Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
>
> Peter wrote :
> > Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> > >
> > > While I was looking at dongle drivers, I created a driver for
> > > the OLD Belkin SmartBeam dongle. I can claim that this is the simplest
> > > and dumbest dongle driver ever written ;-)
> >
> > Jean,
> >
> > Would this compile and work with
> > kernel 2.2.10 + irda3?
> >
> > Peter
>
> I just did this driver for getting accustomed with dongle
> driver. I would not recommend anybody to use this dongle (old
> SmartBeam), because it is limited to 9.6 kb/s. The new SmartBeam does
> 115 kb/s, but is not supported by this driver.
> Moreover, it seems that Belkin has an upgrade program allowing
> you to change you old SmartBeam to a new SmartBeam, see the FAQ on
> their web site for details. It is true that the new dongle is not
> supported under Linux-IrDA and seem to be still limited (SmartBeam to
> SmartBeam is only 57 kb/s - no comment).
>
> Personally, I bought some Actisys 220L+, because they are some
> very nice dongle (technically) and they are making a promotion for
> Linux users (see previous e-mails on the list), and I'm very happy
> with those.
> I tested as well a JetEye dongle (but now it's gone), and it
> is very nice as well, but doesn't offer as many speeds, unless you
> have the latest model (9680C) and use the litelink dongle driver. You
> can find some cheap ones at EggHead or other places...
> The little light on top of the JetEye could have been a killer
> feature, but as currently implemented it's almost useless. This light
> should be off when nobody is in sight, blinking when a node has been
> discovered and solid when a connection is established (like on the
> NetBeamer), instead it just blinks stupidly all the time without
> giving you any feedback and you don't know what's happening. Too
> bad... This is this kind of user feedback oversight that give IrDA a
> bad name.
>
> In sumary, this driver is only if you are desperate and stuck
> with this hardware (old SmartBeam). At this point, I would not
> recommend anyone to buy such a dongle, and if you have one use the
> above exchange program and use it on you Win95 box.
>
> Comming back to your question : I believe that the dongle
> interface did change significantly between 2.2.13 and
> 2.2.13-irda3. The kernel you are using (2.2.20-irda3) use the old
> interface, and my driver use the new one, so it won't work.
> So, either you wait for 2.2.13-irda8 (which would integrate
> this driver), or you can use 2.2.13-irda{3-7} and replace one dongle
> driver with the code in my e-mail.
>
> Does it answer all your questions ?
>
> > kernel 2.2.10 + irda3?
correction: I an using 2.2.12 + irda3
> Does it answer all your questions ?
Yes, I think I'll use 2.2.13 pretty soon.
Peter
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