(from a reader mail today - also check the links here for notes/tips on FW issues mentioned previously) - Subject: Aluimac and firewire. Hello Mike, please post something about this here:
New iMac 20in Firewire Problems... My iMac and my collegues, both pro Photogs, are also affected. Our scanners are not seen by the iMac and Apple Support was unhelpful yet. Just a simple "...well if Your peripherals are seen by PPC Macs, then You have to understand it's a different architecture blablabla...-Uli" For those that don't read this site daily here are some previous posts on the subject: "Apple posts doc w/Fix for 10.4.10 Firewire Audio Interface Problem", "Reader's Workaround for 10.4.10 Firewire Audio device problems", Migrating PPC to Intel - connecting two Macs via External HD", "More Notes/Tips on PPC to Intel Mac Migration Assistant", Reader Feedback on OS X 10.4.10 Update (includes notes on FW issues), "Mid-2007/Al iMac feedback/tips page (includes notes on those using FW drives OK)"...