diff -u -p linux/Documentation/Configure.d2.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help --- linux/Documentation/Configure.d2.help Wed Nov 7 18:25:11 2001 +++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Wed Nov 7 18:33:18 2001 @@ -22202,14 +22202,21 @@ CONFIG_IRDA read the IR-HOWTO, available at . + If you want to exchange bits of data (vCal, vCard) with a PDA, you + will need to install some OBEX application, such as OpenObex : + + This support is also available as a module called irda.o. If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read . Ultra (connectionless) protocol CONFIG_IRDA_ULTRA - Say Y here to support the connectionless Ultra IRDA protocol, also - called IrOBEX. + Say Y here to support the connectionless Ultra IRDA protocol. + Ultra allows to exchange data over IrDA with really simple devices + (watch, beacon) without the overhead of the IrDA protocol (no handshaking, + no management frames, simple fixed header). + Ultra is available as a special socket : socket(AF_IRDA, SOCK_DGRAM, 1); IrDA protocol options CONFIG_IRDA_OPTIONS