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zero-giulio

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Registered: 2010-01-23

Posts: 70

after full system update ppp does not work anymore

Well, I have this problem:

1) I install Arch Linux from the latest Core
2) I manually install the latest versions of wvdial and its dependences (xplc and wvstreams). This is an offline installation (because I can't set up internet without wvdial. So I save these packages on USB drive, and there I lanch pacman -U *.pkg.tar.gz)
3) I set up my GPRS internet connection (I use a mobile phone)

Everything works well (i.e.: I can ping google without problem).

Problems arise if I decide to update my system. In this case, indeed, after updating and rebooting, my connection doesn't work no more. Everything works fine until I update. After update, I can say hello to my ppp.

Then, I add some some details.

These are the last lines of messages.log after a successful connection (i.e.: before the full update of my system)

pl2303 4-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
usb 4.2: pl2303 now attached to ttyUSB0
usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303
pl2303: prolific pl2303 USB to serial adaptor driver
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
NET: registered protocol family 10
lo: disabled privacy extensions
pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
using interface ppp0
connect ppp <-> /dev/ttyUSB0
PAP authenticate suceed
PPP BSD compression module registered
PPP deflate compression module registered
local IP address ...
remote ID address ...
primary DNS address ...
secondary DNS address ...

The last lines of messages.log after the update are:

pl2303 4-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
usb 4.2: pl2303 now attached to ttyUSB0
usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303
pl2303: prolific pl2303 USB to serial adaptor driver
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
NET: registered protocol family 10
lo: disabled privacy extensions
pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0

As you can see, it's seems there are problems in "using ppp0 interface". Indeed, pppd starts, but ppp0 interface not. I can also add that ifconfig ppp0 up and similar commands do not work (ppp0: no such device, or something like that).

So, what can I do?

loafer

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Registered: 2009-04-14

Posts: 1,772

Re: after full system update ppp does not work anymore

I don't use ppp so this is just a guess.  However, after a recent upgrade I saw a message from pacman:

  [2010-02-14 09:07] >>> The kernel-mode plugin has a new place.
[2010-02-14 09:07] >>> It's now located under /usr/lib/rp-pppoe/rp-pppoe.so
[2010-02-14 09:07] >>> Change LINUX_PLUGIN to the new path in your /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
[2010-02-14 09:07] upgraded rp-pppoe (3.10-2 -> 3.10-4)

Could this be the problem?

Last edited by loafer (2010-02-23 20:01:29)

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zero-giulio

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Registered: 2010-01-23

Posts: 70

Re: after full system update ppp does not work anymore

I saw this message, but in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf I still saw the correct path, so no changes are needed.

Last edited by zero-giulio (2010-02-23 20:15:45)