Re: [gentoo-user] ISDN problems

[Alex Schuster <wonko@wonkology.org>]

Thomas U. Nockmann wrote:

> On Wednesday 23 June 2010 Alex Schuster wrote:
> [...]
> 
> Hello,
> 
> > But /etc/init.d/capi fails to start, when calling 'capiinit
> > activate': ERROR: cannot open /dev/capi20 nor /dev/isdn/capi20 - No
> > such device or address (6)
> 
> I'd got the same message while setting up a hylafax-server. I solved it
> by creating a new 50-udev.rules:
> 
> ###
> ~ $ cat /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules
> KERNEL=="capi",                 NAME="capi20", SYMLINK+="isdn/capi20
> faxCAPI", GROUP="uucp", MODE="0666"
> KERNEL=="capi[0-9]*",           NAME="capi/%n"
> ~ $
> ###
> You may waive the faxCAPI-directive.

Sorry for not responding until now. My imminent ISDN problem was 
workarounded, I got access to a machineI could use for that. And then my 
phone problem was finally fixed, so I again have a PC I can use for that. 
But I will shut it down soon, it's too much of a waste fo energy to let it 
run only for being able to use it for ISDN, and das server for CVS and my 
Wiki.

I first thougt your suggestions would just adjust the permissions, and 
that does not seem to be the real problem, but I tried anyway, and got a 
partial success! The error message is gone, and capiinfo shows stuff. 
Thanks!

But still, pppd call <peer> does not work. The system seems to be dialing, 
I see familiar messages, but that's it, no more messages at all.

When I just tried that again, the system even hung, I could not even 
switch to a text shell, I had to reset. I suspected this had to do with 
multiple drivers being loaded, these are running after system startup:

weird ~ # lsmod|grep -i isdn
mISDNipac              17480  1 avmfritz
mISDN_core             78152  3 avmfritz,mISDNipac

But I just tried again, after removing all avmfritz and mISDN modules. The 
last message I get is:
capiplugin: using /dev/capi/0: "" -> "022112345678" outgoing  (pcli=...)

I removed all modules again, commented out fcpci in /etc/capi.conf and 
enabled avmfritz, started capi. But then capiinfo again gives the "capi 
not installed" message.

I'm not sure what to do now, maybe have a deeper look at the mISDN 
project. Why can't these things just keep working? And even worse, they 
make my PC crash, which makes trying around further no joy.

	Wonko