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( [213.162.120.196]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id c1sm787063nfe.2006.09.03.02.12.47; Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:12:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Trying to active the irda into my laptop Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:17:22 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <44F7E39D.3050707@desarrolladores.org> <200609021406.03072.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <44F9E995.3000809@desarrolladores.org> In-Reply-To: <44F9E995.3000809@desarrolladores.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart2385828.qN4F85jkDC"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200609031017.36602.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 34b3c3a3-a47a-41f3-be01-53bd6e5b17f0 X-Archives-Hash: a83430fbdd72321f021e175d12a19b8c --nextPart2385828.qN4F85jkDC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 02 September 2006 20:29, d2clon wrote: > hi: > > This is my sequence: > ------------------------------------------ > biit ~ # setserial /dev/ttyS2 uart none > /dev/ttyS2: No such device or address OK, this is telling you that ttyS2 is not the correct COM port for your ird= a=20 device. However, looking at your dmesg there's only two serial ports=20 reported, so ttS2 is not defined: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D You need to enable some virtual (COM) ports. In your kernel configuration = you=20 will need to set additional serial ports. Go to: Device drivers --> Character devices --> Serial Drivers --> and either enter a number higher than just 4 under: (4) Maximum number of 8250/16550 serial ports (4) Number of 8250/16550 serial ports to register at runtime or better, on the latest stable kernel select: [*] Extended 8250/16550 serial driver options [*] Support more than 4 legacy serial ports [*] Support for sharing serial interrupts If when you reboot you keep getting the same error then you need to try=20 different ttySx number, where x is 0,1,2,3,4, . . . Note that some numbers= =20 could cause IRQ conflicts and could crash your machine. In that case reboo= t=20 and try again. > biit ~ # /sbin/modprobe smsc_ircc2 > FATAL: Error inserting smsc_ircc2 > (/lib/modules/2.6.15-gentoo-r1/kernel/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.ko): > No such device Unless the COM port has been set correctly for your irda any module selecti= on=20 will fail. > ------------------------------------------ > > When i execute the next sentence: > ------------------------------------------- > biit ~ # irattach irda0 -s > ------------------------------------------- > > This is what appear into syslog: > ------------------------------------------- > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: executing: '/sbin/modprobe irda0' > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: + FATAL: Module irda0 not found. > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: Trying to load module irda0 exited > with status 1 > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: executing: 'echo biit > > /proc/sys/net/irda/devname' > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: executing: 'echo 1 > > /proc/sys/net/irda/discovery' > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: Starting device irda0 > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS): No such device > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: Stopping device irda0 > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: ioctl(SIOCGIFFLAGS): No such device > Sep 2 21:53:04 localhost irattach: exiting ... > ---------------------------------------------- Ditto. > > Does your dmesg show anything? e.g. mine shows: > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D > > found SMC SuperIO Chip (devid=3D0x0e rev=3D01 base=3D0x002e): LPC47N252 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D > > This is my dmesg: > http://paste.lisp.org/display/25171 OK, it would be really strange if an irda chip of your type was detected ju= st=20 out of thin air without COM ports set in the kernel. Thankfully, it isn't. > > Other laptops are more straight forward, but mine seems to be of the mo= re > > difficult variety . . . > > So mine. :) Some old laptops are even more problematic . . .=20 =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart2385828.qN4F85jkDC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBE+qvA5Fp0QerLYPcRAhgFAJ9Qopp0Sm39BYqWe4jVwP//61skzwCfSjSH Y7cI2TJTSw7XOS0NMrhGnRA= =5vDR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2385828.qN4F85jkDC-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list