Networking :: ISDN

You shouldn't need to recompile the kernel in order to use ISDN.

For DSL version 0.8.x and 0.9.x, just download a copy of knoppix 3.4 dated 5/17/2004 (700MB download) and copy the ISDN driver modules.

You can then create a *.dsl extension to have them loaded into your system upon bootup.

Hi, just a note. I use a hd-install.

What does "create" a .dsl extension mean?
Just renaming each of the the files into .dsl and clicking "MyDsl" in Emelfm afterwards to have them mounted?

Regards C

A dsl extension is a custom createed *.tar.gz file that contains the files that you need to run your application.

Then you rename the file from *.tar.gz to *.dsl and load it up using the myDSL button Emelfm.

Search the forums for creating *.dsl extension or the documentation website. I believe that someone was working on a how-to for the subject.

Basically, what I am suggesting is that you boot up a knoppix 3.4 5-17-2004 livecd.

Then learn the names of the ISDN modules that are needed to get online.

Then tar and gz them into a *.tar.gz file and then rename it.

Finally, boot up DSL and click on the myDSL button to load in these files.

Then you will need to do something like open an xterminal and type:

sudo su
modprobe name_of_your_module
netcardconfig

or something like that.

I don't use ISDN, so I can't give you specific help. Just general ideas and concepts.

Do you mean extracting the modules in only ONE folder and "building" a new ".tar.gz" file of the files inside the folder?
(and afterwards creating the .dsl in a way I have to read through first, I haven'd done it yet because I just wanted to check my e-mails at the university because I do not have an internet connection at home. So I'm sitting here and it's fine to see your post

Yes, kind of.

You don't need to extract the modules to a different folder unless the folder structure in KNOPPIX 3.4 is different from DSL.

For example (probably not a correct one).

If you needed to transport the following from KNOPPIX:

/lib/modules/kernel/2.4.26/drivers/net/isdn/isdn_foo.o

and the structure in DSL is:

/lib/modules/kernel/2.4.26/drivers/net/

but there is no isdn/ subfolder, then you don't need to relocate the module to a new folder.

All you need to do is tar.gz up the file and rename your package to a *.dsl file and it will automatically be deployed to the correct location upon loading into DSL.

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