No PPP support in Debian kernel/image?

[Bill Hogan <bhogan@rahul.net>]

bedlam:[*root*]~/a2i # cat barebones
#!/bin/sh
rm -f /etc/ppp/options
touch /etc/ppp/options
pppd /dev/modem 38400 192.160.13.192:192.160.13.255 defaultroute

bedlam:[*root*]~/a2i # ./barebones
Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

bedlam:[*root*]~/a2i # dpkg --status ppp
Package: ppp
Status: install ok installed
Priority: standard
Section: net
Maintainer: Ian Murdock <imurdock@debian.org>
Version: 2.2
Revision: 1
Conffiles:
 /etc/init.d/ppp a9b7917c2a3a1a83559066d104b0f591
 /etc/ppp/options a1d1fcb1cd5e85409bf3d9678adb5f8b
 /etc/ppp/ppp-connect 36f5662a7b8c46b7177deaca1aca5a08
Description: Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon.
 The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard way to
 transmit datagrams over a serial link, as well as a standard
 way for the machines at either end of the link (the "peers")
 to negotiate various optional characteristics of the link.  Using
 PPP, a serial link can be used to transmit Internet Protocol (IP)
 datagrams, allowing TCP/IP connections between the peers.


bedlam:[*root*]~/a2i # insmod ppp
slhc_free: wrong version
slhc_init: wrong version
slhc_toss: wrong version
slhc_uncompress: wrong version
slhc_remember: wrong version
slhc_compress: wrong version
Failed to load module! The symbols from kernel 1.2.13 don't match 1.2.13
                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

bedlam:[*root*]~/a2i $ dpkg --status image
Package: image
Essential: yes
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: base
Maintainer: Bruce Perens <Bruce@Pixar.com>
Version: 1.2.13
Revision: 5
Conffiles:
 /boot/vmlinuz-1.2.13 366c322e7be141c82aba6fcc59d68ca7
 /boot/System.map-1.2.13 9fb36eff672809999bc224db99180df8
 [...]
 /lib/modules/1.2.13/net/ppp.o efb02ae0394338b11dd8d6ccc6feb6cc
 [...]
Description: Linux kernel binary image.


   I don't get it.
    

<bhogan@rahul.net>