[expert] kppp - "ppp daemon has died unexpectedly"

[Tutty, Dan]

Hi there

Could anyone let me know what the most common causes for the above error in
kppp is
except for removing 'lock' from /etc/ppp/options?

I'm using LM8 with an external Creative ModemBlaster and I used to have the
same problem
with LM7.2 but only when I used a 2.4.x kernel. I tried a 2.2.x kernel with
LM8 but same
problem occured. Same problem with gnome-ppp also.

Help greatly appreciated!

-Dan