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Re: InfraRed port in a Linux Laptop



On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Pedro Quaresma de Almeida wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am trying to configure my InfraRed device without much sucess.
> 
> I have a HP Omnobook XE3 with the 2.4.4 Kernel installed.
> 
> I have read (tried to) the Linux InfraRed Howto, but it seems
> outdated, the tools have changed, some of the tools discribed seems
> not to exist...
> 
> Can you help me? Thank you.

Install the irda-* packets and edit /etc/irda.conf to point to the
correct serial port (/dev/ttyS1 ?) This should usually be enough to get
SIR (the slow one) running. If you need FIR then you need a kernel
module for your particular IR device and things get complicated.

Walter



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