Has anyone EVER successfully connected an 8310 to a PC with IrDA?

I've searched around the net and have found lots of folk that have
tried, but I can't seem to find anyone who has successfully connected
a Nokia 8310 to their PC with the IrDA port.

Surely it must be possible?

Most people (myself included) get IR connection but the PC does not
recognise the phone. Is there a driver missing?

I would be most grateful for any views/help.

Jo

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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:58:26 +0000 (UTC), [email protected]
wrote:

>I've searched around the net and have found lots of folk that have
>tried, but I can't seem to find anyone who has successfully connected
>a Nokia 8310 to their PC with the IrDA port.
>
>Surely it must be possible?
>
>Most people (myself included) get IR connection but the PC does not
>recognise the phone. Is there a driver missing?
>
>I would be most grateful for any views/help.
>
>Jo

When i used to have an 8310 early last year, all i used to connect it
to pc with was infrared and i never had any probs.

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:58:26 +0000, marshall_jo wrote:

> I've searched around the net and have found lots of folk that have
> tried, but I can't seem to find anyone who has successfully connected
> a Nokia 8310 to their PC with the IrDA port.
>
> Surely it must be possible?
>
> Most people (myself included) get IR connection but the PC does not
> recognise the phone. Is there a driver missing?
>
> I would be most grateful for any views/help.
>

To manage my 8310 I use `gammu' :
- http://www.mwiacek.com/gsm/gammu/gammu.html

For the setup, you just have to load the irda module with your specific
irda chipset driver. On my Toshiba it's `donauboe' :

# modprobe irda
# modprobe donauboe

Then bring up the irda0 interface :

# ip link set irda0 up

You can also turn on irda discovery with :

# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/irda/discovery

Activate ir on your phone, then use gammu to manage your phone.

If you want to use it as a modem (with PPP or anything else), you also
need to install the `ircomm' and `ircomm-tty' module :

# modprobe ircomm
# modprobe ircomm-tty

Then, use any connection/terminal program (kppp, minicom, etc.) with
/dev/ircomm0 as the modem device.