Bug#588551: linux-image-2.6.32-5-686: ISDN_I4L disabled
On Fri, Oct 01, 2010 at 10:16:21AM +0200, debian@seufer.de wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.32-23
> Severity: important
>
> Because CONFIG_ISDN_I4L is disabled in the default Kernel it's not possible to
> use syncPPP and rawip ISDN connections anymore.
>
> So when you upgrade from lenny to squeeze ISDN dataconnections are not usable
> anymore.
>
> Even there is a mISDN driver for the ISDN cards used I found not way to get it
> work with dataconnections.
>
> In the changelog of the kernel I only found:
> * Disable ISDN4Linux drivers.
> So why was CONFIG_ISDN_I4L disabled?
These drivers are buggy, deprecated and not actively maintained.
As I understand it, the CAPI drivers support synchronous PPP in conjunction
with the standard pppd, not ipppd.
Ben.
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