The module you need to load is ppp.o. Also, check if you have the /dev/ppp device node. Here is my ls -l listing for /dev/ppp. crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 108, 0 Mar 25 2001 ppp Hth. Greg On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 06:35:47PM +0600, rturner2 at texasisp.com wrote: > hi greg, > > when i run ppp-go > i get an error in the pppd program. > "operation not permitted" > "this system lacks kernel support" > > i even did a modprobe and loaded the ppp module > and it still will not run pppd > some where they talk about a newer module, > ppp_generic i don't seem to have that one. > i compiled the kernel with ppp and all of the other stuff > to run pppd in 7.1 and still get that error. > i also chose to install ppp in the setup, > it might help if i could find out witch modules to load for pppd?? > thanks in advance > randy > > > > > > On 2001-11-28 speakup at braille.uwo.ca said: > sp>What kind of errors. > sp>Before I got my t1, I used pppd in slackware 8.0 with my dial-up > sp>account with no problem. > sp>Greg > sp>On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 12:00:52PM +0600, rturner2 at texasisp.com > sp>>wrote: hi all, > sp>> ppp worked fine for 7.1 in slackware > sp>> but i understand that they have made some changes to it in the 8. > sp>>0 version. i installed 8.0 a few days ago > sp>> and when i type ppp-go i get errors. > sp>> what do i need to do to get ppp to work in 8.0. > sp>> thanks in advance. > sp>> randy > sp>> _______________________________________________ > sp>> Speakup mailing list > sp>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > sp>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > sp>_______________________________________________ > sp>Speakup mailing list > sp>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > sp>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
