Using IR to sync PC and Psion

[pdstreet]

Is it just me or does the psion and a laptop (Compaq Evo and Toshiba) not sync through IR.
I have tried and they just dont talk to each other. Message on Pc says psion actively refuses it even though PC sees that it is within range

[Kennygza]

Hi pdstreet !
what OS system do you have on your laptop and what psion do you own ? would need this in order to help you

[pdstreet]

I am using windows 2000 and a mbook

[MikeMcC]

Unfortunately, Microsoft withdrew support for IrCOMM in Windows 2000 (and now in XP) and replaced it with IrOBEX.

PsiWin only works with a serial connection and as IrCOMM emulates a serial connection over Infrared, this protocol must be used. There is a patch at www.ircomm2k.de to implement IrCOMM in Windows 2000, but not all users have been successful in using this.

[victormarchand]

So, are there people around who do have Psiwin working on Windows 2000, on a laptop, without serial port, but through a com port through infrared. ?

I've been trying this, with the use of IRcomm2k. And after trying it I read the documentation on their website, which litteraly says that Psiwin can't do it in this case.

So anyone has succeeded doing this ?

thanks

Victor

[MartinG]

Yes. :D

I've just got it working this morning on my work Win2K laptop. The trick is to use the latest beta of IrCOMM (v2.0.0-alpha7) as v2 works and v1.2.1 won't.

I'll be trying it on my home PC (WinXP) in the next few days and - assuming this works okay - will be (at long last) updating the articles on my website on this detailing how to get it all working. :)

Cheers,
Martin

[victormarchand]

I tried it as well. With the new 2.0 alpha version of ircomm2k and indeed Psiwin works. It's not flawless , I can't get it to reconnect everytime. But I was able to do a backup already. So there's a lot more hope here. The installation of the drivers is still by hand, I guess cause it's an alpha version. Maybe better wait until it has been released ?

Victor

[lexus]

Just managed to sync via IrDa USB adapter using procedure described here. Thank you guys and thanks to netbookbabe :)

[netBookBabe]

Lexus

Very glad to hear this solution worked for you, and pretty swiftly too! Hope you enjoy using your new 5mx. :)

Julie

[MickKi]

This may also help?

plBeam (http://psiloc.com/psion/eng/plbeam/index.html)

Regards,

Mike

[MikeMcC]

Originally posted by MickKi
This may also help?

plBeam (http://psiloc.com/psion/eng/plbeam/index.html) plBeam certainly allows the transfer of files between the Psion and devices using IrOBEX protocol, but it won't help with PsiWin which must use a serial connection, or an emulation thereof with IrCOMM and a "Virtual IR COM Port".