Hello list,
I have been absent during a re-install of L-M6.1 to try to cure my
problem with kppp disabling my desktop. I decided to go for broke and
updated the kernel etc with the Mandrake update function on the desktop.
All went well except for some annoying unintended consequences.
Firstly, it takes exactly one minute for sendmail to start in the boot
process, compared to a blink of the eye in the old configuration.
Anyone know how to speed this up?
Second, when I use the dreaded kppp I get :
Error - This kernel has no PPP support, neither compiled in nor via the
kernel module loader. To solve this problem see your system
administrator (me) or install a kernel with PPP support. I click OK,
the warning disappears and a fully functioning kppp panel appears. How
do I fix it to get rid of the warning?
Third, I installed the mount update which is supposed to solve the
floppy mounting problem, but it doesn't. I had to amend /etc/fstab to
read:
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,noauto,rw,exec 0 0
and it works.
Last question. How do I create a boot disk for the new kernel? The
install CD wouldn't let me. Do I amend the old boot disk or, since I
have kept the old kernel, add the new kernel to the old boot disk?
Thanks for any help.
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Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
