Re: IR sending from Zaurus

Patrick Steiner wrote:
> No i have never tried this, but this would be an nice feature for my collie.
> 
> if someone writes a tool we could build something like this:
> http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlist/AT/EN,crid=2080,categoryid=406
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, 11. January 2007 21:55, Arieh Skliarouk wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is here anybody who uses IR sending from OZ using lirc? Not the IRDA data
>> transfer, but the consumer IR, that is used for controlling TV, VCR, etc?
>>
>> I tried to use lirc on OZ 3.5.4.1 on SL-5500, and found that supplied
>> kernel lacks the necessary kernel module.
> 


I could very well be wrong, but I recall reading that the IR output was 
too weak to go beyond about 5 feet.

If this is the case, it would pretty much rule out it's usefulness 
regarding LIRC.




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