Sony Ericsson 750i, Dapper, IR

[Johan Ramm-Ericson]

On Mon, January 1, 2007 17:26, Arjun Shankar wrote:
> I have an Acer Travelmate 4000 with an Infra Red connection running
> Dapper, and just bought a Sony Ericsson K750i. I havent used IR ever
> until now (and so, dont know how to go using about it).

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> Firstly, is there a way for me to know if my IR hardware works? (the
> phone is alright, as I have done phone-to-phone transfers without
> trouble).
>
> Secondly, is openobex relevant here? (I remember reading it somewhere,
> and don't really know anything about it)
>
> Thirdly, how do I proceed to get this to work?
>
> And lastly: Do I sound confused?
>
> Arjun

It's been years since I used IR because I've stuck with laptops with
bluetooth. Bluetooth has worked fine for me (with various SonyEricsson
phones). So the only - possibly - helpful thing I have to say is have you
tried these howtos?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IrdaHowto
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Infrared-HOWTO/

/johan