Problem using USB infrared adaptor on Fedora 5

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Jack wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I have an usb infrared adaptor that works on ms
> windows without any problems. On fedora 5, I plugged
> the adaptor in. Then typed "ifconfig -a" but could not
> find the "irda0" interface. Did I miss any steps?
> Thank you.
> 
> Jack
> 
Did you check to see if the adapter was supported in Linux? Not all
USB Ir adapters are supported. It depends on the chip set used.

Mikkel
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