RE: ppp-compress-21

["Cowles, Steve" <Steve SteveCowles com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Dekkers
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:51 PM
> Subject: ppp-compress-21
> 
> 
> I can't see it but probably blindingly obvious.
> 
> I'm getting the can't locate module ppp-compress-21 error.
> 
> in my modules.conf I DO have the line:
> 
> alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
> 
> when I do a locate bsd_comp I find one in:
> 
> /usr/src/linux-<my kernel version>/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c
> 
> Now, I've done this in 7.x, and 8.0 before, all was good, bsd_comp.o 
> existed and all was well.
> 
> Why do I NOT have a bsd_comp.o file on 9?
> 
> Do I have to re-compile something and if so, what? And why? Why is it 
> not there in the first place when I installed the kitchen sink + all 
> RedHat updates?
> 
> Confused for the first time in quite a while.

I have not had to use the bsd_comp module for quite a while. I believe it
has been replaced with ppp_deflate. Are you sure you have not enabled
bsd_comp somewhere in your ppp configs?

If you absolutly have to use the bsd_comp module, then you will probably
have to re-compile the kernel and enable the BSD_COMPRESS option. I don't
think RH enables this module by default anymore. 

Steve Cowles