On Tuesday 21 September 2004 14:09, Lanman wrote:
H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 05:27, Lanman wrote:
Just out of curiosity, how do I determine which USB device port it's attached to? USBview had lots of info about the unit, but doesn't clearly state the device settings to use, - ie; it doesn't say anything about which device to assign for the IRDA to USB bridge like "proc/dev/usb/???", so i can't accurately point it to a spcific port designation.
Don't know about this specific device but, when hooking up any new usb device I always have a konsole open with "tail -f /var/log/messages" running. That way I can see where it's getting connected....errr, most of the time:)
Well,...Here's what I got from the tail command;
Sep 21 08:49:33 daboss kernel: usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3 Sep 21 08:49:47 daboss kernel: ohci_hcd 0000:00:03.0: wakeup Sep 21 08:49:48 daboss kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 4 Sep 21 08:49:48 daboss kernel: SigmaTel STIr4200 IRDA/USB found at address 4, Vendor: 66f, Product: 4200 Sep 21 08:49:48 daboss kernel: IrDA: Registered SigmaTel device irda0
This was displayed after removing and re-connecting the IRDA dongle, but how do I interpret the information into a specific path to a device - ie; /proc/bus/usb/device port and address?
I'd like to be able to assign a specific address to this thing if possible. Can you tell I'm not big on USB? Grin!
It is in the message "Registered SigmaTel device irda0"
It has been registered as /dev/irda0
derek
Thanks Derek. All this time I thought I had to look for a USB device, and there it was right in front of me. Can you say Dufus? DoH! Now for the big question,...How do I associate that with a program for data transfers? Do I mount it like a hard drive or use hotplug for the job?
Also, is there a program that you know of that can monitor signal strength between the dongle and Infra-Red devices?
BTW, Thanks for taking the time to help.
Lanman Registered Linux User #190712
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