HOWTO ISDN
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[edit] ISDN4LINUX
Isdn4linux is the old isdn subsystem for passive cards.
[edit] CAPI
CAPI is the COMMON-ISDN-API
[edit] How do I use CAPI with gentoo?
the capi4k-utils ebuild provides the userspace implementation for the active card kernel drivers.
There are some kerneldriver-ebuilds available:
"fritzcapi" for passive AVM ISDN cards (currently for x86 only):
fcclassic fcpci fcpcmcia fcpnp fcusb fcusb2 fxusb fxusb_CZ e2220pc e5520pc
"fcdsl" for the AVM DSL and DSL/ISDN cards (currently for x86 only):
fcdsl fcdsl2 fcdslsl fcdslusb fcdslslusb
"misdn" for some passive cards based on the old I4L HiSax driver:
avmfritz hfcpci hfcmulti hfcsusb sedlfax w6692pci
"in-kernel" active card drivers and old ISDN4Linux drivers are available in your kernel source in /usr/src/linux
you need to emerge isdn-firmware to use active cards.
First edit /etc/capi.conf to match your configuration.
here an example for the AVM B1 PCI card:
# card file proto io irq mem cardnr options b1pci b1.t4 DSS1 - - - -
First option is the name of the kernel driver, second is the firmware file which will be uploaded to the card. All firmware files for the active AVM controllers can be found in /lib/firmware which is the location where all firmware files have to be placed.
The 'cardnr' option can be left '-' if you only have one card. Otherwise fill in the card number you want to assign to this card.
Now you can start the CAPI with
/etc/init.d/capi start
It should show the loaded drivers/cards after the initialization. You can check the CAPI with the 'capiinfo' command.
if CAPI complains about capifs, you have to activate it in your kernel. Note: to activate capifs, you have to activate capi middleware.
So, if all runs smoothly, then fixate it
rc-update add capi default
You can now install the package net-dialup/isdn4k-utils if you want to use all the legacy ISDN apps, such as 'isdnlog'.
if it doesn't work at all, try adding "usepeerdns" as the last line in your provider-file. i'm not sure if it helps, but it was the reason my connection didn't work.
[edit] More Links
Please check this links, they might be helpful for your setup:
