[newbie] strange error message.

[franki Vianet]

Hi everyone,,   I get randomly disconnected from my ISP and when I check the /var/log/messages, I find this...     pppd [3128]: Hangup (SIGHUP) pppd[3128]: Modem Hangup     I did not tell it to disconnect, it just did,    what would be causing this?   anyone know?   I have just read the pppd man, and mentions that being sent a sighup will reset the connection,, but I didn't send it.   how can I find out what is cauing this?   (it happens at random, sometimes within two minutes, sometimes 8 hours,, but it always happens eventually.)     any help would be most seriously appreciated.   Kindest regards   Frank Perth WA ----- Original Message ----- From: franki Vianet To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: [newbie] char-major-108 Hi all, does anyone know what this is for?   I get the message showing up in my /var/log/messages   modprobe: modprobe : Can't locate module char-major-108   Can anyone tell me what it means? and where I can get this file, and where to put it when I do find it.     Also,   I upgraded the kernel to the 2.2.19-4.1mdk on the update site, using the instructions listed on the mandrake page. (I didn't use mandrake update)  It all seemed to go well. and It is loading the correct kernel in grub,,, (ie I edited grub and put the new kernel listing first..) but at the Console login screen, it still tells me that it has 2.2.17 kernel.   does anyone know where it gets that info from?     kindest regards     Frank