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Article #231Re: PPP Access under Linux
From: Tony Cooper
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:00
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Deleted one long post > Finally, I got something working. I reinstalled Redhat 5.0 and it works > this time. Although I did nothing differently, except use 'make config' > insted of 'make menuconfig'. I recompiled with PPP support and sound > support (modular) and they work. Although I can dial out with my modem, I > don't usually connect (I get the 'NO CARRIER' error with minicom). But I > can figure this out. It is only when things don't work like the How-Tos say > they should that I get frustrated and bitter. Also, is it possible to get > ppa support without having to run insmod? I have it selected to be in the > kernel (not modular), but I still have to run insmod before I can mount a > zip disk. Also, how do I set up my system to read two cdroms. mnt/cdrom > will only allow one cdrom. Can I mount it like this 'mount -t iso9660 > /dev/hdc /cd1' and 'mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cd2'? > > Thanks for all of the help. I apologize for the abusive nature of my last > posts. > > Thanks, > JJ > > Name: J. J. Horner.vcf > J. J. Horner.vcf Type: VCard (text/x-vcard) > Encoding: x-uuencode Glad to hear you got it working at last. as for your cd. Thats a simple one the above line wont work unless you have done a mkdir cd2 than yes it will probably work easiest way is to add a similar line to /etc/fstab (??same under rh??) I use slackware then u can rust type mount /cd2 hope this helps Tony
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