder, start with 9.1 and then insert the firewire card to connect with my
iMac in target mode.
	It makes me want to scrap the whole idea - or buy a blue and white.
	Do I have a bad card? Has anybody else noticed drifting Ratoc
extensions? Why won't my 8.6 pick up mp3's from my 9.1 iMac?
					Donald McCaig

Yucatec Farm
Williamsville, Virginia 24487
USA