still trying to fix install (fwd)

Lorie Obal lobal at cds1.net
Sat Jan 13 19:59:15 PST 2001





On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Mitch Petenaude wrote:

> > > I've been trouble shooting a dead mouse since 6.2 upgrade (unfortunately
> > > done after new board installed and I didn't test old version w/new board)
> > > 
> (if you don't know what that means, then just paste the output of
> 
>    ls -l /dev/mouse
 
I get /dev/mouse -> ttys3
  
> > > I am also unable to dial up from that box with /sbin/ifup ppp0 (worked
> > > before new upgrade & board OK).  I get:
> 
> Maybe you mean /dev/ttyS0?  but if the modem is on com2 (in dos/Win) then
> you should use /dev/ttyS1.  Check the file 
>    /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0 
> to see what it lists as the modem port.
 
The files lists MODEMPORT="dev/cua0"

Which should be correct for dial out, right? I'am curious about the
previous advice to remove /dev/mouse? Did you mean to "clean up" that
reference beofre trying to configure it again?

-Lorie




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