I've never held a firewire connector though my computer has one on its top, so can't say if what you need is a usb to firewire cable.
On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:50 > From: Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> > To: Martin McCormick <marti...@suddenlink.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: usb Confusion > Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:48:04 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > That sounds like a Micro usb port. If you have a connector like that > try inserting it very gently. If it doesn't go in easily, flip the > cable and try the other side. > > On Tue, 11 Feb 2020, Martin McCormick wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:37 > > From: Martin McCormick <marti...@suddenlink.net> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: usb Confusion > > Resent-Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:55 +0000 (UTC) > > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > > After recently ordering and receiving a new 1 TB external > > SSD drive, I realized I had no way to connect it. It has a small > > rectangular slot about 8 MM or a quarter of an inch long. A Mac > > lightning connector is almost exactly the same size but > > fortunately doesn't plug in but that's the size of whatever fits. > > Crucial says it is usb-A . > > > > What is the correct nomenclature for the most common usb > > connector that has been around for 25 or 30 years and fits the > > vast majority of devices using usb? > > > > I'll need a cable that fits the old standard usb port on > > one end and the disk drive on the other. > > > > There's an old saying: "Standards are great. Everybody > > should have one." > > > > Thanks. > > > > Martin McCormick > > > > > > --
