Bug 55233

Summary:	net.ppp0 could try to modprobe /dev/ppp first
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Adam Byrtek <alpha>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	net-dialup
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Adam Byrtek 2004-06-26 06:58:12 UTC

On my system (kernel 2.6.7 with udev managing /dev) when ppp is compiled as a module pppd invoked by net.ppp0 dies, because it can't find /dev/ppp.

When I 'modprobe /dev/ppp && /etc/init.d/net.ppp0' it works fine.

Of course I know that I can autoload neccessary modules, but it would be more convenient if net.ppp0 do it itself. It is a matter of one if and one modprobe in a script, so I think it's worth implementing.

if [ ! -c /dev/ppp ]; then
   modprobe /dev/ppp
fi

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:

Comment 1 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-09-27 03:31:49 UTC

added.