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PPP 2.2.0c problem with 1.3.37
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lance Kinley)
Sun Nov 5 22:51:51 1995
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 1995 13:09:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Lance Kinley <lkinley@frugal.com>
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
I'm having a problem with pppd 2.2.0c running on Linux 1.3.37. I connect
to my provider using minicom, start up ppp on their end, exit minicom and
run the following script:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/cua1 38400 debug crtscts modem
sleep 4s
/sbin/route add default dev ppp0
When pppd initializes I get the following error message:
Problem: block on freelist at 0068f808 isn't free.
The script completes and I am able to ping outside hosts, but when I
tried to recompile the kernel with some minor changes, I got several
errors from fork saying there was no memory left. Killing pppd corrected
this.
My system is an AMD DX4-100 with 20Megs of RAM.
I am actually running this version of ppp right now. I tried starting it
up the first time, giving the freelist error. I then killed pppd and
redialed my provider. I tried running pppd 2.1.2d, but it immediately
exited. I then tried 2.2.0c again, but this time it ran without problems.
I hope I've described the problem in enough detail.
-Lance
