Hello Benoit
Thanks for your suggestions. I have followed them :- CUT] > Hello Graeme, > > Few questions : > > - Do you have SMP enabled in your kernel or a multi-CPU machine? No , SMP is disabled and it's a single CPU PC [Pentium-166]. > - Would you like to try the plain (good old ...) pppd 2.4.0 or 2.4.1? OK I have now tried pppd-2.4.0. > - Is it modem_run or pppd that lockup your computer? I'm not sure. > - Is your mouse a USB one ? No, it is a serial one. SpeedTouch is my only USB device. > > The simplest explanation I have is that pppd fails to make the connection > and that you do not have the HDL patch, that's why pppd launched pppoa2 > again and again (which explain why the endpoint 7 can't be used) until > you have no more process/memory ... > > So, remove the persist option in /etc/ppp/peers/adsl first, and check your > configuration. > OK I have managed to make a connection after removing persist option in /etc/ppp/peers/adsl. Here is extract from /var/log/messages :- Oct 25 19:58:22 localhost kernel: HDLC line discipline: version 3.2, maxframe=4096 Oct 25 19:58:22 localhost kernel: N_HDLC line discipline registered. Oct 25 20:00:00 localhost CROND[1017]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as) Oct 25 20:00:49 localhost kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned device number 2 Oct 25 20:00:49 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x6b9/0x4061) is not claimed by any active driver. Oct 25 20:01:00 localhost CROND[1039]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly) Oct 25 20:02:03 localhost kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Oct 25 20:02:03 localhost kernel: usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_BULK failed dev 2 ep 0x85 len 512 ret -110 Oct 25 20:02:07 localhost kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Oct 25 20:02:16 localhost kernel: usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppd[1043]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0 Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppd[1043]: Using interface ppp0 Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppd[1043]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3 Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppoa2m[1044]: Starting PPPoA2m ( merged version includes new ATM/AAL5 stack ) 20011007 Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppoa2m[1044]: I'm the parent process, I handle the endpoint 0x07 Oct 25 20:02:53 localhost pppoa2m[1048]: I'm the children process, I handle the endpoint 0x87 Oct 25 20:03:01 localhost pppd[1043]: local IP address 213.123.237.131 Oct 25 20:03:01 localhost pppd[1043]: remote IP address 213.120.203.89 Oct 25 20:03:01 localhost pppd[1043]: primary DNS address 213.120.62.100 Oct 25 20:03:01 localhost pppd[1043]: secondary DNS address 213.120.62.101 Oct 25 20:10:00 localhost CROND[1086]: (root) CMD ( /sbin/rmmod -as) [Both ADSL and USB lights were green on SpeedTouch. I could ping hosts on Internet OK. DNS resolution was working fine too]. Then I tried a large ftp download of a kernel distribution [about 22 MB] and after two minutes, my machine locked up. ADSL light on SpeedTouch is now out, USB light flashing red -:( The entry from /var/log/messages is Oct 25 20:12:04 localhost kernel: hub.c: already running port 1 disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... Oct 25 20:12:04 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 2 Oct 25 20:12:04 localhost kernel: usbdevfs: process 1048 (pppoa2) did not claim interface 1 before use Oct 25 20:12:04 localhost kernel: usbdevfs: process 1041 (modem_run) did not claim interface 0 before use I have an add-in USB card on PCI bus, It uses OHCI controller. I have seen other (French) guys on this list reporting modem hangup under ftp download. Now I think that perhaps I see the same problem. Perhaps as suggested this is a USB bug ?? regards Graeme Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
