On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Chris Bennett wrote about, RE: char-major-108:
> actualy I just found the answer
>
> from Bugzilla.redhat.com
>
>
> I have the following problem into my /var/log/messages:
>
> can't locate module char-major-108
>
> This problem apears only when I start pppd.
> I have dowload and installed the latest Redhat fixes.
> I have seen into newsgroups that a few people have the same problem, they
> say, you put alias char-major-108 ppp into the /etc/conf.modules.
char-major-108 is ppp
If ppp works as it should then i see no need to worry, there are other
alias'es which do the same, for example net-pf-1 is another.
The question is how is ppp defined as a module of compiled into the
kernel.??
If its in the kernel then you could try the following in /etc/modules.conf
or conf.modules, the latest version 2.3.6 uses modules.conf
alias char-major-108 off
If its a module then save the old /etc/conf.modules file and do;
modprobe -c > /etc/conf.modules
Now it might also be a good idea to do;
cp conf.modules modules.conf in the /etc dir.
> But it won't work.
>
> Is there someone who can help me to solv this problem?
>
> Greetings Jarno, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/02/99 17:08
> -------
> This is not a bug. Remove the line from /etc/conf.modules
> This is ppp making sure that it will still work if you upgrade
> to the 2.3.x kernels. Just ignore the message.
>
> I Believe that I can just include a line in /etc/conf.modules that contains
> alias char-major-108 off
> and that should tell it just not to load that module code
> Thanks for your help once again!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Bennett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 1:24 PM
> > To: 'Marc Mutz'; Chris Bennett
> > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: char-major-108
> >
> > Unfortunately This is not the case I am sure that I said Yes to PPP as a
> > matter of fact I already went in to menuconfig and may sure it was there
> > and
> > recompiled
> >
> > Doing a quick search on google I found a lot of references to placing a
> > line
> > in the conf.modules to alias it to ppp.o I am upgrading from redhat
> > 6.1's-2.2.12 to the kernel.org's linux-2.2.13I have done this once before
> > on
> > a mandrake-based system and do not remember having to do this I am going
> > to
> > check out the /usr/src/Documentation on linuxhq.com sine I am at work and
> > not in front of the system. I'll See if I can Find anything on PPP or on
> > that particular thing. Checking back through my logs I was not having this
> > error before upgrading to 2.2.13
> >
> > I can Still Connect to the internet however. I am going to download the
> > PPP
> > update from redhat's site tonight and I'll see if that help it at all.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Marc Mutz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:30 PM
> > > To: Chris Bennett
> > > Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > Subject: Re: char-major-108
> > >
> > > Chris Bennett wrote:
> > > >
> > > <snip>
> > > > think that it's called char-major-108 it shows up in my log every
> > time
> > > that
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > user$ grep -A2 "108 char" /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt
> > > 108 char Device independent PPP interface
> > > 0 = /dev/ppp Device independent PPP interface
> > >
> > > I guess it's ppp.o, although it should be registered as a line
> > > dicipline:
> > >
> > > user$ grep ppp /etc/conf.modules
> > > alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp
> > > alias ppp0 ppp
> > > alias ppp1 ppp
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > user$ grep char-major-108 /etc/conf.modules || echo none
> > > none
> > >
> > > I must admit that I use IPPP and this is compliled-in... :-(
> > > Also
> > >
> > > user$ zgrep "char-major-108" /usr/doc/howto/en/mini/*.gz \
> > > /usr/doc/howto/en/mini/*.gz || echo none
> > > none
> > >
> > > Maybe you forgot to say 'y' to PPP support in the first place?
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > > --
> > > Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marc.mutz.com/Encryption-HOWTO/
> > > University of Bielefeld, Dep. of Mathematics / Dep. of Physics
> > >
> > > PGP-keyID's: 0xd46ce9ab (RSA), 0x7ae55b9e (DSS/DH)
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Regards Richard
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