**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon May 10 02:59:56 2021 May 10 11:15:09 * enyc meows May 10 12:36:29 * bencoh purrs May 10 12:50:57 * CatButts farts May 10 12:51:37 * CatButts recycles catchphrase from the first Matrix movie about the realness of air May 10 12:52:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcojUS7GL6U May 10 12:53:59 the pinacle of humour May 10 16:39:12 hmmm, it hit me May 10 16:39:25 nokia N900 has IrDA May 10 16:39:37 how flexible is it? May 10 16:40:51 https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=28.%20pokewalker May 10 16:41:20 google 'pierogi n900' May 10 16:41:58 here, he talks about how, for lack of an IrDA port, he uses his trusty PalmOS device to communicate with the pokewalker device he wants to hack May 10 16:45:00 so, pierogi is more like a remote control May 10 16:45:20 pokewalker case is more like a serial connection, send and receive May 10 16:47:56 pierogi is hardcoded button sets so will only support devices in it's list. there are other IR things in the repo May 10 17:42:00 CatButts: the N900 doesn't do IrDA, but CIR. In short, it can only send but not receive. Thus, cannot be used for that kind of communication. May 10 17:42:13 ah, bummer May 10 17:42:47 I have a fancy IrDA with 3.5 inch plug and 4 rings May 10 17:42:55 but I don't know where to shove it May 10 17:44:17 I'm guessing it's something like, power, send, receive, gnd May 10 17:44:36 it has a tiny PCB at the end of its cable May 10 18:00:08 You could in thoery have a USB IR Rx May 10 18:13:50 hmmmm May 10 18:14:57 you're onto something here May 10 18:16:45 I have my compaq n600c that has ir inside May 10 18:16:48 would it need to have a fancy IC on the PCB to drive the IR send/recv pair? May 10 18:17:19 from USB? May 10 18:18:23 I would need to turn the machine on: But when i do 'ip addr show'. It shows me irqda0 or something like that May 10 18:20:09 I opened up my IR thing May 10 18:20:46 there is no fancy IC in it, just a few regular surface mount parts May 10 18:20:58 which makes me think it's not USB May 10 18:22:40 Still you have all the code side to get working, even if you found a compatible USB IR device May 10 18:23:12 if it were usb-ir it would be detected as such on PC May 10 18:23:22 I have irda0 May 10 23:03:59 I have a fancy IrDA with 3.5 inch plug and 4 rings May 10 23:04:49 does not sound like irda... those usually ship with tv-tuner cards and such, to receive remote control signals... no idea why it would have tx tho' **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue May 11 02:59:57 2021