diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/init b/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/init
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6f29e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/init
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          irda
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Infrared port support
+### END INIT INFO
+
+NAME="irattach"
+test -x "$IRDA_DAEMON" || IRDA_DAEMON=/usr/sbin/irattach
+test -z "$IRATTACH_PID" && IRATTACH_PID=/var/run/irattach.pid
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+
+module_id() {
+        awk 'BEGIN { FS=": " } /Hardware/ { print $2 } ' </proc/cpuinfo
+}
+
+if [ ! -f /etc/sysconfig/irda ]; then
+    case `module_id` in
+	"HP iPAQ H2200" | "HP iPAQ HX4700" | "HTC Universal")
+	    IRDA=yes
+	    DEVICE=/dev/ttyS2
+	    DONGLE=
+	    DISCOVERY=
+	    ;;
+	*)
+	    IRDA=yes
+	    DEVICE=/dev/ttyS1
+	    DONGLE=
+	    DISCOVERY=
+	    ;;
+    esac
+else
+    . /etc/sysconfig/irda
+fi
+
+# Check that irda is up.
+[ ${IRDA} = "no" ] && exit 0
+
+[ -f /usr/sbin/irattach ] || exit 0
+
+ARGS=
+if [ $DONGLE ]; then
+	ARGS="$ARGS -d $DONGLE"
+fi
+if [ "$DISCOVERY" = "yes" ];then
+	ARGS="$ARGS -s"
+fi
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	echo -n "Starting IrDA: $NAME"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec "$IRDA_DAEMON" ${DEVICE} ${ARGS} --pidfile "$IRATTACH_PID"
+	sleep 1
+	[ -f /var/run/irattach.pid ] && echo " done" || echo " fail"
+	;;
+  stop)
+	echo "Stopping IrDA: $NAME"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec "$IRDA_DAEMON" --pidfile "$IRATTACH_PID"
+	;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+	$0 stop
+	$0 start
+	;;
+  status)
+	status irattach
+	exit $?
+	;;
+  *)
+	N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+	echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/ldflags.patch b/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/ldflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e95fe35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils-0.9.18/ldflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+Obey LDFLAGS
+
+Signed-off-by: Christopher Larson <chris_larson@mentor.com>
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/findchip/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/findchip/Makefile
+@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ install: findchip
+
+ gfindchip: gfindchip.c
+	$(prn_cc)
+-	$(ECMD))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `gtk-config --cflags`  $< -o $@ `gtk-config --libs`
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) `gtk-config --cflags`  $< -o $@ `gtk-config --libs`
+
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irattach/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irattach/Makefile
+@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
+
+ irattach: irattach.o util.o
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) irattach.o util.o -o $@
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) irattach.o util.o -o $@
+
+
+
+ dongle_attach: dongle_attach.o
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) dongle_attach.o -o $@
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) dongle_attach.o -o $@
+
+
+ install: $(TARGETS)
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irdadump/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irdadump/Makefile
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ lib_irdadump.a: $(LIBIRDADUMP_OBJS)
+
+ irdadump: $(IRDADUMP_OBJS) $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0` -o  $(IRDADUMP_TARGET) $< $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0` -o  $(IRDADUMP_TARGET) $< $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
+
+
+ .c.o:
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irdaping/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irdaping/Makefile
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
+
+ irdaping: $(OBJS)
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
+
+
+ .c.o:
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irnetd/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irnetd/Makefile
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
+
+ irnetd: $(OBJS)
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
+
+
+ install: irnetd
+--- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/psion/Makefile
++++ irda-utils-0.9.18/psion/Makefile
+@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ install: $(PSION_TARGETS)
+ CFLAGS += -g -I../include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes $(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)
+ irpsion5:
+	$(prn_cc_o)
+-	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PSION_SRC) -o $@
+\ No newline at end of file
++	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PSION_SRC) -o $@
+\ No newline at end of file