"pppd[0]: --> Don't know what to do!"

Hello! I've recently started playing around with SuSE 9.2, and found that i have a winmodem. So, I went to the SuSE ftp site, got a copy of 'ltmodem-8.31a8-6.4.i586.rpm', which installed without a glitch. Then i did the modprobe thing, and dialed-out. However, as soon as the modem finished screeching and screaming, it waited for a while, and then disconnected. This is the log it gave me:::

SuSE Meta pppd (smpppd-ifcfg), Version 1.50 on linux.
Status is: disconnected
trying to connect to smpppd
connect to smpppd
Status is: disconnected
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded.
pppd[0]: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
pppd[0]: --> Initializing modem.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: AT
pppd[0]: AT
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: ATM1
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Modem initialized.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATDT82077000
pppd[0]: --> Waiting for carrier.
pppd[0]: ATDT82077000
pppd[0]: CONNECT 52000 NoEC
pppd[0]: --> Carrier detected. *Waiting for prompt.
pppd[0]: --> Don't know what to do! *Starting pppd and hoping for the best.
pppd[0]: Serial connection established.
pppd[0]: Renamed interface ppp0 to modem0
pppd[0]: Using interface modem0
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Connect: modem0 <--> /dev/ttyLT0
pppd[0]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
pppd[0]: Modem hangup
pppd[0]: Connection terminated.
Status is: disconnecting
pppd[0]: Terminating on signal 15.
Status is: disconnecting
Status is: disconnected
pppd[0] died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code 16)

I think that the problem has something to do with the prompt (whatever that is).

Why doesn't pppd know what to do? How do I make it know what it is that it has to do? Who is this pppd character, anyway?

Thanks in advance!

PS: Could someone tell me how to make SuSE do that modprobe thing on boot?

Ok this is from memory, so don't shoot me if it isn't all there. . In your dialer software(wvdial as I recall) there is an option called 'stupid mode'. Enable it, alternately disable it. Try both. What was the exact modprobe command you did?

Originally posted by harryc@Apr 24 2005, 08:36 PM
Ok this is from memory, so don't shoot me if it isn't all there. . In your dialer software(wvdial as I recall) there is an option called 'stupid mode'. Enable it, alternately disable it. Try both. What was the exact modprobe command you did?

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su
modprobe ltserial
modprobe lt_modem

I tried stupid mode, as well as lowering the baud rate - with no success.

Create a file called modem in /etc/modprobe.d/ with the following information:

alias char-major-62 ltserial
alias /dev/tts/LT0 ltserial
alias /dev/modem ltserial

Reboot

Also, have you tried kinternet?

Yea, thats the log file off KInternet.

I'll create the modprobe file, thanks!!!

Any clues? Anyone?

Originally posted by HexOne@Apr 25 2005, 06:42 PM
Any clues? Anyone?

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how did harryc's solution go?

Been down this road with 9.1 Pro.....9.2 probably won't be that different.
Noticed "lt_modem" in your modprobe statement . It should be "ltmodem" (no underscore) !!!
Do "modprobe ltmodem", then "lsmod". You should see two lines that look something like this:

ltserial 5924 3
ltmodem 532720 1 ltserial

If you do, then you know that the drivers are installed. If not, then repeat the two modprobe statements. Next, read the instructions in the following links to first get wvdial and YaST configured properly. Then, if you want, you can use the other link to see if you can get kppp dialing.

(wvdial)
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=9387&hl=

(kppp)
http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=9474&hl=

Good luck !!!

When I modprobe ltmodem it tells me something along the lines of FATAL: No such module. I have to use lt_modem. Also I get a different log now - it always waits a while after

pppd[0]: Connect: modem0 <--> /dev/ttyLT0

then disconnects. This is the whole log

SuSE Meta pppd (smpppd-ifcfg), Version 1.50 on linuX.
Status is: disconnected
trying to connect to smpppd
connect to smpppd
Status is: disconnected
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Plugin passwordfd.so loaded.
pppd[0]: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
pppd[0]: --> Initializing modem.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATM1
pppd[0]: ATM1
pppd[0]: OK
pppd[0]: --> Modem initialized.
pppd[0]: --> Sending: ATDT82077000
pppd[0]: --> Waiting for carrier.
pppd[0]: ATDT82077000
pppd[0]: CONNECT 53333 NoEC
pppd[0]: --> Carrier detected. *Chatmode finished.
pppd[0]: Serial connection established.
pppd[0]: Renamed interface ppp0 to modem0
pppd[0]: Using interface modem0
Status is: connecting
pppd[0]: Connect: modem0 <--> /dev/ttyLT0
pppd[0]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
pppd[0]: Modem hangup
pppd[0]: Connection terminated.
Status is: disconnecting
pppd[0]: Terminating on signal 15.
Status is: disconnecting
Status is: disconnected
pppd[0] died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code 16)

BTW, this is what I get after lsmod:::

ltserial * * * * * * * 19808 *0
lt_modem * * * * * * *570896 *3 ltserial

PS: Grant, harryc's solution was to the modprobe thing, so I wouldn't have to type it manually, not to the pppd trauma.

EDIT: I wish I could spell...