Say Y here if you want to build support for the IrTTY line discipline. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called irtty-sir. IrTTY makes it possible to use Linux's own serial driver for all IrDA ports that are 16550 compatible. Most IrDA chips are 16550 compatible so you should probably say Y to this option. Using IrTTY will however limit the speed of the connection to 115200 bps (IrDA SIR mode). If unsure, say Y.
Say Y here if you have an infrared device that connects to your computer's serial port. These devices are called dongles. Then say Y or M to the driver for your particular dongle below. Note that the answer to this question won't directly affect the kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all the questions about serial dongles.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Extended Systems JetEye PC dongle. To compile it as a module, choose M here. The ESI dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for ESI dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d esi".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the ACTiSYS IR-220L and IR220L+ dongles. To compile it as a module, choose M here. The ACTiSYS dongles attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for ACTiSYS dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d actisys" or "irattach -d actisys+".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Tekram IrMate 210B dongle. To compile it as a module, choose M here. The Tekram dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for Tekram dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d tekram".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Vishay/Temic TOIM3232 and TOIM4232 based dongles. To compile it as a module, choose M here.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Parallax Litelink dongle. To compile it as a module, choose M here. The Parallax dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for Parallax dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d litelink".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Mobile Action MA600 dongle. To compile it as a module, choose M here. The MA600 dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. The driver should also support the MA620 USB version of the dongle, if the integrated USB-to-RS232 converter is supported by usbserial. To activate support for MA600 dongle you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d ma600".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Greenwich GIrBIL dongle. If you want to compile it as a module, choose M here. The Greenwich dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for Greenwich dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d girbil".
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Microchip MCP2120 dongle. If you want to compile it as a module, choose M here. The MCP2120 dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for MCP2120 dongles you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d mcp2120". You must build this dongle yourself. For more information see: <http://www.eyetap.org/~tangf/irda_sir_linux.html>
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Adaptec Airport 1000 and 2000 dongles. If you want to compile it as a module, choose M here. Some information is contained in the comments at the top of <file:drivers/net/irda/old_belkin.c>.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the ACTiSYS IR-200L dongle. If you want to compile it as a module, choose M here. The ACTiSYS IR-200L dongle attaches to the normal 9-pin serial port connector, and can currently only be used by IrTTY. To activate support for ACTiSYS IR-200L dongle you will have to start irattach like this: "irattach -d act200l".
Say Y or M here if you want to build support for the KingSun/DonShine DS-620 IrDA-USB bridge device driver. This USB bridge does not conform to the IrDA-USB device class specification, and therefore needs its own specific driver. This dongle supports SIR speed only (9600 bps). To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called kingsun-sir.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Cirrus logic EP7211 chipset's infrared module.
Say Y or M here if you want to build support for the KingSun Dazzle IrDA-USB bridge device driver. This USB bridge does not conform to the IrDA-USB device class specification, and therefore needs its own specific driver. This dongle supports SIR speeds only (9600 through 115200 bps). To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ksdazzle-sir.
Say Y or M here if you want to build support for the KingSun KS-959 IrDA-USB bridge device driver. This USB bridge does not conform to the IrDA-USB device class specification, and therefore needs its own specific driver. This dongle supports SIR speeds only (9600 through 57600 bps). To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ks959-sir.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the USB IrDA FIR Dongle device driver. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called irda-usb. IrDA-USB support the various IrDA USB dongles available and most of their peculiarities. Those dongles plug in the USB port of your computer, are plug and play, and support SIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. On the other hand, those dongles tend to be less efficient than a FIR chipset. Please note that the driver is still experimental. And of course, you will need both USB and IrDA support in your kernel...
Say Y here if you want to build support for the SigmaTel STIr4200 USB IrDA FIR bridge device driver. USB bridge based on the SigmaTel STIr4200 don't conform to the IrDA-USB device class specification, and therefore need their own specific driver. Those dongles support SIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called stir4200.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the NSC PC87108 and PC87338 IrDA chipsets. This driver supports SIR, MIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called nsc-ircc.
Say Y here if you want to build IrDA support for the Winbond W83977AF super-io chipset. This driver should be used for the IrDA chipset in the Corel NetWinder. The driver supports SIR, MIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called w83977af_ir.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the Toshiba Type-O IR and Donau oboe chipsets. These chipsets are used by the Toshiba Libretto 100/110CT, Tecra 8100, Portege 7020 and many more laptops. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called donauboe.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the SMC Infrared Communications Controller. It is used in a wide variety of laptops (Fujitsu, Sony, Compaq and some Toshiba). To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called smsc-ircc2.o.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the ALi M5123 FIR Controller. The ALi M5123 FIR Controller is embedded in ALi M1543C, M1535, M1535D, M1535+, M1535D South Bridge. This driver supports SIR, MIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ali-ircc.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the VLSI 82C147 PCI-IrDA Controller. This controller is used by the HP OmniBook 800 and 5500 notebooks. The driver provides support for SIR, MIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called vlsi_ir.
Say Y here if you want to build support for the VIA VT8231 and VIA VT1211 IrDA controllers, found on the motherboards using those VIA chipsets. To use this controller, you will need to plug a specific 5 pins FIR IrDA dongle in the specific motherboard connector. The driver provides support for SIR, MIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. You will need to specify the 'dongle_id' module parameter to indicate the FIR dongle attached to the controller. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called via-ircc.
Say Y or M here if you want to build support for the PXA2xx built-in IRDA interface which can support both SIR and FIR. This driver relies on platform specific helper routines so available capabilities may vary from one PXA2xx target to another.
Say Y or M here if you want to build support for the MosChip MCS7780 IrDA-USB bridge device driver. USB bridge based on the MosChip MCS7780 don't conform to the IrDA-USB device class specification, and therefore need their own specific driver. Those dongles support SIR and FIR (4Mbps) speeds. To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be called mcs7780.