[98965] in RedHat Linux List
PPP/RH5.1 & Kernel Upgrading
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Orlando San Martin)
Wed Nov 11 11:10:57 1998
From: "Orlando San Martin" <smorland@online.no>
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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 17:02:05 +0100
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Hi folks !!
I am newbie in the Linux world, installed RH 5.1 couple of months ago, =
but still working on it !.
I need some extra help and encouragement from the "experts".
I found out, just recently, that I don't have PPP on my kernel. I have 3 =
short questions on the matter if you dont mind :
1. RH support has been very kind to me for the time being, but finally =
said that they do not cover ppp issues, only installation !!. Isn't ppp =
in the kernel supposed to be a part of the installation ??, well anyhow, =
let's go to the next one;
2. Well, they recommended me the following :=20
"PPP should be in the kernel, you can try the latest from
ftp.redhat.com/redhat/redhat-5.2/i386/RedHat/RPMS"
What do they want me to try ?? ...Does it mean :
I just download WHAT ?? from that site ?? a new kernel ?, ( I have not =
being able to use the "old one" ?? or a ppp, or what ??,
After I download whatever they mean what do I do with it ??, is it as =
easy as just copying the file on a particular directory (whichone?) =
doing a rpm with some switches (which switches ??) ??.
It took several weeks to me to put X windows into work, and now I am =
afraid if I "upgrade" do I need to worry about configuring my whole =
system again ??.
3. Given that I do not have ppp installed means no internet with my =
Linux machine so far, it means, when I download such files, I do it via =
a Win ftp, is it OK just to then copy it to a for example floppy and =
then from the floppy a mcopy to the appropiate directory on Linux ??.
Thanks you all for your patience ,
Orlando=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi folks !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I am newbie in the Linux world, =
installed RH 5.1=20
couple of months ago, but still working on it !.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I need some extra help and =
encouragement from=20
the "experts".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I found out, just recently, that I =
don't have=20
PPP on my kernel. I have 3 short questions on the matter if you dont =
mind=20
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>1. RH support has been very kind to =
me for the=20
time being, but finally said that they do not cover ppp issues, only=20
installation !!. Isn't ppp in the kernel supposed to be a part of the=20
installation ??, well anyhow, let's go to the next one;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>2. Well, they recommended me the =
following :=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>"PPP should be in the kernel, =
you can try=20
the latest=20
from<BR>ftp.redhat.com/redhat/redhat-5.2/i386/RedHat/RPMS"</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>What do they want me to try ?? =
...Does it mean=20
:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> I just download WHAT ?? from =
that site ??=20
a new kernel ?, ( I have not being able to use the "old =
one" ??=20
or a ppp, or what ??,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>After I download whatever they mean what do I do =
with it ??,=20
is it as easy as just copying the file on a particular directory=20
(whichone?) doing a rpm with some switches (which switches ??)=20
??.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>It took several weeks to me to put X windows into =
work, and=20
now I am afraid if I "upgrade" do I need to worry about =
configuring my=20
whole system again ??.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3. Given that I do not have ppp installed means no =
internet=20
with my Linux machine so far, it means, when I download such files, I do =
it via=20
a Win ftp, is it OK just to then copy it to a for example floppy and =
then from=20
the floppy a mcopy to the appropiate directory on Linux ??.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks you all for your patience ,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Orlando </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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