Kernel Support for IrDA

[Guest caleb]

Hi,

I am following an IrDA manual located at tux mobile;

http://tuxmobil.org/Infrared-HOWTO/infrare...o-s-kernel.html

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I have installed irda-utils by using urpmi and have moved onto the next section of the manual. How do I find out if the the kernel I am using has IrDA support? when I do uname -r I get;

 

2.6.8.1-12mdk

 

It says in the instructions I might need to compile a new kernel and add modules / support for IrDA. Are does anyone have any links to sites where I can get this information? I have no idea how to compile a kernel and know nothing about modules.

[devries]

The Mandrake kernel comes with most modules pre compiled (only very new things, or binary only drivers like nvidia are not included). Irda should be no problem.

 

Modules are in /lib/modules/<name of kernel>/..... You can find out if your kernel has the module (a module is a driver, sort off) by looking for it. TOpen a console, log in as root and type: updatedb. Log out as root and type: locate <name of module>. Don't forget to add .gz or a * at the end of the name. Pre compiled modules are archived by Mandrake. And don't forget the howto is for the 2.4 kernel. Modules in 2.6 are called <name>.ko and not <name>.o You really should find out the name of the module you need before you start looking for it.

[Guest caleb]

Thank you for your feedback. Will give it a try :)