On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:34:43 +0000 (UTC) debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote:
> > I recently upgraded to Debian Squeeze. kppp was working in Lenny, > > but does not work now. It connects to the modem, and dials, but it > > then gives an error 1 (pppd error that apparently means "An > > immediately fatal error of some kind occurred, such as an essential > > system call failing, or running out of virtual memory.") Sometimes > > when I try to run it, the program freezes, and I have to use xkill > > to get rid of it. I can connect to the internet using pon/poff (via > > a setup with pppconfig), but kppp does not work. I'm a member of > > both dialout and dip groups. The file /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options > > is set to noauth (it's uncommented, and thus working). > > > > Any suggestions on how I can fix kppp? > > I would try to run it from konsole in the hope you can get further > info on the failure. Is there anything else (besides that succint > "error 1") in the kppp log? :-? > > Another thing you could try is to create a new dial-out profile to > avoid any incompatibility with the older configuration. Thanks for the response. I created a new dial-out profile, but it still did not work. Here is the kppp log: Mar 9 23:29:05 debian pppd[5454]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself Mar 9 23:29:05 debian pppd[5454]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. Mar 9 23:29:05 debian pppd[5454]: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.) Here is what happens when I run it from the terminal: mark@debian:~$ kppp Opener: received SetSecret Opener: received SetSecret Opener: received OpenLock Opener: received OpenDevice Opener: received ExecPPPDaemon In parent: pppd pid 5427 Opener: received OpenResolv Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device Kernel supports ppp alright. pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself pppd: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. pppd: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.) It was pppd that died pppd exited with return value 1 Sending 5422 a SIGUSR1 Opener: received RemoveSecret Opener: received RemoveSecret Opener: received OpenResolv Opener: received OpenResolv Opener: received RemoveLock Opener: received PPPDExitStatus Opener: received PPPDExitStatus kdeinit4: Shutting down running client. kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_klauncher.so Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString) kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_kded4.so kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4 kbuildsycoca4 running... kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libkdeinit/libkdeinit4_kconf_update.so Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString) Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110309233628.10c7b...@yahoo.ca
