>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, an >d >'pppd' works fine after that.
I gave it a try, and yes, this works. It's somewhat of a nuisance though, hopefully someone can fix it soon. Thanks for the help. Michael