On Sun, 21 Oct 2001, Tom Allison wrote: [snip]
> This is where I get confused, because some of the information I've found > on the web have specific instructions for 'mknod /dev/irda0 c 160 0'... this device doesn't exist here > I guess the first thing I should get an answer to are these two questions: > Can I actually run with with ttyS0 as a regular serial port and ttyS1 as > a IR port? IMO ttyS1 can never be a IR port because you always need the modules irda, irtty ircomm ircomm-tty which are providing the device /dev/ircomm0 > If I'm trying to communicate with a PalmPilot Vx, should I load ircomm, > irda, irtty, or some combination thereof? if you do an 'irda start' and have defined the correct aliases in /etc/modules.conf the modules should be loaded automatically #### modules.conf ### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/irda alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty # The following is for new kernel. alias char-major-161 ircomm-tty # ll /dev/ir* crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 161, 0 22. Okt 08:39 /dev/ircomm0 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 161, 1 25. Jul 12:41 /dev/ircomm1 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 161, 16 25. Jul 12:42 /dev/irlpt0 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 161, 17 25. Jul 12:42 /dev/irlpt1 wolfgang -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
