> On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 1:21 pm, Angus Auld wrote: > > Greetings, I did some updating of my Mdk 9.0 system with several of the > > latest update packages from Mandrake Security......now I am accessing the > > internet from my WinME system! :-(( I can't get internet access with kppp, > > which is what I usually use to connect with my conexant hcf winmodem. > > Something that I updated has hosed my winmodem. > > > > I have tried uninstalling the driver, reinstalling and reconfiguring....to > > no avail. :-( When I configure the driver, I get these two unusual lines: > > gawk: cmd. line:1 $2 == "20,00 > > gawk: cmd. line:1 ^unterminated string > > > > The rest of the configuration goes as normal, and I am informed I should be > > able to access my modem as /dev/ttySHCFO > > > > > > Kppp will initialize the modem, dial the number, handshake, and then > > seemingly connect and immediately disconnect w/SIGHUP. I have had excellent > > results with this winmodem/driver all along. I can't finish installing the > > rest of the updates w/o internet access......... > > > > I tried using wvdial, but it doesn't seem to recognize my modem. > > > > Based on this, I would issue caution to any conexant hcf winmodem users > > out there who are updating with the latest packages from Mdk. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > TIA. > > > > > > --Angus > >********************** >Derek wrote: > Ouch- nasty. It is probably the update to kdenetwork which hosed you. I took > a look at the package. It contains kppp, but does not contain any > configuration files which might have overwritten your own. So maybe it is a > bug in the new package. > > You might like to try going back to the old kdenetwork by CD ing to the > directory on the Cd where it lives, and typing > rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork blah blah > > You might also have to use --nodep It should be OK this RPM being a different > version to the others. > > > > derek >********************************************************* Thanks so much Derek, I did what you said, in addition to uninstalling the updated lisa package and reinstalling the old. (There were dependency issues with lisa when I was installing the updates, so I thought I better turn it back to the older version too).
I am back on the net with my winmodem! I will have to be more careful updating in the future to watch for anything that my alter kppp. Should this be reported as a bug?? What I had to do was this from within the mounted cd2 directory: su'd and then issued this command: "rpm -Uvh --oldpackage kdenetwork-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm kdenetwork-devel-3.0.3-15mdk.i586.rpm" (plus the aforementioned lisa change from the updated lisa-3.0.5a-1.1mdk, back to lisa-3.0.3-15mdk) Thanks again Derek, you got me out of a jam. :-) I really like this list! --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *********************************************** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *********************************************** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *********************************************** -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze
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