ubuntu firewire panasonic pvgs29

1.modprobe ohci1394
modprobe raw1394
chmod 777 /dev/raw1394
testlibraw
-->should show 1 node with cam not connected/switched off
-->will show 2 nodes with cam connected/on

remove other cards on pci slot
try all firewire ports one by one

2.
chmod 777 /etc/modules; echo "raw1394" >> /etc/modules; echo "dv1394" >> /etc/modules; echo "video1394" >> /etc/modules; chmod 644 /etc/modules;

3.
gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-defa­ult.rules

in the #firewire section add the following line at the end:
KERNEL=="raw1394", GROUP="video"

4.
usermod -G video -a YourNameGoesHere;

5.
Then Reboot and your camcorder should be recognised by kdenlive or Kino and ready for capture

6.
apt-get install libiec61883-dev
apt-get install libavc1394-dev

aplay -L

apt-get install mplay