the ABORT messages are normal, it just tells you it will abort if it recieves those signals from the modem.
as for the modules, do an lsmod after your fully logged on and have network connectivity, typically the compression modules will be named "bsd_comp" and "ppp_deflate" if they are not loaded you can try to load them manually by using insmod bsd_comp and insmod ppp_deflate nate On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Vitux wrote: viggov >Hi Debs viggov >When I do "pon" from an xterm, and watch the modem in viggov >xconsole, viggov >I get: viggov >pppd started by vitux, uid 1000 viggov >abort on <BUSY> viggov >abort on <NO CARRIER> viggov >abort on <VOICE> viggov >abort on <NO DIALTONE> viggov >abort on <NO ANSWER> viggov >send <ATZ^M> viggov >expect <OK> viggov >ATZ^M^M viggov >OK viggov >---got it viggov >and then the dialing bit and the connection progresses. viggov >Is this normal or are the "abort"s errors? viggov >After the connection has been established, I get this: viggov >modprobe: can't locate module ppp-compress-1 viggov >Then I get all the usual rcvd/sent -stuff, and the viggov >connection works quite allright (could be a little faster, viggov >maybe). viggov >Anyone got a clue? viggov >I guess I might be missing a module?! viggov >The system is slink w/ my own 2.2.14-kernel, on a viggov >PII-350/128Mb. viggov >The modem is an external ISDN (Eicon Diva). viggov >Thanks viggov >Vitux viggov > viggov >-- viggov >Death comes to us in various guises, viggov >swiftly changing as a baby's mood... viggov > viggov > viggov >Debian GNU/Linux viggov >Micro$loth-free Zone viggov > viggov > viggov >-- viggov >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null viggov > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 12:48pm up 14 days, 18:28, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.04, 0.03