Hi all, I tried the advice below to no avail. I still get the error output as shown below. Sorry to keep at it but hey, that's what were here for (newbies that is:)) -----Original Message----- From: David [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 December 1998 02:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: pppd and kernel problems Reply to mail from Paul Livingstone about pppd and kernel problems ----------------- > Thanks to everybody for the help, I do seem to be getting somewhere however > when I carry out the following steps which I believe to be correct from the > documentation, it still does not work. the documentation is wrong. > 1. decompress the pppd file stuff into a directory called /ppp-2.3.4 and > subdirectories first, grab 2.3.5 instead :) > 2. from the /ppp-2.3.4 directory issue the command ./configure > > 3. then issue the command make kernel (this gives some screen output and > what appears to be a successful conclusion) this is what breaks things. do -not- accomplish the `make kernel' step. flat out skip it. -d -- Look, Windows 98 Buy, lemmings, buy! MCSE, Must Consult Someone Experienced __ (c) 1998 David Ford. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited \/ for linux-kernel: please read linux/Documentation/* before posting problems
ide-cd.c: In function `ide_cdrom_ioctl': ide-cd.c:2417: warning: unused variable `toc' ppp.c: In function `ppp_init_ctrl_blk': ppp.c:465: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c:466: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c: In function `ppp_changedmtu': ppp.c:585: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_release': ppp.c:700: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_tty_close_local': ppp.c:761: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_tty_open': ppp.c:792: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:838: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:856: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_tty_wakeup_code': ppp.c:925: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:927: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_rcv_rx': ppp.c:1208: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:1214: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:1222: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c: In function `rcv_proto_ip': ppp.c:1234: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `rcv_proto_ipx': ppp.c:1247: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_proto_ccp': ppp.c:1422: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:1438: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_doframe': ppp.c:1635: `DECOMP_OK' undeclared (first use this function) ppp.c:1635: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once ppp.c:1635: for each function it appears in.) ppp.c: In function `ppp_set_compression': ppp.c:2203: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2215: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2225: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_tty_ioctl': ppp.c:2270: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2370: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2374: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2420: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c:2421: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c: In function `ppp_dev_xmit_ip': ppp.c:2925: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:2927: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_dev_xmit_ipx': ppp.c:3013: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c:3015: cannot convert to a pointer type ppp.c: In function `ppp_dev_xmit': ppp.c:3124: structure has no member named `ddinfo' ppp.c: In function `ppp_alloc': ppp.c:3250: incompatible types in assignment make[3]: *** [ppp.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 make[1]: *** [sub_dirs] Error 2 make: *** [linuxsubdirs] Error 2
