Dag Brattli wrote:

> The new Dell inspiron laptops is using a new SMC chip called
> FDC37N972.

How did you find out?

I downloaded the file ir_utils.zip from the SMSC home page, but the
program findchip.exe didn't recognized the IR chip in the Inspiron 7500.

> This chip is UART compatible for SIR speeds, but for some
> reason, it's not working properly. I suspect that the Bios
> initialization of the chip is not correct, so I've actually not
> managed to make an IrDA connection on my own inspiron 4000 laptop yet.

I got it to work with the irport module (see my other mail from today).

Dieter Rohlfing
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