iMac and pmud

[Jakob Malm]

Are there any risks with running pmud on an iMac 400 DV? Almost 
everywhere I look it is only mentioned in connection to Apple portables.

I have been using it for a little while now, and sometimes (not very 
frequently) after having issued the snooze command it goes to sleep, but 
makes funny noises. Sometimes it just shuts off the hard disk and not 
the screen (it goes black, but is still on). Can I do something about it?

/Jakob Malm

PPP problems

[Jakob Malm]

I'm having a very difficult time getting my modem ppp connection working. I'
m running Mandrake Linux 9.1 on an iMac 400 DV. At one time I did have it 
somewhat working using gnome-ppp, having written my own log on script, but 
after reinstalling Linux (for various reasons) I can't even get that to work.
 I would like to be able to use Kppp, because it worked nice for me on Yellowdog 
Linux, and I have installed kde-network-kppp and also wvdial.

The way that the problem shows up is, using:

-kppp:  Modem not responding, when trying to dial out
-gnome-ppp: pppd breaks down unexpectedly
-wvdial:the modem deosn't answer to the ATZ command
I would appreciate any help, as I have spent several hours on this and would 
like to be able to use Mandrake Linux.

/Jakob