slackware 8.0.0 and ppp-go

slackware 8.0.0 and ppp-go

[Jude DaShiell]

ppp-go doesn't go, here's some output for what does happen.  I've copied
the lines from README.linux into /etc/modules.conf for 2.2 kernels and for
running ppp on a serial modem.  I have gotten out using minicom on the
serial modem, so that's no problem and modprobe -v ppp returns no
complaints.

The date on this machine is at least a day behind time.  Below you'll
find a script file containing commands and results from attempting to
run ppp-go.  I had gotten my serial modem and serial card working and had
already set up the modem link but as of now, this isn't going anywhere.
Is this a kernel 2.2.19 bug or a slackware 8.0.0 bug or both, and what
can I get to fix it?  ppp is version 2.4.1 if that's any help and this
is an intel-based pentium machine.
Script started on Fri Sep 27 02:32:58 2002
root@athame:~# ls /li\b \b\b \b\b \b-l /lib/modules/2.2.19/net/ppp.*
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        14096 Jun 23  2001 /lib/modules/2.2.19/net/ppp.o.gz
root@athame:~# echo $modem

root@athame:~# set
BASH=/usr/bin/bash
BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="2" [1]="05" [2]="0" [3]="1" [4]="release" [5]="i386-slackware-linux-gnu")
BASH_VERSION=$'2.05.0(1)-release'
COLUMNS=80
CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/lib/qt/include:
DIRSTACK=()
EUID=0
GROUPS=()
HISTFILE=/root/.bash_history
HISTFILESIZE=500
HISTSIZE=500
HOME=/root
HOSTNAME=athame.starpower.net
HOSTTYPE=i386
HUSHLOGIN=FALSE
HZ=100
IFS=$' \t\n'
KDEDIR=/opt/kde
LC_ALL=POSIX
LESS=-M
LESSOPEN=$'|lesspipe.sh %s'
LINES=25
LOGNAME=root
LS_COLORS=$'no=00:fi=00:di=01;34:ln=01;36:pi=40;33:so=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:ex=01;32:*.cmd=01;32:*.exe=01;32:*.com=01;32:*.btm=01;32:*.bat=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.mpg=01;37:*.avi=01;37:*.mov=01;37:'
LS_OPTIONS=$' --color=auto -F -b -T 0'
MACHTYPE=i386-slackware-linux-gnu
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/root
MAILCHECK=60
MANPATH=/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/opt/gnome/man:/usr/lib/qt/doc/man:/usr/share/texmf/man:/usr/openwin/man
MINICOM=$'-c on'
MOZILLA_HOME=/usr/lib/netscape
OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin
OPTERR=1
OPTIND=1
OSTYPE=linux-gnu
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/www/htdig/bin:/opt/kde/bin:/usr/share/texmf/bin:/usr/openwin/bin
PIPESTATUS=([0]="0")
PPID=187
PS1=$'\\u@\\h:\\w\\$ '
PS2=$'> '
PS4=$'+ '
PWD=/root
QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt
SHELL=/bin/bash
SHELLOPTS=braceexpand:hashall:histexpand:monitor:history:ignoreeof:interactive-comments:emacs
SHLVL=2
TERM=linux
UID=0
USER=root
_=echo
ignoreeof=10
root@athame:~#  exit

Script done on Fri Sep 27 03:01:25 2002
Script started on Fri Sep 27 03:02:18 2002
root@athame:~# ppp-go -d
Demand Dialing Started.
root@athame:~# ioctl(TIOCSETD(PPP)): Operation not permitted(1)
/usr/sbin/pppd: This system lacks kernel support for PPP.  This could be because
the PPP kernel module could not be loaded, or because PPP was not
included in the kernel configuration.  If PPP was included as a
module, try `/sbin/modprobe -v ppp'.  If that fails, check that
ppp.o exists in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/net.
See README.linux file in the ppp distribution for more details.


root@athame:~# modprobe -v ppp
root@athame:~# insp\b \bmod ppp
Using /lib/modules/2.2.19/net/ppp.o.gz
insmod: a module named ppp already exists
root@athame:~# rmmod -ar ppp
root@athame:~# insmod ppp
Using /lib/modules/2.2.19/net/ppp.o.gz
insmod: a module named ppp already exists
root@athame:~# rmmod ppp
ppp: Device or resource busy
root@athame:~# exit

Script done on Fri Sep 27 03:04:56 2002