1 GigaSet 307x Device Driver
2 ==========================
8 This release supports the connection of the Gigaset 307x/417x family of
9 ISDN DECT bases via Gigaset M101 Data, Gigaset M105 Data or direct USB
10 connection. The following devices are reported to be compatible:
13 Siemens Gigaset 3070/3075 isdn
14 Siemens Gigaset 4170/4175 isdn
15 Siemens Gigaset SX205/255
17 T-Com Sinus 45 [AB] isdn
18 T-Com Sinus 721X[A] [SE]
19 Vox Chicago 390 ISDN (KPN Telecom)
22 Siemens Gigaset M101 Data
26 Siemens Gigaset M105 Data
27 Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter DECT
32 See also http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm and
33 http://gigaset307x.sourceforge.net/
35 We had also reports from users of Gigaset M105 who could use the drivers
36 with SX 100 and CX 100 ISDN bases (only in unimodem mode, see section 2.4.)
37 If you have another device that works with our driver, please let us know.
39 Chances of getting an USB device to work are good if the output of
41 at the command line contains one of the following:
50 The driver works with ISDN4linux and so can be used with any software
51 which is able to use ISDN4linux for ISDN connections (voice or data).
52 CAPI4Linux support is planned but not yet available.
54 There are some user space tools available at
55 http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/
56 which provide access to additional device specific functions like SMS,
57 phonebook or call journal.
60 2. How to use the driver
64 For the devices to work, the proper kernel modules have to be loaded.
65 This normally happens automatically when the system detects the USB
66 device (base, M105) or when the line discipline is attached (M101). It
67 can also be triggered manually using the modprobe(8) command, for example
68 for troubleshooting or to pass module parameters.
70 The module ser_gigaset provides a serial line discipline N_GIGASET_M101
71 which drives the device through the regular serial line driver. It must
72 be attached to the serial line to which the M101 is connected with the
73 ldattach(8) command (requires util-linux-ng release 2.14 or later), for
75 ldattach GIGASET_M101 /dev/ttyS1
76 This will open the device file, attach the line discipline to it, and
77 then sleep in the background, keeping the device open so that the line
78 discipline remains active. To deactivate it, kill the daemon, for example
81 before disconnecting the device. To have this happen automatically at
82 system startup/shutdown on an LSB compatible system, create and activate
83 an appropriate LSB startup script /etc/init.d/gigaset. (The init name
84 'gigaset' is officially assigned to this project by LANANA.)
85 Alternatively, just add the 'ldattach' command line to /etc/rc.local.
87 2.2. Device nodes for user space programs
88 ------------------------------------
89 The device can be accessed from user space (eg. by the user space tools
90 mentioned in 1.2.) through the device nodes:
92 - /dev/ttyGS0 for M101 (RS232 data boxes)
93 - /dev/ttyGU0 for M105 (USB data boxes)
94 - /dev/ttyGB0 for the base driver (direct USB connection)
96 You can also select a "default device" which is used by the frontends when
97 no device node is given as parameter, by creating a symlink /dev/ttyG to
100 ln -s /dev/ttyGB0 /dev/ttyG
104 This is the "normal" mode of operation. After loading the module you can
105 set up the ISDN system just as you'd do with any ISDN card.
106 Your distribution should provide some configuration utility.
107 If not, you can use some HOWTOs like
108 http://www.linuxhaven.de/dlhp/HOWTO/DE-ISDN-HOWTO-5.html
109 If this doesn't work, because you have some recent device like SX100 where
110 debug output (see section 3.2.) shows something like this when dialing
113 Connection State: 0, Response: -1
114 gigaset_process_response: resp_code -1 in ConState 0 !
116 you might need to use unimodem mode:
120 This is needed for some devices [e.g. SX100] as they have problems with
121 the "normal" commands.
123 If you have installed the command line tool gigacontr, you can enter
125 gigacontr --mode unimodem
126 You can switch back using
127 gigacontr --mode isdn
129 You can also load the driver using e.g.
130 modprobe usb_gigaset startmode=0
131 to prevent the driver from starting in "isdn4linux mode".
133 In this mode the device works like a modem connected to a serial port
134 (the /dev/ttyGU0, ... mentioned above) which understands the commands
144 <pause>+++<pause> change to command mode when connected
147 You can use some configuration tool of your distribution to configure this
148 "modem" or configure pppd/wvdial manually. There are some example ppp
149 configuration files and chat scripts in the gigaset-VERSION/ppp directory
150 in the driver packages from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/.
151 Please note that the USB drivers are not able to change the state of the
152 control lines. This means you must use "Stupid Mode" if you are using
153 wvdial or you should use the nocrtscts option of pppd.
154 You must also assure that the ppp_async module is loaded with the parameter
155 flag_time=0. You can do this e.g. by adding a line like
157 options ppp_async flag_time=0
159 to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
160 configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
161 using that should be preferred.
163 2.5. Call-ID (CID) mode
165 Call-IDs are numbers used to tag commands to, and responses from, the
166 Gigaset base in order to support the simultaneous handling of multiple
167 ISDN calls. Their use can be enabled ("CID mode") or disabled ("Unimodem
168 mode"). Without Call-IDs (in Unimodem mode), only a very limited set of
169 functions is available. It allows outgoing data connections only, but
170 does not signal incoming calls or other base events.
172 DECT cordless data devices (M10x) permanently occupy the cordless
173 connection to the base while Call-IDs are activated. As the Gigaset
174 bases only support one DECT data connection at a time, this prevents
175 other DECT cordless data devices from accessing the base.
177 During active operation, the driver switches to the necessary mode
178 automatically. However, for the reasons above, the mode chosen when
179 the device is not in use (idle) can be selected by the user.
180 - If you want to receive incoming calls, you can use the default
182 - If you have several DECT data devices (M10x) which you want to use
183 in turn, select Unimodem mode by passing the parameter "cidmode=0" to
184 the driver ("modprobe usb_gigaset cidmode=0" or modprobe.conf).
186 If you want both of these at once, you are out of luck.
188 You can also use /sys/class/tty/ttyGxy/cidmode for changing the CID mode
189 setting (ttyGxy is ttyGU0 or ttyGB0).
191 2.6. Unregistered Wireless Devices (M101/M105)
192 -----------------------------------------
193 The main purpose of the ser_gigaset and usb_gigaset drivers is to allow
194 the M101 and M105 wireless devices to be used as ISDN devices for ISDN
195 connections through a Gigaset base. Therefore they assume that the device
196 is registered to a DECT base.
198 If the M101/M105 device is not registered to a base, initialization of
199 the device fails, and a corresponding error message is logged by the
200 driver. In that situation, a restricted set of functions is available
201 which includes, in particular, those necessary for registering the device
202 to a base or for switching it between Fixed Part and Portable Part
207 3.1. Solutions to frequently reported problems
208 -----------------------------------------
210 You have a slow provider and isdn4linux gives up dialing too early.
212 Load the isdn module using the dialtimeout option. You can do this e.g.
213 by adding a line like
215 options isdn dialtimeout=15
217 to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
218 configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
219 using that should be preferred.
222 Your isdn script aborts with a message about isdnlog.
224 Try deactivating (or commenting out) isdnlog. This driver does not
228 You have two or more DECT data adapters (M101/M105) and only the
229 first one you turn on works.
231 Select Unimodem mode for all DECT data adapters. (see section 2.4.)
235 usb_gigaset 3-2:1.0: Could not initialize the device.
236 appear in your syslog.
238 Check whether your M10x wireless device is correctly registered to the
239 Gigaset base. (see section 2.6.)
241 3.2. Telling the driver to provide more information
242 ----------------------------------------------
243 Building the driver with the "Gigaset debugging" kernel configuration
244 option (CONFIG_GIGASET_DEBUG) gives it the ability to produce additional
245 information useful for debugging.
247 You can control the amount of debugging information the driver produces by
248 writing an appropriate value to /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug, e.g.
249 echo 0 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
250 switches off debugging output completely,
251 echo 0x10a020 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
252 enables the standard set of debugging output messages. These values are
253 bit patterns where every bit controls a certain type of debugging output.
254 See the constants DEBUG_* in the source file gigaset.h for details.
256 The initial value can be set using the debug parameter when loading the
257 module "gigaset", e.g. by adding a line
258 options gigaset debug=0
259 to /etc/modprobe.conf, ...
261 Generated debugging information can be found
262 - as output of the command
264 - in system log files written by your syslog daemon, usually
265 in /var/log/, e.g. /var/log/messages.
267 3.3. Reporting problems and bugs
268 ---------------------------
269 If you can't solve problems with the driver on your own, feel free to
270 use one of the forums, bug trackers, or mailing lists on
271 http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
272 or write an electronic mail to the maintainers.
274 Try to provide as much information as possible, such as
276 - kernel version (uname -r)
277 - gcc version (gcc --version)
278 - hardware architecture (uname -m, ...)
279 - type and firmware version of your device (base and wireless module,
281 - output of "lsusb -v" (if using an USB device)
283 - relevant system log messages (it would help if you activate debug
284 output as described in 3.2.)
286 For help with general configuration problems not specific to our driver,
287 such as isdn4linux and network configuration issues, please refer to the
288 appropriate forums and newsgroups.
290 3.4. Reporting problem solutions
291 ---------------------------
292 If you solved a problem with our drivers, wrote startup scripts for your
293 distribution, ... feel free to contact us (using one of the places
294 mentioned in 3.3.). We'd like to add scripts, hints, documentation
295 to the driver and/or the project web page.
298 4. Links, other software
299 ---------------------
300 - Sourceforge project developing this driver and associated tools
301 http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
302 - Yahoo! Group on the Siemens Gigaset family of devices
303 http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/Siemens-Gigaset
304 - Siemens Gigaset/T-Sinus compatibility table
305 http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm
313 for his help with isdn4linux
315 for his base driver code
317 for his kernel 2.6 patches
319 for his work and logs to get unimodem mode working
321 for his logs and patches to get cx 100 working
323 for his generous donation of one M105 and two M101 cordless adapters
325 for his generous donation of a M34 device
327 and all the other people who sent logs and other information.