This could also prove useful as a fall back if the Bluetooth doesn't work for a user, or like you mention, you only have IR on your mobile phone. Chris ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ido kibovito <<a href="mailto:idokibovito@googlemail.com">idokibovito@googlemail.com</a>> Date: Dec 16, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: Moving irda-utils to ubuntu-desktop? To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Hi, I am trying to help a little with IRDA to work in feisty out of the box. To be able to beam files between my computer and my cell phone I only need to do in edgy: 1. apt-get install irda-utils 2. edit /etc/default/irda-utils and set ENABLED="true" (it's false by default) 3. restart the system (sounds stupid but restarting irda-utils didn't help, maybe it can be broken down to reloading a module or so) 4. install irda-tray which is a systray app to send/recieve files (not in ubuntu yet, I'm working on the package right now) it being so simple to get it working, I suggest to move irda-utils in ubuntu-desktop, and with a packaged irda-tray, the user only needs to enable irda in the config. We talked about this in the Ubuntu Open Week and it has been suggested I contact the list for this. It would be a first step IMHO, bluetooth is already getting some love, let IRDA get some aswell. Let me know what you think, Best regards, amnesia -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss</a>