Firewire support was removed from the Linux kernel so I had to switch to Mint Linux to accomplish the same thing

> Firewire support was removed from the Linux kernel

This is very much incorrect. Maybe the subsystem wasn't built into a custom kernel you're using?

edit: google says improvements through 2026, support through 2029

	▲	geerlingguy 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Many distros (including Raspberry Pi OS) don't enable `CONFIG_FIREWIRE_OHCI` in the kernel, so support isn't built-in, unless you build your own kernel. But yes, it will be supported through 2029, and then after that, it could remain in the kernel longer, there's no mandate to remove it if I'm reading the maintenance status correctly: https://ieee1394.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/#maintenance-sche... > [After 2029, it] would be possibly removed from Linux operating system any day