thinkpad infrared port disable

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

There is a ThinkPad utility that runs under Windows that lets
you reconfigure the hardware.  I do not know if there is a Linux
equivalent.

-derek

"dan moylan" <jdm34 at cornell.edu> writes:

> i'm told that the thinkpad (380z) serial port is not usable
> unless the infrared port is disabled.  my serial port does
> not work.
> 
> i could find no way in the test/setup menues to disable the
> infrared port, and have been told that one needs some special
> utility.
> 
> can anyone verify this and tell me where to go to download
> such a utility?  any help would be appreciated.
> 
> tia,
> dan moylan
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