This is a copy of bug #47519, but i was unable to re-open it so i created this one. I have the same problem as described in bug #47519... i've done everything suggested for that bug and i still have the same problem. I'm trying to use ppp for VPN purposes is the only difference. Here's what i get: root@fetor /home/brian # pppd pppd: This system lacks kernel support for PPP. This could be because the PPP kernel module could not be loaded, or because PPP was not included in the kernel configuration. If PPP was included as a module, try `/sbin/modprobe -v ppp'. If that fails, check that ppp.o exists in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/net. See README.linux file in the ppp distribution for more details. root@fetor /home/brian # ls -la /dev/ppp crw-r--r-- 1 root root 108, 0 Aug 10 20:23 /dev/ppp root@fetor /home/brian # cat /dev/ppp cat: /dev/ppp: No such device or address root@fetor /home/brian # cat /usr/src/linux/.config | grep PPP CONFIG_PPP=m # CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK is not set # CONFIG_PPP_FILTER is not set CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m CONFIG_PPP_MPPE_MPPC=m CONFIG_PPPOE=m root@fetor /home/brian # lsmod | grep ppp root@fetor /home/brian # modprobe ppp FATAL: Module ppp not found. root@fetor /home/brian # modprobe ppp-generic root@fetor /home/brian # lsmod | grep ppp root@fetor /home/brian # dmesg | tail -n20 PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) ppp_mppe_mppc: Unknown symbol ppp_register_compressor ppp_mppe_mppc: Unknown symbol ppp_unregister_compressor PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 devfs_mk_dev: could not append to parent for ppp failed to register PPP device (-17) root@fetor /home/brian # uname -a Linux fetor 2.6.8-rc2 #1 Mon Aug 2 22:51:23 PDT 2004 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start pppd 2. get mad 3. report bug on bugs.gentoo.org Actual Results: pppd doesn't work because it thinks ppp isn't there Expected Results: pppd work This is a copy of bug #47519, but i was unable to re-open it so i created this one.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 47519 ***
