"Massimo Scabbia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> IRDA is ok, working good in 98, but... Putting it working in Linux is a
> nightmare.
>
> Findchip say the chipset is SMC, so I load the SMC support in the modular
> kernel.
>
> After I boot I try that: modprobe smc-ircc
>
> I ALWAYS have Device Or Resource Busy reply...
I guess the serial driver is in the way 8)
> The IR port is correctly configured for FIR and Com2.
>
> I not know to handle this anymore... Everything is working well on my laptop
> (APM, PCMCIA, ISDN), but this IRDA stuff is terrible... Whats wrong in your
> opinion???
>
> The kernel is 2.2.14 well patched.
>
> I was wondering that, If I only want SIR, I NOT need the Smc driver, but the
> simple serial driver...
Don't use the SMC driver! It's still in development. Use the serial driver
instead.
1) Apply the latest 2.2.15pre patch (14?)
2) Grab the latest irda-utils which should be 0.9.10
3) irattach /dev/ttyS1 -s # or /dev/ttyS2?
-- Dag
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