Re: [debian-knoppix] re: Modem problem
Hallo Stephen,
....
It is not correct to do "xhost +" as root, better do it as user knoppix,
BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TEST. IT IS DANGEROUS! Anyone might read your
desktop and keyboard!!!
Then you may become root with "su - ". Next try wether you can open a
grafic application, type "xlogo", a new window with an big, grafical
"X" should open. If you get "Can't open display", do "export
DISPLAY=:0", then try "xlogo". If that works you may try kppp again.
As explaination: xhost must be used by the user working on the
(grafical) desktop, because it is him, who must decide wether
someoneelse may read/write(open) applications on his desktop!
If it works, you should think of doing "xhost localhost" or xhost
"127.0.0.1", after the next reboot to avoid xhost +!
Hope that helps, although I have always thought KNOPPIX starts kppp as
sodo root. Maybe you should use the menues of kde?
Greetings
Achim
>
> $ xhost
> access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
^- authorized is only Knoppix
> INET:Knoppix
> LOCAL:
>
> knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ kppp (to start kppp for configuring it)
> Opener: received OpenLock
> Opener: received OpenDevice
> Opener: received RemoveLock
>
> WARNING: KDE detected X Error: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
> \x08
> Major opcode: *
> Opener: received SetSecret
> Opener: received SetSecret
> Opener: received OpenLock
>
> Opener: received OpenDevice
> Opener: received ExecPPPDaemon
> In parent: pppd pid 4976
> Kernel supports ppp alright.
> Opener: received OpenResolv
#*********************************
> error opening resolv.conf! # you should be root for this, I think!
#*********************************
> Opener: received OpenResolv
> Opener: received OpenResolv
>
> error opening resolv.conf!
> Couldn't find interface ppp1: No such device
> Opener: received RemoveSecret
> Opener: received RemoveSecret
> Opener: received KillPPPDaemon
>
> In killpppd(): Sending SIGTERM to 4976
> Opener: received RemoveSecret
> Opener: received RemoveSecret
> Opener: received OpenResolv
> Opener: received OpenResolv
> error opening resolv.conf!
> Opener: received RemoveLock
>
> It was pppd that died
> pppd exited with return value 5
> Sending 4717 a SIGUSR1
>
> Kppp can be setup/configured, ISP connected but still unable to
> connect Internet browsing.
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