Hi there.I'm running Windows 8 RTM Enterprise x64. I use an RME Fireface 400 audio interface (soundcard) and it does not function correctly unless I boot without driver signing so that I can use the legacy firewire driver I copied out of a Windows 7 x64 PCas it is not included in Win8 anymore.I spent quite a bit of money on importing a SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe (NN-E20012-S2) firewire controller, it has a Texas Instruments chip but even with this, I still have to use the legacy driver.Please consider adding the legacy driver back into Windows 8. It is a well documented fact that many audio engineers used this driver to get their audio interfaces working 100% in Windows 7.I also met someone who uses a scanner and he also could only get it to function correctly using the legacy driver stripped out of a Win7 install.Please Microsoft, give us the legacy firewire driver back, it does work, all you have to do is sign the drivers!:). Hi there.I'm running Windows 8 RTM Enterprise x64. I use an RME Fireface 400 audio interface (soundcard) and it does not function correctly unless I boot without driver signing so that I can use the legacy firewire driver I copied out of a Windows 7 x64 PCas it is not included in Win8 anymore.I spent quite a bit of money on importing a SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe (NN-E20012-S2) firewire controller, it has a Texas Instruments chip but even with this, I still have to use the legacy driver.Please consider adding the legacy driver back into Windows 8. It is a well documented fact that many audio engineers used this driver to get their audio interfaces working 100% in Windows 7.I also met someone who uses a scanner and he also could only get it to function correctly using the legacy driver stripped out of a Win7 install.Please Microsoft, give us the legacy firewire driver back, it does work, all you have to do is sign the drivers!:)+100. Windows 8 sees my firewire controller, whether I use the onboard VIA chipset that's built into my motherboard or if I use the Texas Instruments based SIIG firewire PCI-E card, both of them are visible in device manager and 'work'.
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Free download - Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Driver v.6.0 for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64).
The problem is that alot of audio hardware requires the legacy firewire driver which was available in Windows 7. The current/newer firewire driver that ships with Windows Vista, 7 and 8 is a newer driver that doesn't work with a lot of devices.Switching to the legacy driver is the only way to get some devices working. Windows 8 lacks this driver. I also agree 100%, I need this Legacy Driver for connecting a DV camera, a lot of People use older DV-Camcorders which only have a firewire connection to the PC.These Camcorders dont work with the new Drivers.The same problem was already with Windows7, but could easily be solved with this legacy Driver, and this Driver worked.Should all these people throw away their older Equipment, because Microsoft don't want to sign and release this Driver again.Please Microsoft, give us the legacy firewire driver back. Like the OP, I too have an RME FireFace 400 which runs over firewire.
I'm not particularly fond of the idea of discarding my 2 year old, $1000+ sound card simply because a legacy driver isn't signed. I'm really enjoying Windows 8 so far, but I'm happy Ikept my Windows 7 drive intact as a last resort backup.I'll be keeping my FF400 and Win8 installed in the hope that the legacy firewire makes a come back, but I'll be warning everyone with firewire hardware to steer clear of Windows 8 until then. Follow steps on Troubleshoot Compatibility Issues in Windows 8 Release Preview and see if it solve your issue. You might be able to run driver in compatibility mode.It is good idea to inform the manufacturer of this issue too.This does not solve the problem.I can confirm the legacy drives works with my Texas instrument PCI-e firewire but disabling drivers signature is not a practical solution.I can't use my firewire audio interface (edirol fa 101), I am wandering if anybody is able to use a firewire audio interface on windows 8, so far I only saw negative reports.Audio interface are very expensive hardware, we need signed working drivers now!
Look museum pieces like old Firewire will not be supported forever.Time to modernize and find new cameras with a hard disk or solid state storage.My integrated audio hardware is a reasonable tone source too.These are not 'museum pieces' some of us are talking about $1000+ audio and video hardware, these are not casual consumer items like scanners/cheap cameras but rather high end professional audio devices. It would cost a minimum of $1000 to replacemy audio interface.I know firewire is slowly being phased out but Windows 8 still supports Firewire, it is only lacking the 'legacy' driver that has been included in Windows Vista and Windows 7. It's only about 500kb in size and works in Windows 8, all Microsoft haveto do is sign it and offer it as a Windows Update.
Go into Device Manager and find the IEEE 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller line. Click on the little triangle in from of it to expand the entry.It should read VIA 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller. Right click on that line and then on the icon to Update Driver software.If it still cannot find the correct driver, you can always 'force' the issue. From the right click, select Properties.
Click on the tab that says Driver. Under Driver Details it should be C:WindowsSystem32DRIVERS1394ohci.sys but if Windows stillinsists that it cannot find one, cancel out of that screen and click on the Update Driver. But do NOT let it search, click on the line Browse my Computer for driver Software. Then on Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. Clickon Next.With the Show Compatible Hardware line checked, it should come up with three choices.1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller (Legacy)VIA 1394 OHCI Compliant Host ControllerAny of them should work but I know from experience that most folks have had success with the Legacy one with slightly older camcorders.Let us know how it goes!
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