I ran across a similar problem with 6.1. Instead of fighting with it as
a kernal compiled option, I just used the module. If you put the
command to load the module in rc.local, ppp will always be available.
This solution isn't the best, as far as I am concerned, but it works.
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Quintin Holmberg
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agls00120 wrote:
>
> I still have not worked out why this happens?
>
> I still cannot get ppp working, even though I entered the option in make
> xconfig.
>
> What can I alter to fix this...
>
> > I get these two messages after installing 7.0b;
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > This kernel has no ppp support , neither compiled in nor via the
> kernel
> > module loader.
>
> > Which btw I have installed ppp into the custom kernel...
>
> > What do I do now I've have a custom kernel 2.2.14-12mdk built with
> this
> > support but ppp will not work...
>
> > 2.
>
> > Dec 24 09:20:45 localhost portmap: portmap startup succeeded
> > Dec 24 09:20:47 localhost kernel: odd IO request: base 02f8 align 0008
>
> > Dec 24 09:20:47 localhost kernel: register_serial(): autoconfig failed
>
> > Dec 24 09:20:47 localhost kernel: serial_cs: register_serial() at
> > 0x02f8, irq 3 failed
> >
> > Is there a fix for this problem, as with Helios all works well...
> >
> > Andrei
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Quintin Holmberg
Computer Services
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Association For Computer Machinery Student Chapter Chair
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