IrDA question

[Daniel O'Connor]

On Thursday 21 July 2005 05:12, caleb wrote:
> I have installed birda and can run irs. When I type the follwing irs
> starts but when I use my mobile phone to search for a device or send a
> file the phone reports 'No device found'.
>
> irs -v 1 -e -c -y /dev/ptypv -d /dev/cuaa1
>
> I do not understand why this is happening as I have specifiede the 'c'
> option so irs runs as a COMM server. I also set 'y' to use a psudo
> terminal. Do I need a specific application like pilot-link for palm to
> communicatate over the Ir link that irs has initiated?

Are you sure the port is right? Tried cuaa0?
I have gotten my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8600) to talk to my phone (Nokia 8210) 
and Pocket PC using IRDA.

I use ircomm though, ie
[inchoate 10:07] ~ >sudo ircomm -d /dev/cuad1 -y /dev/ptypv -v 2
discovered Nokia 8210, address=75a2, hints=PnP, Modem, Fax, Telephony, IrCOMM, 
IrOBEX
query completed
115200 baud
LAP connected
comm connected


Now I can do, say,
[inchoate 10:12] ~ >cu -l /dev/ttypv -s 57600
can't open log file /var/log/aculog.
Connected
atz
OK
AT+CMGF=1
OK
AT+CMGS="0403070726"
> testing 123
> ▒
+CMGS: 221

OK

One this I have noticed is that my phone is *extremely* sensitive to 
positioning which is rather annoying.. It has to be 15-20cm away otherwise it 
won't work (closer is as bad as far away).

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