ISDN Update for SuSE Linux 8.0

Support knowledgebase (isdn_80)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

Several errors in the ISDN scripts. The following errors may occur:

Cause

Several errors in the ISDN scripts and YaST (SuSEconfig).

We recommend that you update the available packages even if you do not encounter all of the errors, some of which are consequential errors.
The errors usually start to appear after several configurations. In order to avoid these problems, please follow the instructions below.

Some Capi drivers adapted to SuSE Linux 8.0 will be made available by AVM. You can check if the drivers can already be downloaded at the homepage "http://www.avm.de"

Solution

1. Deleting the current configuration

2. Configuring an ISDN access with YaST2

Please proceed as follows:
Start the YaST Control Center, click on the submenu Network/Basic, and start the module ISDN configuration.

In the ISDN configuration you can configure the card in the upper half and the provider in the lower half.

Configure the ISDN card first:

In this example, we use an AVM Fritz V.2 card.

Confirm the settings with OK and return to the original point.

Now you can select a provider. Choose Add or New to configure your provider

Press Next to move on to the following dialog.

Press Next to move on to the following dialog.

Proceed as follows under IP settings:

Now all you need to do is to confirm everything with OK and 3 x Finish, thus enabling SuSEconfig to update the configuration.

Finally, reboot your machine.
After having rebooted your machine, use Kinternet to establish a connection to your provider by clicking on the plug icon.

Note: For some providers it may be necessary to enter the name servers manually!

Once the connection is established, please perform an online update.

3. Updating the I4L package

Download the package i4l-2002.5.7-0.i386.rpm from the URL http://www.suse.de/~kkeil/fixes/8.0/ to the directory /tmp. Start the console as described unter 1.

Now enter the command

	su -
and confirm the entry by pressing ENTER. You will be asked for the root password. After you enter the password (the password entry is not displayed), change to the temp directory containing the rpm package with the command
	cd /tmp
Now enter the command
	rpm -Uhv i4l-2002.5.7-0.i386.rpm
and confirm by pressing ENTER. The rpm package will be installed/updated. Now enter the commands
	SuSEconfig --module isdn

	rcnetwork restart
and confirm by pressing ENTER. Now you can use Kinternet as usual to establish a connection to your provider.


4. Error message: ippp0 error in /usr/sbin/isdnctrl addif ippp0

This error means that the interface ippp0 cannot be mounted.

If you have a PCI card, please refer to the following article from our support database
"Problems caused by the BIOS option "PnP OS"" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/intnull.html)

If you have an ISA card, please proceed as follows:

Insert the IO and IRQ values for the card in the file: /etc/sysconfig/isdn/cfg-contr0.

To do this, open the file with an editor of your choice, e.g. mcedit.
Enter the following in a text console: mcedit /etc/sysconfig/isdn/cfg-contr0
Then insert the IO and IRQ values according to your system and save the file with F10.
AREACODE=""
DEBUG="4"
DIALPREFIX=""
DRIVER="hisax"
NAME="AVM FRITZ!Card Classic"
PARA_IO="0x200"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
PARA_IRQ="5"
^^^^^^^^^^^^
PARA_MEMBASE=""
PARA_SUBTYPE="0"
PARA_TYPE="5"
PROTOCOL="euro"
STARTMODE="onboot"
UNIQUE=""

Keywords: ISDN, CONNECTION, PROVIDER, DEFAULTROUTE, ROUTING, UPDATE

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