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SubjectRe: PPP & 2.3.13
TimO wrote:
>
> Heinz --
> Are you using ppp-2.3.9 which is required for 2.3.13??

>
> Heinz Diehl wrote:
> >
> > On Sat Aug 14 1999, TimO wrote:
> >
> > > > I built 2.3.13 last night. I _DID_ select the
> > > > PPP over async serial port option. When I tried to start pppd,
> > > > it told me the kernel did not contain ppp support.
> >
> > Here it is exactly the same behaviour.
> >
> > > I 'think' the correct fix for this is "mknod 640 /dev/ppp 108 0"
> > > Hopefully I will get corrected if this is wrong.
> > > Whoops, that should be mknod 640 /dev/ppp c 108 0

Another booger I make; drop the mode (640). ie mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
Starting pppd is supposed to create the device automatically: I know
that it doesn't for me, but creating it manually gets rid of the 'no
kernel support'.

--- Tim
> >
> > No, it doesn't work.
> >
> > Here, the error-log says "the kernel is not configured for PPP or the
> > kernel modules are not loaded."
> > I've set
> >
> > CONFIG_PPP=y
> > CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=y
> > CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m
> > CONFIG_PPP_COMPRESS=m
> >
> > so the kernel-support for PPP should be there, but it isn't.
> >
> > Greetings, Heinz.
> >
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> -- Tim

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