[ltp] Having problems...

[simon]

This URL should have all the answers to all your questions - asked and
unasked :)
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/

simonsays



----- Original Message -----
From: <rik@bits.bris.ac.uk>
To: <linux-thinkpad@bm-soft.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 19:52
Subject: [ltp] Having problems...


> Apologies if I am repeating all the usual questions again, so a URL to a
> good source of information (such as a walkthrough) will do nicely...
>
> I'm having a couple of problems with my IBM ThinkPad 600. It's a P2-300
> variety of TP600.
>
> I'm attempting to get the IR and serial ports working, hopefully both at
> the same time. I know I have no use for the parallel port and the ACP
> modem, so I have diabled both of those (using PS2.EXE from a DOS boot
> disk).
>
> It appears to have a PC87338 IR controller, and when I irattach irda0,
> the words "Wrong chip id 0x06" or "Wrong chip id 0x0c" appears in my
> /var/spool/messages. The same happens for irattach /dev/ttyS0. irattach
> then quits.
>
> tpctl and setserial agree that resource 1 (the IR, IIRC), are at
> /dev/ttyS0 and that the DB9 (resource 2) is on /dev/ttyS1.
>
> I know it can work, because I'm sure I saw IrOBEX packets found by
> irdadump, when pointing my Palm Vx at it, and attempting to beam at the
> laptop. I immediately put the settings in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local (I'm
> running Slackware 7.0, with Openwall + USB). It has not worked since :(
>
> While I'm on the subject of serial ports, I am also attempting to get the
> DB9 connecting to my mobile phone. I have gnokii and a Nokia 5130. This
> setup is known to work on another machine, and I was hoping to have it
> work on the TP600 too.
>
>
> I've been attempting to get these working for several days now (almost a
> week, in fact), and would aprreciate a hand with it. If you need the
> output of any commands, just ay, and I'll post them back. Aside from that,
> any help is gratefully recieved. I'm finally admitting defeat, after a
> wee trying...
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> rik
>
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