I'm attempting to use legacy FireWire hardware peripherals in macOS 11 Big Sur.
Apple has provided an OEM hardware dongle connectivity path that is confirmed working in macOS Catalina:
1. [Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD464LL/A/apple-thunderbolt-to-firewire-adapter)
2. [Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter)
Unfortunately, the one piece of FireWire hardware that I'm trying to use [does not appear to work](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/412516/external-isight-camera-with-m1-mac) in Big Sur (on an M1 Mac).
Various threads online seem to indicate that FireWire products are either not supported in Big Sur or have various incompatibility issues.
- [Oh, Firewire UA products are incompatible with Big Sur!!](https://uadforum.com/macos-11-big-sur-mac-m1-sub-forum/51675-oh-firewire-ua-products-incompatible-big-sur.html)
To confirm: was FireWire support dropped in Big Sur, on Intel and/or Apple Silicon?
Was there an Apple announcement of this change?
Do any of your FireWire peripherals work in Big Sur? Has anyone tested a FireWire device and found it to work correctly?
Asked by pkamb
(9620 rep)
Mar 8, 2021, 12:02 AM
Last activity: Feb 5, 2023, 01:49 AM
Last activity: Feb 5, 2023, 01:49 AM