On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, acop wrote: > Hi ! > > I have a problem to compile my 2.0.34 Kernel without modules. Previously > compiled kernels used ppp as a module. If I try to use ppp now as > compiled in the kernel itself (even without doing 'make modules' / 'make > modules_install) my boot messages indicate that the ppp module is also > loaded. > How can I prevent this "feature" ;-) ???
Try editing /etc/modules to only have the line: noauto > > Another problem that has to do with the one above is the following... > > When I use ppp (regardless wether as a module or "compiled in") the > first ppp connection runs perfectly well, but the second established ppp > connection terminates after several seconds. > Then my ppp.log file looks as follows (IP adresses removed): > > pppd[6278]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP > pppd[6278]: local IP address ############## > pppd[6278]: remote IP address ############## > pppd[6278]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x1 magic=0x81fa6952] > pppd[6278]: Hangup (SIGHUP) > pppd[6278]: Modem hangup > pppd[6278]: Connection terminated. > pppd[6278]: Exit. > > I have no serious idea what kind of proxy is mentioned above - I never > configured one..?? However the problem disappears when removing the ppp > module with 'rmmod ppp' after the first connection (if there are two > ppp´s present (that is one in the kernel and one as a module)) - thats > why I try to compile my kernel with ppp "inside" but I simply can´t > prevent the module from being loaded... > Maybe some of you can help me !! > It could be that the kernel is trying to run ppp twice (??) I suspect that solving the module problem will take care of it. Bob ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
