Thanks for the tip, i want to connect to a Nokia 7110, i know the Hayes AT command set, all i need is to find the /dev entry... (as i said i'm no linux expert :-)
I'll try gnokii... Paulo Lopes. Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: >On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 06:24:56PM +0100, Paulo Lopes wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>I have a Clevo 2700C laptop and i've decided to move from >>windows OS to Debian 3 (Woody). I've configured almost >>everything... >> >> > >[snip...] > > > >>Now i want to use my infrared port and i don't know how?! >>i've installed irda-utils package (i only have install the stable >>packages on my system) and compiled the kernel with irda support. >> >>the irda package created an irlan device that shows up >>under 'ifconfig' but i want to connect to it a mobile phone. >>(it worked fine under windows) now i try the minicom to /dev/ircomm0 >>and cannot connect to the phone... >> >> > >It depends on what sort of phone it is - not all I/R phones accept >Hayes-style commands; some use a protocol of their own. > >If your phone allegedly supports at commands (e.g. Nokia 7110 and >probably others) [1], then it should be relatively easy (that seems to be >the route you have taken). Other phones need their own special "drivers" >to simulate a modem - gnokii can provide this for most Nokia models. > >[1] More precisely: "have a built-in modem", i think. I'm no expert on > that area. I *think* that if an irdadump shows the phone supporting > IRCOMM then it has a built-in modem. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
