Re: 2.3.43 breaks pppd! (SOLVED, possible config gotcha)

From: Horst von Brand (vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl)
Date: Mon Feb 14 2000 - 19:43:10 EST

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Paul Barton-Davis <pbd@Op.Net> said:
> Ah, stupid me. I had compiled a kernel without CONFIG_KMOD, which
> prevents on-demand loading of modules. still, there should really be a
> check in the config stuff to prevent you from asking for PPP as a
> module if CONFIG_KMOD is not set. Unlike some other modularized code,
> PPP clearly does not work as a module without KMOD.

insmod(8), modprobe(8) don't need kmod at all...

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