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From: Richard Hirst <rhirst@linuxcare.com>
To: "DUTOT Stéphane" <stephane.dutot@exlicite.net>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] PPTP and PPPOE under Debian HPPA Linux.
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:49:16 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011019074916.V11105@linuxcare.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011018224644.U11105@linuxcare.com>; from rhirst@linuxcare.com on Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:46:44PM +0100

On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:46:44PM +0100, Richard Hirst wrote:
> I've just had a look at this.  Seems to be a problem related to
> the kernel trying to invoke non-existant usermode helper progs.
> 
> I created a script /sbin/hotplug containing just
> 
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> echo hotplug: $* > /dev/console
> 

Don't forget to chmod +x that script.

> and my kernel no longer crashes when trying to establish an async
> ppp link.  Instead, I get this in syslog:

The real problem there was that I was using the wrong authentication
method for my isp.  Once I set that right the link came up.

Richard

      reply	other threads:[~2001-10-19  6:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-10-16 16:22 [parisc-linux] PPTP and PPPOE under Debian HPPA Linux DUTOT Stéphane
2001-10-16 17:50 ` Grant Grundler
2001-10-18 21:46 ` Richard Hirst
2001-10-19  6:49   ` Richard Hirst [this message]

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