Hi, I found out hat the problem was when I tried to set up a ppp connection over a nullmodem cable between a mac and a pc. The pppd manpage says that the Mac serial ports lack a true RTS output. And usually, the flow control is rts/cts. Adding cdtrcts to the pppd options file made the modem work.
Unfortunately the connection slibs after a couple of minutes (i.e. very very slow connection), but my use is limited, so I do not care much about it. Greetz, Sebastiaan On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm running debian potato with kernel 2.2.18 and pppd 2.2.11 on a PowerMac > 7500 > with a SupraExpress 56k. I had a problem with the /dev/ttyS0 device that > I was using for my modem. It would dial up but it just never could establish > a pppd connection. Finally tried the old /dev/cua0 and now it works. I don't > really > understand why though. I think it is somehow related to the modem and the mac > 8-pin serial port. > > Using /dev/cua0 could help, but then again it might not be supported in kernel > 2.4.1. If who need to know how to create /dev/cua0, let me know and I will > tell you how. > > Hope this helps somewhat. > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 04:56:49PM +0100, Sebastiaan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to Debian on PowerMac, so I hope my question will be a piece of > > cake for you. > > > > I have a powermac 7300, debian potato, fresh compiled kernel 2.4.1 and a > > supraexpres 33.6 modem. > > > > The problem: I can not connect the internet. I can call my ISP with > > minicom and everything seems to be ok, but when calling in with pon or > > wvdial, pppd stops. It seems from the logfiles that the problem is this: > > > > Serial connection established. > > ioctl(PPPIOCGFLAGS): invalid argument > > tcsetattr: Invalid argument > > Exit. > > > > I do not know if this is modem related, kernel or architecture (ppc). It > > worked under YDL (Redhat for PPC) and 2.2.12. I compiled ppp as a module > > (including the ppp_generic, ppp_deflate, etc). > > I have no problems with 2.4.1 on my i386 machine. > > > > What is wrong? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Sebastiaan > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
