Subject: Re: kernel problems
From: frame (frame@deadprotocol.org)
Date: Wed Sep 29 1999 - 17:20:32 MDT
I am using the no video driver option as this particular machine is a PowerBook
G3.
I have tried establishing a ppp session by dialing up via minicom, loging in,
exiting without reset and starting pppd. pppd runs for about 30 seconds and then
drops the line.
Using linuxconf, the connection comes up, I can see pppd running using ps -aux,
but the ppp0 interface does not come up so there is no way to route the traffic.
The problem seems to be ppp0 not coming up, and dmesg is giving me no indication
that PPP is even installed, although the old kernel config file tells me that it
was supposed to be compiled. So basically I have PPP support in my kernal but it's
"hidding".
As far as starting up a new kernel under BootX, I'd like some help on that too.
Thanks again,
Greg
(starting to look like ping-pong isn't it?)
Dan Burcaw wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, frame wrote:
>
> > Thanks for your reply Dan,
> >
> > I am, however, running CS-1.1 with a full install of all packages
> > I don't know if this supports PPP by default, but nothing PPP related shows
> > up in dmesg
>
> Yes it should. Have you tried establishing a PPP connection.
>
> > As to how to set up the kernel once compiled in YDL, I remain clueless. BootX
> > documentation simply says to place vmlinux in the system folder of the hfs
> > partition, when I do this with any vmlinux (with the exeption of the one
> > provided on the distro) the system hangs at "Booting..."
>
> Are you using No Video Driver?
>
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Greg
> >
> > Dan Burcaw wrote:
> >
> > > Are you running CS-1.1?
> > > If not, try installing the 'vmlinux' in
> > > /pub/yellowdog/champion-1.1/ppc/install on
> > > the ftp site, as well as kernel-2.2.6-16b.ppc.rpm in
> > > /pub/yellowdog/champion-1.1/ppc/RedHat/RPMS
> > >
> > > This does have ppp support.
> > >
> > > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, frame wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
>
> Dan
>
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