[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 7:43 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: Fwd: [plug] Mobile phone, infrered port and Linux
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Milan Pospisil <pospim at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:38:28 +0800
> Subject: Re: [plug] Mobile phone, infrered port and Linux
> To: Craig Foster <fostware at westnet.com.au>
> 
> 
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:26:55 +0800, Craig Foster 
> <fostware at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> <snip>
> > Can you check to see if your motherboard has a connector for IR? It 
> > usually replaces your COM2 (second serial) port.
> <snip
> No, it has a 7 pin header directly on the motherboard, but no 
> IR connector on the rear panel.
>           MP

Do'h!

I meant you motherboard should have a 5 in-a-row or 8 (2 rows of 4) pin
connector, and it can be made to run as COM2 under both Windows and Linux.

Sorry for the bad description :P

CraigF.