Hello, On Tue, 29 May 2012 06:34:59 -0700 <ian_br...@fastmail.net> wrote:
> "pppd persist maxfail 0 updetach" does not return until the PPP link > comes up. If this does not happen for some reason, it never returns at > all, and the boot sequence stops before any console is available, even > in recovery mode. It's easy to reproduce the problem: enable the > "persist" and "maxfail 0" options, unplug the ethernet cable to the > modem, and reboot. > Simple solution: take the "updetach" out of the ifup binary, as it was > until recently, and if necessary, put it in /etc/network/interfaces, > since this is now allowed to specify arbitrary options. Okay, makes sense. > Better solution: find some dependency mechanism with hotplug or udev > that also works for DHCP or any other network configuration system. Not in the next month as freeze is soon. -- WBR, Andrew
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