ppp failure under debian (slakware with pppd 2.2 patch level 0 works)
Hi,
I'm typing this from my old slackware install. I connect on this
installation using cu -l /dev/cua1 then negotiating my way through my
ISP's login manually, then start pppd in another window, then quitting
from cu. This worked fine whne this machine was a 486 and now works with
a new motherboard & cpu.
I tried installing potato on the machine, and most things are going fine,
except that sound isn't working on the new setup, and ppp won't work on
it.
I'm fairly sure that the serial conifg is OK, as I can get out with
cu -l /dev/ttyS1, but when I try to start pppd, it complains about cu
having the serial line and won't let it at it.
As far as using pon, I get the following :
Aug 4 19:16:00 castle kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
Aug 4 19:16:00 castle kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 199
5 Caldera, Inc.
Aug 4 19:16:00 castle kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Aug 4 19:16:00 castle kernel: registered device ppp0
Aug 4 19:16:00 castle pppd[620]: pppd 2.3.8 started by robert, uid 1000
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (BUSY)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (VOICE)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: send (ATZ^M)
Aug 4 19:16:01 castle chat[621]: expect (OK)
Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: alarm
Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: send (AT^M)
Aug 4 19:16:46 castle chat[621]: expect (OK)
Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: alarm
Aug 4 19:17:31 castle chat[621]: Failed
Aug 4 19:17:32 castle pppd[620]: Exit.
Aug 4 19:18:00 castle kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully unregistere
One thing that concerned me was that the kernel messages from dmesg don't
mention the ppp0 device as happens on a working debian ppp machine I've seen.
The relevant part of dmesg looks like this ....
PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling)
PPP line discipline registered.
and that's it.
What is happening?
ppp is a kernel module and the same problem happens with kernels
2.0.36 and 2.2.10 (from the debian packages)
Help!
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Robert King, Australian Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Australia
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