On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 09:13:05PM +0100, Joan Tur wrote:

> I was wondering if it is possible to sync a Palm m515 through Irda.
> 
> I don't know if irda is working in my laptop (I haven't used it)... how can I 
> check Irda's support is installed and working ??
> 
> Thanks in advance !  ;)
> - -- 
>   Joan Tur. Eivissa-Spain
>  AOL quini2k,  ICQ 11407395
>     www.ClubIbosim.org
> Linux: usuari registrat 190.783

I've just set up my USB Infrared adaptor. And it works!

To see if you've got the linux side working:

$ lsmod | grep ir
irda                   87152   1  [irda-usb]

You may need other modules, depending on the eaxct nature of your IrDA
unit (I need irda-usb, for example), but you at least need this one.

$ dmesg | grep IrDA
IrDA: Registered device irda0

Wahey! My machine knows it's got an IrDA interface. Make a careful
note of the device name.

$ ps -ef | grep irattach
root      2237     1  0 23:57 ?        00:00:00 irattach irda0 -s

If this process doesn't exist, then just start it. The parameter is,
of course, copied from the device at the previous stage. If you're
running the irda service, then this device is set in
/etc/sysconfig/irda.

$ cat /proc/net/irda/discovery
IrLMP: Discovery log:

nickname: SIEMENS S35, hint: 0x9024, saddr: 0x1231c29e, daddr:
0x08365522


And there's my mobile phone. Even better. Now to find some suitable
applications... ;-)

-- 
Tommy

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