"Alexy V. Khrabrov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Dag, even with irda-utils-0.9.10 and 2.2.15pre5,
> findchip cannot see anything on my Dell Inspiron
> 7000. Windows, however, sees the SMC_IRCC in FIR
> BIOS mode.
>
> I wonder whether findchip's behavior should depend
> on the BIOS setting, SIR v. FIR? For instance,
> Windows doesn't try to install SMC_IRCC in SIR
> BIOS mode, only installing a genetic IRPnP0510
> device.
>
> On LInux, findchip can't see anything in SIR
> mode. Does it mean I'll be unable to use
> all other irda-utils for the SIR mode?
Findchip does only try to detect the chipset. If the chipset is UART
compatible then you can still use irattach /dev/ttyS? even if findchip
cannot detect it. If findchip is silent that only means that _findchip_
does not have support for this chipset yet. Noting else!
-- Dag
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