On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Andrew W. Gaunt wrote:
> If this is the case, I must re-evaluate if I want to persue using
> "Winmodems" which may stop working if a different kernel is installed. I
> wouldn't expect hardware modems to have that problem.
I highly recommend doing so in any event. A "Winmodem" is not a modem; it
is a sound card. They don't work very well under Windows, either. I strongly
recommend replacing the sound card with a modem. You can then do something
appropriate with the Winmodem, such as launching it into the Sun.
> The problem occurs when pppd is started (via mgetty's AUTO_PPP
> feature). It starts, then complains about an LCP timeout.
>
> LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
That means, quite simply, that pppd never got a response from its expected
peer. The cause is usually a low-level comm error, i.e., bad modem, no PPP at
the far end, etc.
> There is a bit of a mismatch between the actual kernel rev. and what the
> driver's README implies it was written for/with.
That might be the problem; kernel modules very often do not work between
revisions. There are a lot of kernel options that can effect module
compatibility. Try building the module from source. (If you can't get
source, that is yet another reason to get a modem instead of the sound card
you currently have.)
> It compiled and installed without complaint and even works with minicom so
> I didn't think much about
I believe (I am not sure) PPP is somewhat more integrated with the kernel
internals, so that might explain that.
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Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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