Re: iBook modem


Subject: Re: iBook modem
From: ke Svensson (aakesve@algonet.se)
Date: Sun Dec 09 2001 - 22:18:24 MST


Hi!

For kernels 2.4.x you need to upgrade ppp and load appropriate modules in
'modules.conf' like 'char-major-4'. I forgot where I found ppp but do a
google search.

Regards,

Aake

> Från: Roman Jasins <roma@latnet.lv>
> Svara till: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Datum: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:32:06 +0200
> Till: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Ämne: Re: iBook modem
>
> Charlie,
>
> I still fighting with my modem. This is what I get in messages now. Any
> clues?
> Thank you.
> Roma
>
> Dec 9 23:33:57 (none) kernel: PowerMac Z8530 serial driver version 2.0
> Dec 9 23:33:57 (none) kernel: tty00 at 0xc90c6020 (irq = 22) is a Z8530
> ESCC (cobalt modem)
> Dec 9 23:33:57 (none) kernel: tty01 at 0xc90cd000 (irq = 50) is a Z8530
> ESCC
> Dec 9 23:34:55 (none) pppd[1771]: Created /dev/ppp device node
> Dec 9 23:34:55 (none) pppd[1771]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 9 23:34:55 (none) pppd[1771]: Couldn't attach tty to PPP unit 0:
> Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:34:55 (none) pppd[1771]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:34:55 (none) pppd[1771]: Exit.
> Dec 9 23:35:20 (none) pppd[1774]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 9 23:35:20 (none) pppd[1774]: Couldn't attach tty to PPP unit 0:
> Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:35:20 (none) pppd[1774]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:35:20 (none) pppd[1774]: Exit.
> Dec 9 23:35:58 (none) modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4
> Dec 9 23:35:58 (none) modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4
> Dec 9 23:36:59 (none) pppd[1783]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 9 23:36:59 (none) pppd[1783]: Couldn't attach tty to PPP unit 0:
> Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:36:59 (none) pppd[1783]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument
> Dec 9 23:36:59 (none) pppd[1783]: Exit.
> Dec 9 23:42:31 (none) modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module nls_iso8859-1
> Dec 9 23:42:31 (none) modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module nls_iso8859-1
>
>
>> From: Charlie Watts <cewatts@frontier.net>
>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 13:06:54 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time)
>> To: "yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com"
>> <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>> Subject: Re: iBook modem
>>
>> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Roman Jasins wrote:
>>
>>> I just rebuilt the kernel(2.4.14) and built serial stuff in kernel
>>> (not as a module). Turned out I didn't build it at all last time. Now
>>> RH Dial-up Config Tool finds the modem, but when I dial in my ISP I
>>> don't get connected. I keep on waiting, and waiting and nothing
>>> happens. Any clues there? (I'm on original iBook with YDL1.2)
>>
>> Watch /var/log/messages for things from ppp - do you see anything?
>>
>> --
>> Charlie Watts
>> cewatts@frontier.net
>> Frontier Internet
>> http://www.frontier.net/
>>
>>
>
>



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