Commit 2f7abd36 authored by Kai Germaschewski's avatar Kai Germaschewski

Mark the current ISDN4Linux link layer obsolete

parent 19a86616
CONFIG_ISDN CONFIG_ISDN_BOOL
ISDN ("Integrated Services Digital Networks", called RNIS in France) ISDN ("Integrated Services Digital Networks", called RNIS in France)
is a special type of fully digital telephone service; it's mostly is a special type of fully digital telephone service; it's mostly
used to connect to your Internet service provider (with SLIP or used to connect to your Internet service provider (with SLIP or
...@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ CONFIG_ISDN ...@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ CONFIG_ISDN
provider purchased an ISDN line from the phone company. For provider purchased an ISDN line from the phone company. For
details, read <http://alumni.caltech.edu/~dank/isdn/> on the WWW. details, read <http://alumni.caltech.edu/~dank/isdn/> on the WWW.
Select this option if you want your kernel to support ISDN.
CONFIG_ISDN
This driver allows you to use an ISDN-card for networking This driver allows you to use an ISDN-card for networking
connections and as dialin/out device. The isdn-tty's have a built connections and as dialin/out device. The isdn-tty's have a built
in AT-compatible modem emulator. Network devices support autodial, in AT-compatible modem emulator. Network devices support autodial,
...@@ -18,6 +21,11 @@ CONFIG_ISDN ...@@ -18,6 +21,11 @@ CONFIG_ISDN
(Euro-ISDN) and 1TR6 (German style) are supported. See (Euro-ISDN) and 1TR6 (German style) are supported. See
<file:Documentation/isdn/README> for more information. <file:Documentation/isdn/README> for more information.
ISDN support in the linux kernel is moving towards a new API,
called CAPI (Common ISDN Application Programming Interface).
Therefore the old ISDN4Linux layer is becoming obsolete. It is
still usable, though, if you select this option.
If you want to compile the ISDN code as a module ( = code which can If you want to compile the ISDN code as a module ( = code which can
be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The want), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The
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...@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ ...@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
mainmenu_option next_comment mainmenu_option next_comment
comment 'ISDN subsystem' comment 'ISDN subsystem'
if [ "$CONFIG_NET" != "n" ]; then if [ "$CONFIG_NET" != "n" ]; then
tristate 'ISDN support' CONFIG_ISDN bool 'ISDN support' CONFIG_ISDN_BOOL
if [ "$CONFIG_ISDN_BOOL" == "y" ]; then
mainmenu_option next_comment
comment 'Old ISDN4Linux'
dep_tristate 'Old ISDN4Linux (obsolete)' CONFIG_ISDN
if [ "$CONFIG_ISDN" != "n" ]; then if [ "$CONFIG_ISDN" != "n" ]; then
### CONFIG_ISDN is set ##################################################### ### CONFIG_ISDN is set #####################################################
...@@ -162,6 +168,8 @@ endmenu ...@@ -162,6 +168,8 @@ endmenu
### CONFIG_ISDN end ######################################################### ### CONFIG_ISDN end #########################################################
fi fi
endmenu
fi
fi fi
endmenu endmenu
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