[plug] Mobile phone, infrered port and Linux

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of Milan Pospisil
> Sent: Friday, 17 December 2004 11:54 AM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] Mobile phone, infrered port and Linux
> 
> Hi Folks,
>             I have been thinking about getting a Sagem MyV-55 
> mobile phone with a camera, but the problem is that this 
> thing uses an infrared port to communicate with a PC and I do 
> not have an infrared port on my computer. Can I buy a card or 
> something to get one or possibly is there a way how to build 
> it? And how do I make an infrared port to work under Linux? 
> Any info about this mobile I have found so far was with 
> respect to M$ Windows:-( TIA for any advise
>                            Milan Pospisil 

Anyware and Zeus (through any one of the dealers on this list) have a 3 1/2"
faceplate with infrared window, with the cable to go back to the
motherboard.

Can you check to see if your motherboard has a connector for IR? It usually
replaces your COM2 (second serial) port.

Zeus PN MB00011, FYI

Craig F.