OK got back to this:
2.2.19 kernel - before kppp
[root@imac root]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
soundcore 3392 0 (autoclean) (unused)
bmac 12384 1 (autoclean)
bttv 35632 0 (unused)
i2c-old 5104 1 [bttv]
videodev 3264 2 [bttv]
usb-ohci 16912 0 (unused)
mesh 18368 0 (unused)
added line:
alias serial macserial
in /etc/modules.conf - the lastest installer/detection routine should od
this for you
I added a new entry in kppp, with the dialog based setup for a remote
site.
name
phone number
PAP
device settings - all default (/dev/modem, symlinked to /dev/ttyS0)
no changes in any of the rest of the settings
after connection:
[root@imac root]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ppp_deflate 44832 2 (autoclean)
bsd_comp 4512 0 (autoclean)
ppp 26432 2 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp]
slhc 4448 1 (autoclean) [ppp]
macserial 43040 2 (autoclean)
soundcore 3392 0 (autoclean) (unused)
bmac 12384 1 (autoclean)
bttv 35632 0 (unused)
i2c-old 5104 1 [bttv]
videodev 3264 2 [bttv]
usb-ohci 16912 0 (unused)
mesh 18368 0 (unused)
My experience has been it's best to load just macserial, not the normal
serial driver, although your lsmod listing showed them both. I have
connected with both before too, but it seems flakey at times. Adding the
alias will load only macserial. You could force both with the following
stanza in /etc/modules.conf:
above serial macserial
I tested it this way too, and it also worked, with serial showing in lsmod
as unused:
serial 41408 0 (autoclean) (unused)
This was all as root. Seemed to be OK as user "stew" too.
With 2.4.4, some of the module names change, but everything else remains
the same:
[root@imac root]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ppp_deflate 44000 2 (autoclean)
bsd_comp 4768 0 (autoclean)
ppp_async 8464 1 (autoclean)
ppp_generic 23072 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
ppp_async]
macserial 38256 2 (autoclean)
Now it could be that you have a particularly difficult modem. I've heard
some of the newest machines have troublesome ones. But it may just require
adding the alias entry like above.
HTH,
Stew Benedict
--
MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/
