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This patch adds the line discipline based driver for the Gigaset M101 wireless RS232 adapter. It also improves the documentation a bit. Signed-off-by: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc> Signed-off-by: Hansjoerg Lipp <hjlipp@web.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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GigaSet 307x Device Driver
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==========================
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1. Requirements
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------------
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1.1. Hardware
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--------
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This release supports the connection of the Gigaset 307x/417x family of
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ISDN DECT bases via Gigaset M101 Data, Gigaset M105 Data or direct USB
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connection. The following devices are reported to be compatible:
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Bases:
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Siemens Gigaset 3070/3075 isdn
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Siemens Gigaset 4170/4175 isdn
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Siemens Gigaset SX205/255
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Siemens Gigaset SX353
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T-Com Sinus 45 [AB] isdn
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T-Com Sinus 721X[A] [SE]
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Vox Chicago 390 ISDN (KPN Telecom)
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RS232 data boxes:
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Siemens Gigaset M101 Data
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T-Com Sinus 45 Data 1
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USB data boxes:
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Siemens Gigaset M105 Data
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Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter DECT
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T-Com Sinus 45 Data 2
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T-Com Sinus 721 data
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Chicago 390 USB (KPN)
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See also http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm and
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http://gigaset307x.sourceforge.net/
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We had also reports from users of Gigaset M105 who could use the drivers
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with SX 100 and CX 100 ISDN bases (only in unimodem mode, see section 2.4.)
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If you have another device that works with our driver, please let us know.
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Chances of getting an USB device to work are good if the output of
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lsusb
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at the command line contains one of the following:
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ID 0681:0001
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ID 0681:0002
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ID 0681:0009
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ID 0681:0021
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ID 0681:0022
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1.2. Software
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The driver works with ISDN4linux and so can be used with any software
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which is able to use ISDN4linux for ISDN connections (voice or data).
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CAPI4Linux support is planned but not yet available.
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There are some user space tools available at
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/
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which provide access to additional device specific functions like SMS,
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phonebook or call journal.
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2. How to use the driver
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---------------------
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2.1. Modules
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To get the device working, you have to load the proper kernel module. You
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can do this using
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modprobe modulename
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where modulename is ser_gigaset (M101), usb_gigaset (M105), or
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bas_gigaset (direct USB connection to the base).
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The module ser_gigaset provides a serial line discipline N_GIGASET_M101
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which drives the device through the regular serial line driver. To use it,
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run the Gigaset M101 daemon "gigasetm101d" (also available from
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/) with the device file of the
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RS232 port to the M101 as an argument, for example:
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gigasetm101d /dev/ttyS1
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This will open the device file, set its line discipline to N_GIGASET_M101,
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and then sleep in the background, keeping the device open so that the
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line discipline remains active. To deactivate it, kill the daemon, for
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example with
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killall gigasetm101d
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before disconnecting the device.
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2.2. Device nodes for user space programs
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The device can be accessed from user space (eg. by the user space tools
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mentioned in 1.2.) through the device nodes:
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- /dev/ttyGS0 for M101 (RS232 data boxes)
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- /dev/ttyGU0 for M105 (USB data boxes)
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- /dev/ttyGB0 for the base driver (direct USB connection)
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You can also select a "default device" which is used by the frontends when
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no device node is given as parameter, by creating a symlink /dev/ttyG to
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one of them, eg.:
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ln -s /dev/ttyGB0 /dev/ttyG
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2.3. ISDN4linux
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This is the "normal" mode of operation. After loading the module you can
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set up the ISDN system just as you'd do with any ISDN card.
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Your distribution should provide some configuration utility.
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If not, you can use some HOWTOs like
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http://www.linuxhaven.de/dlhp/HOWTO/DE-ISDN-HOWTO-5.html
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If this doesn't work, because you have some recent device like SX100 where
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debug output (see section 3.2.) shows something like this when dialing
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CMD Received: ERROR
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Available Params: 0
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Connection State: 0, Response: -1
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gigaset_process_response: resp_code -1 in ConState 0 !
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Timeout occurred
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you might need to use unimodem mode:
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2.4. Unimodem mode
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This is needed for some devices [e.g. SX100] as they have problems with
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the "normal" commands.
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If you have installed the command line tool gigacontr, you can enter
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unimodem mode using
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gigacontr --mode unimodem
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You can switch back using
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gigacontr --mode isdn
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You can also load the driver using e.g.
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modprobe usb_gigaset startmode=0
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to prevent the driver from starting in "isdn4linux mode".
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In this mode the device works like a modem connected to a serial port
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(the /dev/ttyGU0, ... mentioned above) which understands the commands
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ATZ init, reset
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=> OK or ERROR
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ATD
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ATDT dial
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=> OK, CONNECT,
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BUSY,
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NO DIAL TONE,
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NO CARRIER,
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NO ANSWER
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<pause>+++<pause> change to command mode when connected
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ATH hangup
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You can use some configuration tool of your distribution to configure this
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"modem" or configure pppd/wvdial manually. There are some example ppp
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configuration files and chat scripts in the gigaset-VERSION/ppp directory
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in the driver packages from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/.
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Please note that the USB drivers are not able to change the state of the
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control lines (the M105 driver can be configured to use some undocumented
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control requests, if you really need the control lines, though). This means
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you must use "Stupid Mode" if you are using wvdial or you should use the
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nocrtscts option of pppd.
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You must also assure that the ppp_async module is loaded with the parameter
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flag_time=0. You can do this e.g. by adding a line like
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options ppp_async flag_time=0
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to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
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configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
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using that should be preferred.
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2.5. Call-ID (CID) mode
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Call-IDs are numbers used to tag commands to, and responses from, the
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Gigaset base in order to support the simultaneous handling of multiple
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ISDN calls. Their use can be enabled ("CID mode") or disabled ("Unimodem
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mode"). Without Call-IDs (in Unimodem mode), only a very limited set of
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functions is available. It allows outgoing data connections only, but
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does not signal incoming calls or other base events.
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DECT cordless data devices (M10x) permanently occupy the cordless
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connection to the base while Call-IDs are activated. As the Gigaset
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bases only support one DECT data connection at a time, this prevents
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other DECT cordless data devices from accessing the base.
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During active operation, the driver switches to the necessary mode
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automatically. However, for the reasons above, the mode chosen when
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the device is not in use (idle) can be selected by the user.
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- If you want to receive incoming calls, you can use the default
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settings (CID mode).
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- If you have several DECT data devices (M10x) which you want to use
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in turn, select Unimodem mode by passing the parameter "cidmode=0" to
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the driver ("modprobe usb_gigaset cidmode=0" or modprobe.conf).
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If you want both of these at once, you are out of luck.
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You can also use /sys/class/tty/ttyGxy/cidmode for changing the CID mode
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setting (ttyGxy is ttyGU0 or ttyGB0).
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2.6. M105 Undocumented USB Requests
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The Gigaset M105 USB data box understands a couple of useful, but
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undocumented USB commands. These requests are not used in normal
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operation (for wireless access to the base), but are needed for access
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to the M105's own configuration mode (registration to the base, baudrate
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and line format settings, device status queries) via the gigacontr
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utility. Their use is disabled in the driver by default for safety
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reasons but can be enabled by setting the kernel configuration option
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"Support for undocumented USB requests" (GIGASET_UNDOCREQ) to "Y" and
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recompiling.
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3. Troubleshooting
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3.1. Solutions to frequently reported problems
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Problem:
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You have a slow provider and isdn4linux gives up dialing too early.
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Solution:
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Load the isdn module using the dialtimeout option. You can do this e.g.
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by adding a line like
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options isdn dialtimeout=15
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to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
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configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
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using that should be preferred.
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Problem:
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Your isdn script aborts with a message about isdnlog.
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Solution:
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Try deactivating (or commenting out) isdnlog. This driver does not
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support it.
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Problem:
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You have two or more DECT data adapters (M101/M105) and only the
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first one you turn on works.
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Solution:
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Select Unimodem mode for all DECT data adapters. (see section 2.4.)
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3.2. Telling the driver to provide more information
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Building the driver with the "Gigaset debugging" kernel configuration
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option (CONFIG_GIGASET_DEBUG) gives it the ability to produce additional
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information useful for debugging.
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You can control the amount of debugging information the driver produces by
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writing an appropriate value to /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug, e.g.
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echo 0 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
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switches off debugging output completely,
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echo 0x10a020 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
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enables the standard set of debugging output messages. These values are
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bit patterns where every bit controls a certain type of debugging output.
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See the constants DEBUG_* in the source file gigaset.h for details.
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The initial value can be set using the debug parameter when loading the
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module "gigaset", e.g. by adding a line
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options gigaset debug=0
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to /etc/modprobe.conf, ...
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Generated debugging information can be found
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- as output of the command
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dmesg
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- in system log files written by your syslog daemon, usually
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in /var/log/, e.g. /var/log/messages.
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3.3. Reporting problems and bugs
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If you can't solve problems with the driver on your own, feel free to
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use one of the forums, bug trackers, or mailing lists on
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
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or write an electronic mail to the maintainers.
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Try to provide as much information as possible, such as
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- distribution
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- kernel version (uname -r)
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- gcc version (gcc --version)
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- hardware architecture (uname -m, ...)
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- type and firmware version of your device (base and wireless module,
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if any)
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- output of "lsusb -v" (if using an USB device)
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- error messages
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- relevant system log messages (it would help if you activate debug
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output as described in 3.2.)
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For help with general configuration problems not specific to our driver,
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such as isdn4linux and network configuration issues, please refer to the
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appropriate forums and newsgroups.
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3.4. Reporting problem solutions
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If you solved a problem with our drivers, wrote startup scripts for your
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distribution, ... feel free to contact us (using one of the places
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mentioned in 3.3.). We'd like to add scripts, hints, documentation
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to the driver and/or the project web page.
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4. Links, other software
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- Sourceforge project developing this driver and associated tools
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
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- Yahoo! Group on the Siemens Gigaset family of devices
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http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/Siemens-Gigaset
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- Siemens Gigaset/T-Sinus compatibility table
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http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm
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5. Credits
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Thanks to
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Karsten Keil
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for his help with isdn4linux
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Deti Fliegl
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for his base driver code
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Dennis Dietrich
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for his kernel 2.6 patches
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Andreas Rummel
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for his work and logs to get unimodem mode working
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Andreas Degert
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for his logs and patches to get cx 100 working
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Dietrich Feist
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for his generous donation of one M105 and two M101 cordless adapters
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Christoph Schweers
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for his generous donation of a M34 device
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and all the other people who sent logs and other information.
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