Re: ISDN

[Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>]

> hi again,
> 
> i figured out that my isdn card support is not available
> in the potato's kernel (2.2.17).  I have ELSA Microlink ISDN PCI
> internal isdn card and I do not see this card entry in modconf
> hisax module insertion step.  
> 


[02:47:45 /tmp]$ zgrep "ELSA Microlink" /usr/share/doc/isdnutils/README.HiSax.g
z
ELSA Microlink PCC-16, PCF, PCF-Pro, PCC-8
[02:47:57 /tmp]$ 

Perhaps your card is compatible?


> What surprising me is that redhat 7.0 which uses 2.2.16-22 kernel
> is able to working with my card! Ofcourse, they have a GUI based
> tool called 'isdn-config' which lists my card in the hardware entry.
> Well, I guess redhat backported the latest isdn4linux drivers on
> 2.2.16
> 


Can you find out what it writes in the actual config file (like the kernel 
config file)?


> So, my question now is 'do I backport the latest isdn4linux drivers
> onto my 2.2.17 source and recompile?
> 
> FYI: cat /proc/pci shows the same irq and io both in debian and
> in redhat, which made me to guess that redhat backported the latest
> drivers from teh CVS may be.
> 
> thanks!
> 
> -gnana
> PS: i get replies in German, I moved in recently to Germany and so
> please keep replies in English. Vielan Dank.
> Quoting Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>:
> > > hi,
> > > 
> > > how do i configure isdn on debian? i live in Munich, Germany and
> > > i have a T-online account with Deutsche Telekom.
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > You should start by installing the isdnutils package and read its docs. As far 
> > as I gather it is not an easy package to set up, although it works smoothly 
> > afterwards. Therefore, you should go ahead installing the package and post any 
> > problem you could not solve by yourself to the list.
> > 
> > 
> > > is there a GUI for gnome or kde specific for isdn?
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > I do not use any of the two but I heard that KDE has a tool. Do not know about 
> > gnome, though.
> > 
> > 
> > > -gnana
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 	
> > 	Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>
> > 
> > 
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	Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>