Re: ISDN says "no channel for ippp0" on dialing... why?

[Wouter de Vries <w.l.devries@student.tudelft.nl>]

On Fri, Dec 01, 2000 at 03:55:32AM +0100, J?rgen A. Erhard wrote:
> I've tried to install ISDN for a friend.  Now I got the Hisax module running
> (after I found the secret incantation needed for the ISA Siemens I-Surf 1.0
> (some PEEKs and POKEs (yes ;-) in isapnp.conf)).
> 
> But when I try dialing, it says
> 
>    isdn_net_force_dial: No channel for ippp0
>    
> I've looked for that message in the kernel sources, but the only thing I get
> is that the ISDN subsystem seems to think that all the channels are used
> up... but there's nothing using the ISDN line!
> 
> So... what do I miss?  If any config files are needed, ask me... though
> everything seems to be in order.
> 
> Really, I'm stumped...

Maybe a stupid question ... but is the cable plugged in and is the cable good?
You might consider testing it with another isdn device..

Wouter