Re: PPP problem w/ 1.1 install
Michael Callahan said:
> I just grabbed the latest disks from ftp.debian.org (in
> /pub/debian/unstable/disks-i386/current, the 1440 series), and
> proceded to do the installation. It mostly works, but I'm
> having trouble with PPP. I recompiled the kernel (using 1.3.100-1 now)
> with PPP support, but when I try to run pppd, it says the kernel
> does not support PPP. I believe it has something to do with
> the lack of ppp devices in the /dev directory. Has anyone
> else had trouble with this latest build?
I had this same problem. I finally tracked it to a problem with the ttyS*
drivers in the kernel. However, I don't know exactly where in the drivers the
problem is.
For now, I run 'pppd' without the 'connect' option once after a reboot. It
will fail, of course, but it puts the ttyS* device into the correct state, and
'pppd' works fine after that.
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