Public bug reported: >From the syslog during boot:
Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1447]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves ifup[469]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves kernel: [ 19.088373] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves ifup[469]: Cannot find device "ppp0" Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves kernel: [ 19.164193] NET: Registered protocol family 24 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves ifup[469]: Failed to bring up dsl-provider. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: PPP session is 914 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Connected to a0:f3:e4:34:64:25 via interface vlan4 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Using interface ppp0 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Connect: ppp0 <--> vlan4 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves systemd-udevd[1504]: link_config: autonegotiation is unset or enabled, the speed and duplex are not writable. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves systemd[1]: networking.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Terminating on signal 15 Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Connection terminated. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Sent PADT Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves pppd[1452]: Exit. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Dec 4 16:38:15 jeeves systemd[1]: Failed to start Raise network interfaces. You can see that it gives up on ppp0 being ready before giving it a chance to actually be ready ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: pppoe 3.11-0ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 4.14.85-152 armv7l ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: armhf Date: Tue Dec 4 17:02:51 2018 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: rp-pppoe UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.ppp.peers.dsl-provider: [deleted] ** Affects: rp-pppoe (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug armhf bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1806735 Title: Race condition on pppoe on boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rp-pppoe/+bug/1806735/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs