Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Before a guru jumps in with the right answer, maybe I can at least > > point you in the right direction. See below. > > > > Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> > Hello. I use Etch, and occasionally run into some start up problems. > >> > As it's booting, it will read something like this: > >> > > >> > PPDEV: user-space parallel port driver > >> > > > > Do you need the parallel port? If not, you could blacklist the relevant > > module > > > > No, I don't need the parallel port; so, this is probably a good idea. > I'm not sure how to do this, though.
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist > >> > DROPPED IN= OUT=PPRO PREC= MAC= SRC=123 456 789 ... > >> > > > > This looks like a message from the firewall. Did you activate it? What > > frontend (shorewall, firestarter, ...)? > > > > Yes, I did activate it. It's Guarddog that I'm using. Occasionally > errors are reported with the firewall when it starts, too. You should make sure that the firewall is started *after* the internet connection > > > >> > And it just continues like this. Eventually it will load, but it won't > >> > connect to my adsl, and everything runs very slowly. Rebooting > >> > sometimes helps, and unplugging, and then replugging my adsl modem also > >> > helps in re-establishing the connection. It usually occurs after > >> > loading this ppdev parallel port driver. > >> > > >> > Is there something I can do about this? Am I missing a library, or > >> > package, or something that will prevent this? Sometimes it boots up > >> > fine, and I don't have to worry about it. But more often then not I > >> > have to reboot it (sometimes reboot numerous times) before it loads > >> > correctly. > >> > > >> > Mark > >> > > > > You should specify the type of ADSL, how did you configure it, when did > > these problems start to appear (new package/hardware/application?), ... > > Googleing for the error messages also works most of the time. > > > > Ever since I got Etch going, I've been having these problems. I > configured the ADSL with pppoeconf. I've not been able to use > etherconf, for some reason. I'm not sure what type of ADSL it is. It's > a phone line, if that's what you mean. I was unable to use netinstall, > because the connection is only recognized after running pppoeconf (this > was true with Sarge, and it's true with all LiveCDs, ie, Knoppix or > Ubuntu, as well). > > > > > Regards, > > Andrei > > Thanks for your response, > Mark I'm not an expert on ADSL and besides, I have a USB modem, so I don't think I can help you further then the two pointers above. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
