On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 3:58 pm, Angus Auld wrote: > > 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
Glad you are back in the land of Penguins :) When I saw your post I was torn between sympathy for having a screwed kppp, or sympathy for using Windows Me It was Win Me that drove me to Linux. I was so disgusted when I paid good money for an upgrade from Win98 to WinMe and found it was even worse than Win98, that I started trying out Linux distros. After a short time I discovered Mandrake 8.0 and was gobsmacked at how good it was :) Couple of points -: You only need the kdenetwork-devel RPM if you are planning on compiling any KDE applocations. Otherwise you can remove it. (Same goes for any other -devel RPMs) It may be a bug, by all means report it. An alternative way of dialling is by pressing the "Internet" icon (net_monitor) on your desktop. That opens up net_monitor. Pressing on the 'Connect' button will dial for you, so long as you completed the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre. If you want to be able to run net_monitor as non root there is a Howto on my web page. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net
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