[KLUG Members] new kernel

[Wesley Leonard]

Hmm... sounds like you need to recompile.

Go back to the kernel config and make sure you've compiled all the ppp related
modules and make sure they're loaded when you try to start ppp.

As for VMWare, I don't know specifically, but I suspect that needs to be
recompiled, too.  

l8er

Jon Towne wrote:
> 
>  Howdy:
>       I've been running suse 7.1 with the stock 2.4.0 kernel.  As this
> seems
>  buggy, I acquired, compiled and installed 2.4.9.  It works but has 2
>  (problems?) so far.  One is pppd won't start, using Kppp. Here is excerpt
> from /var/log/messages:
> 
>   pppd 2.4.0 started by oak, uid 500
>  Sep  5 13:52:56 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module tty-ldisc-3
>  Sep  5 13:52:56 linux pppd[515]: Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: Invalid
>  argument
> 
>  Another attempt produced the same result but said this (messages)
>   Serial line is looped back
> 
>  I have no idea what ldisk-3is.  I went back and booted to 2.4.0 and the same
>  thing happened.  Then I booted with 2.2.18 and pppd worked. Following that I
>  booted to 2.4.0 and pppd worked!
> 
>  Also my modules for vmware won't start either, and they won't start using my
>  original kernel 2.4.0.
> 
>  Sep  5 14:09:46 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module vmnet1
> 
>  Thanks!   Jon
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