Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:20:07 +0000 From: tony@warp.co.uk To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ppp & modem stopped working Message-ID: <199612300020.AAA09078@mail.warp.co.uk>
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Hi > > I busy experimenting with freebsd 2.1.6 on my home PC in a view to moving our > > servers over on to it from linux. I currently multi-boot win95, > > Linux, and FreeBSD on the same machine. > > > > I used the ppp command to connect to work and this worked fine for a > > few days, now all I get when I dial in is gibberish on the screen. > > I feel that this is possibly related to a handshaking problem. > > > > The modem is a 28.8 internal on set to com2 - com2 on the motherboard as > > been disabled. > > > > Does anyone know what to look for - the same system works fine with > > linux & windows95, and was working fine with freebsd until tonight > > Type 'show modem' at the ppp> prompt and make sure everything checks out > there. That's one of the first things I did :-) All checks out ok, I though there might be some /etc/rc.* setting that may be the problem by not setting up the ports correctly, like there is on linux, I think it's setserial or something like that. However I can't find anything like that on the FreeBSD partition. > > I've re-compiled the kernal with option XSERVER enabled (the modem > > worked ok with the new kernal) however when I startx the screen goes > > blank and the system crashes - I've also tried /stand/sysinstall and > > selected config XF86 in there but with the same result. Again XFree86 > > runs fine under the Linux system. The video card is a 2Mb PCI > > S3Triov+ Any pointers would greartly be appreciated. > > Did you run xf86config? Yes, I even took the Linux /etc/XF86Config file and used that, but that just complained about all the paths being cocked up. I'm fairly experianced with linux and Sun OS. X seems to load normally, all the output checks ok then the system freezes as it switches to graphics mode, with just a black screen as if the monitor was turned off. > You'll have to try and capture the output before the system dies. The last resort I can think of is to re-install from CD instead of over the Internet. Regards, Anthony
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