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PPP Support for kernel under slackware

Could someone give me location to download kernel with
PPP Support for slackware ?

I Have slackware version 4.0 and when I execute "pppd" it
tells me that my kernel doesn't support ppp or not loaded
to the kernel module.

bughead1

I believe you will find that this requires that you recompile the kernel rather than download something more. In other words, the ppp support you are looking for is already on your hard drive, but not yet part of the kernel. Most linux books have instructions for this and I believe there are "Howto's" but if you don't know how to start to recompile, someone will answer you in this forum.

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bughead1

You might also want to run 'make mrproper' before you run 'make menuconfig' ... after you finish with the menuconfig options you will want to run 'make dep' and 'make clean' before you run 'make zImage.' then you can move your old kenel out of the way in the "/" directory with 'mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old' and then bring in the new kernel with 'cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /'

Then, if you are using LILO, you should use a text editor to change the /etc/lilo.conf file -- get rid of "image=/vmlinuz and replace it with "image=/zImage"

RElax. It sounds harder than it really is.

Ricardo Canani

I wouldn't actually move the original /vmlinuz file. If something goes wrong with the new kernel, your Linux wouldn't boot anymore !!!

After you 'cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /' ,
edit /etc/lilo.conf and insert another entry for the new kernel. It should look like:

# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
delay = 50
vga = extended
ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section

# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /zImage
root = /dev/hda1
label = linux
read-only
only for checking
#
image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda1
label = linuxold
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

Good Luck

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