Steve Philp wrote:
> Bela Lantos wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Since I installed Mandrake 5.3 I have problem with pppd dying unexpectedly
> > because of timeout. Even though I increased timeout to 2 min, it still dies.
> <Snippety snip>
Strange that, I can't even get kppp to work at all. I had to resort to a suite of
home grown shell scripts (Some of them 'borrowed from Debian :-)
> Turn on debugging and see if anything obvious pops up. Check your log
> files and see if anything is listed there when the connection is
> dropped.
Debugging don't give me any info ('cept the last msg is starting pppd & then
disconnect after a few mins - timeout?)
> Do you need gpm? It doesn't sound like you're very comfortable at the
> command line, so I'm wondering if it's even necessary for you to run
> it. If you don't need it, turn it off.
<Snip snippety snip snip>
--Come to think of it, my mouse seems to have been causing xcrashes (PS2) when I
switch from shell to desktop - A device/resource busy error. Anyone else had this
problem? If so, maybe we could identify the trouble; I do use console a lot &
therefore want to keep gpm.
<More snipping>
> Linux on your personal machine IS NOT and will NEVER be like running
> Windows. Windows allows you to be an end-user. No sense in worrying
> about where you files are stored or how to configure your POP client to
> retrieve your mail -- Windows will take care of that for you. Linux
> forces you to be an administrator. This is a powerful system that
> allows you to undertake tasks in a variety of ways. It's up to YOU to
> make something of it.
>
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I know, fun isn't it ;-)
>
> So quit stomping your feet and tossing a temper tantrum and ask for help
> WITHOUT the "threats" to give up Linux. You'll get alot further.
>
> --
> Steve Philp
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Martin Barnard
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