> > > > Oct 22 13:17:17 orata kernel: nsc-ircc, Found chip at base=0x398 > > Oct 22 13:17:17 orata kernel: nsc-ircc, driver loaded (Dag Brattli) > > Oct 22 13:17:17 orata kernel: nsc_ircc_open(), can't get iobase of 0x2f8 > > > > Any ideas whats going on? > > > This wouldnt be an IBM thinkpad would it?... Ive got the same > chipset working... along the way, I compiled kernel 2.4.12, which > has better support for the NSC chipset of this type. Make sure the > internal modem is disabled, do this using IBM's PS2.EXE tool, > from memory, its PS2.EXE imodem off > > Make very sure you have the right aliases in /etc/modules.conf: > > alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty > alias char-major-161 ircomm-tty > alias char-major-160 irda0 > options nsc-ircc dongle_id=0x09 > alias irda0 nsc-ircc > > Also, if you look at the messages under dmesg relating to tty's, > you might notive that the IR port has the same base io as > /dev/ttyS0, if so, setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none, then try:- > > irattach irda0 -s 1 > > /dev/ircomm0 should now work.
Ah thanks. Its not a Thinkpad (its a generic Taiwanese clone), but what fixed it was setserial /dev/ttyS1 uart none. This is in fact the IR port, but for SIR mode (the machine has no serial ports and the modem is a Winmodem). excellent Justin _______________________________________________ Linux-IrDA mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pasta.cs.UiT.No/mailman/listinfo/linux-irda
