[Wylug-help] Linux and GPRS^h^h^h^hIRDA

[James Holden (Wylug)]

simon wrote:
> Hi all,
> Thanks for the useful information on GPRS, I'm now having grief with
> IRDA.
>
> I've managed to build the IRDA stuff for the kernel and get something
> working but I've come a little unstuck trying to actually communicate
> with the phone (It just works in Windoze ;-).
>
> I've patched the nsc-ircc to stop it complaining about chip's version
> number and disabled the serial driver control of SIR with 'setserial
> /dev/ttyS1 uart none'
>
> I can view '/proc/net/irda/discover' and see my phone, hell I can even
> 'irdaping' it. However I can not establish a serial console link to the
> bugger (/dev/ircomm0).
>
> Any suggestions?
> Simon.
>
> PS Bluetooth dongle looks more and more appealing, but will probably be
> just as painfull.

Simon,

I've never messed around with IR on Linux.

I have, however, got Bluetooth working. It wasn't too difficult
particularly, and the lack of a need for line-of-sight is far better
than IR.

What phone is it?

James