Bug#55403: no ppp and attendent problems
reassign 55403 base-config
thanks
> After getting most of the way through an install, my modem failed to work.
> However, the installation process breezed on ahead, leading to an empty
> list for the "task installer" and lots of errors and aborts when trying to
> put in more packages.
>
> This is not really a very good way to handle the situation. The user
> should have at least the opportunity to pause when something like this
> happens and try to work it out.
>
> It would also be nice for info on how to re-run the task installer (if
> that's the name for the thing which chooses an overall installation style
> and then gets all the packages). That would be nice even if things go well.
>
> I eventually traced the problem to the fact that my modem is using IRQ7
> (possibly in combination with a conlict with the printer port trying for
> the same IRQ). Running setserial fixed it. It would be great if it just
> worked automatically the first time! I have a US Robotics 56k internal
> voice modem, #5685 (ISA) on an ASUS P5A motherboard, AMD K6-2/400.
This is either a pppconfig bug or a base-config bug. Reassigning so
someone can actually fix this.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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