Firewire on SuSE 8.1

Dear SuSE'ers I have some new FireWire devices and I need your advice on using them on SuSE 8.1 My sys is running stable now for months so I would like to add a 2 port FireWire card. I'm looking for others who have done this who will share their experiances. I've been able to determine that the process is similar to adding USB support; and that the devices are handled by the Hotplug system, but first the Firewire modules have to be added to the kernel or module.conf. Another option is to wait till I upgrade to 8.2 Opinions? Any one out there with good news, bad news, or gotchas that I should know about? Thanks to ALL ....................... PeterB -- -- Proud to be a SuSE Linux User since 5.2 --