On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Dennis Robertson wrote:
> Hello list,
> I have been absent during a re-install of L-M6.1 to try to cure my
> problem with kppp disabling my desktop. I decided to go for broke and
> updated the kernel etc with the Mandrake update function on the desktop.
> All went well except for some annoying unintended consequences.
> Firstly, it takes exactly one minute for sendmail to start in the boot
> process, compared to a blink of the eye in the old configuration.
> Anyone know how to speed this up?
Make sure your ip/hostname are correct and functioning properly
> Second, when I use the dreaded kppp I get :
> Error - This kernel has no PPP support, neither compiled in nor via the
> kernel module loader. To solve this problem see your system
> administrator (me) or install a kernel with PPP support. I click OK,
> the warning disappears and a fully functioning kppp panel appears. How
> do I fix it to get rid of the warning?
I no longer have facilities to do ppp testing :(
> Third, I installed the mount update which is supposed to solve the
> floppy mounting problem, but it doesn't. I had to amend /etc/fstab to
> read:
> /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,noauto,rw,exec 0 0
> and it works.
I'm not familiar with the bug in question, but it stands to reason one
need manualy update fstab (we avoid this as much as posible)
> Last question. How do I create a boot disk for the new kernel? The
> install CD wouldn't let me. Do I amend the old boot disk or, since I
> have kept the old kernel, add the new kernel to the old boot disk?
> Thanks for any help.
man mkbootdisk,
mkbootdisk `uname -r`
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