From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3A8415D2.C7A2322E@inn.ericsson.se> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 17:07:46 +0100 From: Kenneth Johansson MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bernhard Reiter , "linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org" Subject: maillist problem ?? References: <494DCF9DBBCCD2118CC00008C75D706906AF761A@esealnt181> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Who did you address this mail to?? I ask as it lookes like you mail me directly without goin thru the mail list and that is strange as I know nothing about the pmac, my knowlage in ppc is only in the embedded space. Bernhard Reiter wrote: > > Hello Linuxppc Developers, > > for some time now I try to get a recent 2.4.x kernel to work > on my Powerbook (Lombard G3/400MHZ). > > 2.4.0-test7 runs fine, but with the latest linux-pmac-devel from > rsync ppc.linuxcare.com (Paul Mackeras' tree) I have problem in two > areas: > network: the network sometimes drops out, it can be > revived with a restart of the network > > Error Messages: something about NAT dropping untracked messages. > I have netfilter configured, but no special rules used at all. > > ppp: even with 2.4.0-test7 I have problems with ppp over the > internal modem. > I am using pppd-2.4.0 (maybe this is a problem itself) > Sometimes the connections just hangs for a couple of seconds. > It is not a provider issue as I encounter this with several > providers. > > It all runs fine with 2.2.15-pre19. > > ttyS0: If I do not get a connection, the ttyS0 stops working > after a couple of attempts. Then I cannot open it even with > minicom (V1.82.1). > > If you do not have concrete hints on how to attack my problems, > maybe you can tell me which is a good place to get a newer but > reliable kernel. (I refrain from messing with the proprietory > Bitkeeper stuff.) > > And were bugs or difficulties like this can be reported proberly. > > Thanks, > Bernhard > > ps.: Please cc relevant replies to me, as I am not subscribed to the > list. > > -- > Professional Service around Free Software (intevation.net) > The FreeGIS Project (freegis.org) > Association for a Free Informational Infrastructure (ffii.org) > FSF Europe (fsfeurope.org) -- Kenneth Johansson Ericsson Business Innovation AB Tel: +46 8 404 71 83 Viderögatan 3 Fax: +46 8 404 72 72 164 80 Stockholm kenneth.johansson@inn.ericsson.se ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/