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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Message from Steven
> ===================
> Sindi wrote:
> > > This is the error you get when you forget
> > > to insmod slhc and ppp.  pppsetup does it
> > > automatically, but it doesn't last.
> >
> > I reealize this, but as I said, I FIRST did
> >
> > insmod slhc
> > insmod ppp
> > insmod lt_modem
> > insmod lt_serial
>
> Perhaps something in your lt modules is fouling
> something up?  Or perhaps the lt modules need
> to be inserted before ppp?

Not when I chrooted to BL2 or BL3.40 and dialed, without inserting any 
other modules, or booted to them and dialed with modules inserted in that 
order.  BL3.40 ext2 dials, BL3.50 ext2 or fd does not dial, gives me that 
error about no ppp support in the kernel.  I hope someone else with 
ltmodem can check this out.

I think I got come complaint if I tried to insert the lt modules first.

> > BL3.40 dialed with lucent modem, BL3.50 did not
>
> Same kernel.  Same modules.  It appears to
> me that the issue is at your end.

But where?????  It is in ext2 beta BL3.50 and the recent fd version.
Does busybox affect dialing?

> > Please check your numbers
>
> I just checked the addresses and DNS is no longer
> available there.  That's a pity.  I wish someone
> had mentioned this before I released the latest
> version.

> > and if they don't work, change them in the posted
> > version
>
> It's a losing game.  There's no guarantee that any
> public DNS service will be there tomorrow.

I put four different ones in my file and it takes a while befor they all 
go bad.

> > or add a note that they need to be changed to some
> > known working ones.
>
> When you run pppsetup in BL3, you get the following
> messages on the /etc/resolv.conf page:
> ------------------------------------------------------
> replace these numbers with the DNS numbers of your ISP
> ------------------------------------------------------
> What could be clearer that that?

Putting in something that is a space filler but not a number?
'DNS number of your ISP'

> > Something affecting ppp has changed between BL3.40
> > and BL3.50.
>
> There was no change to kernel, modules, pppsetup,
> eznet, pppd.  There were some minor changes to /dev
> but I can't see how that could be related to this
> issue.

Busybox changed.  What changed in /dev?


I will try to strace the problem, maybe with help from Karolis
Sindi
> Cheers,
> Steven