[BL] BL3 zimage.p1 (pentium I optimized kernel) - no PPP support

sindi keesan keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
Thu Oct 7 17:05:13 EDT 2004


First time I booted with this kernel I tried to do ppp-on from the X menu 
and nothing happened, and when I tried from console it gave me the message 
about lacking kernel support.

The regular kernel worked with ppp right after that and numerous other 
times.

I rebooted with the pentium kernel.

ppp-on
It put me to the prompt again without even going off hook.

ppp-on
Started to dial, script failed.

ppp-on
Finally worked, third try.

Rebooted and it worked again once and here I am.

I think maybe pppd is not quite as good in BL3 as in BL2.  I also could 
not get it working with my external 56K modem tho BL2 works with it every 
time.

I don't know why the pentium kernel was having more problems.  Maybe it is 
unrelated to the kernel.  To time of day?  But it would not even try the 
first time I typed ppp-on after rebooting a few minutes ago.

I downloaded this kernel from the first add-on site at 5.4K, at 5 pm. 
Must be nobody else online at that time.

I might some day attempt to compile pppd for BL3 from newer source code 
(SW7.1).


On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, sindi keesan wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 3aoo-cvfd at dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>
>> sindi keesan wrote:
>>> 
>>> This kernel appears to lack support for ppp.
>> 
>> I suggest you do:
>> -----------
>> insmod slhc
>> insmod ppp
>> -----------
> I was using the exact same software with both kernels - the standard and the 
> p1 optimized, including an rc with both of these already insmod'ed, as I 
> tried to explain in the part of my email you did not copy.  The p1 kernel 
> would not ppp-on, and right after that (with no other changes except to the 
> hd.bat file) the standard version worked and I emailed you while booted with 
> it.
>
> The error message suggested that either the modules were not loaded or th 
> kernel lacked ppp support.  The modules were loaded.  Do you mind trying this 
> once yourself?
>
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Steven
>> 
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