Re: pppd -- Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Robert D. Hilliard wrote: : Greg Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > : > Ok, now it says "System Lacks PPP Kernel Support. : : Hi Greg! : : Make sure that /dev/modem is a link to ttyS1, and not ttys1. : ^ ^ : Whatever ttys1 is, if it is pointed to by /dev/modem, or if it is : mentioned directly in /etc/ppp/options, pppd will give the message: : : Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support : : This sounds like a bug to me. Does anyone here understand why pppd : would give such a deceptive error message? Sure. It's not deceptive, it's just not very clear :) When you try to use the PPP line discipline on /dev/ttys1, which is a console, it does not work. Why? Because the kernel does not understand how to make a console use PPP (there is no kernel support for PPP _on_that_device_). The kernel _does_ know about PPP on serial ports [1], and /dev/ttyS1 refers to a serial port ... [1] Assuming, of course, that you've got a kernel with PPP support, or have loaded the PPP module, etc. : Kirk Hilliard : (using my Dad's account since ghoti.com is still down) -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet - 410 South Phillips Avenue - Sioux Falls, SD 57104 phone: (605) 334-4454 fax: (605) 335-1173 mailto://[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net PGP Key ID: 0xA33B86E9 - Public key available at keyservers PGP Key fingerprint: CE03 10AF 3281 1858 9D32 C2AB 936D C472 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: pppd -- Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
On 4 Jan, Robert D. Hilliard wrote: > > This sounds like a bug to me. Does anyone here understand why pppd > would give such a deceptive error message? > > Kirk Hilliard > (using my Dad's account since ghoti.com is still down) I got this message when I first compiled PPP as a kernel module. Since ppp.o depends on slhc.o and bsdcomp.o, if module dependencies aren't set up correctly, modprobe will refuse to load it. The best way to find out is simply to do "modprobe ppp" as root... if it fails, then try editing /etc/conf.modules and uncommenting this line: #depfile=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.dep It says not to do this... but it made my modules work and I've never had any problems since. Cheers Dave -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: pppd -- Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support
> Whatever ttys1 is, if it is pointed to by /dev/modem, or if it is > mentioned directly in /etc/ppp/options, pppd will give the message: > Sorry - this system lacks PPP kernel support > This sounds like a bug to me. Does anyone here understand why pppd would > give such a deceptive error message? >From a quick galnce at the source, it looks like they test for ppp support by trying to put the tty into the ppp discipline. When this fails, they assume it is due to lack of ppp support. The tty does not seem to be validated in any way. I'd call it a bug. Users find it very confusing. -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
