Gnome-ppp still fails at the user level as shown above. At the super user level, my Acer laptop with a Zoom usb modem connects with the following messages marked critical:
j...@john-laptop:~$ sudo gnome-ppp [sudo] password for john: WVCONF: /root/.wvdial.conf GNOME PPP: Connecting... GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Cannot get information for serial port. GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Initializing modem. GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATZ GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATZ GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Modem initialized. GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATM1L3DT*70,,984-1940 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Waiting for carrier. GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATM1L3DT*70,,984-1940 GNOME PPP: STDERR: CONNECT 57600 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately. GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Starting pppd at Mon Apr 26 11:48:21 2010 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Pid of pppd: 1608 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Using interface ppp0 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> local IP address 66.81.36.230 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> remote IP address 69.19.217.21 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> primary DNS address 66.81.1.250 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> secondary DNS address 66.81.1.252 GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$� (gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed I am glad I can connect with the dial up modem, but confused by these messages. John -- Gnome-ppp fails under ubuntu 10.04, works under 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555442 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs