[Asterisk-Users] Cannot start asterisk - CAPI issues

[Carl Sempla]

>> You need a kernel support for you card and you also need to load a
>> firmware for some cards.
>> If you have a message like "CAPI not installed!", check your kernel.
>> 
>> 
> I use the linux 2.6.7 kernel which came with the knoppix distro I've
> installed on the box. I have checked with make xconfig and the options
> for isdn support and capi support all seem to be there OK.

It's not enough, you must compile the correct Eicon driver.
Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/isdn/README.eicon

Usually, you also need to load a firmware (with eiconctrl).
Check out behind your card, when succesfully started, LEDs are turned on.

For old cards, you may try isdn4linux instead CAPI.