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Date:      Mon, 22 Sep 1997 15:56:30 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Patrick Gardella <patrick@cre8tivegroup.com>
To:        Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PPP and X ?!?
Message-ID:  <XFMail.970922155854.patrick@cre8tivegroup.com>
In-Reply-To: <199709221849.TAA18117@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>

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On 22-Sep-97 Brian Somers wrote:
>> Here is a strange error...
>> 
>> I am running 2.2.1 on a P-133.  I have a US Robotics X2 56K modem.  The monit
or 
>> card is a STB Horizon 64V (PCI).  PPP is Brian's 970921 source and X is 3.3.1
>.
>> ppp is ppp -auto -alias isp
>> 
>> Now on to the problem.
>> 
>> I cannot start X (startx) when PPP is connected to the ISP.  The entire syste
m
>> freezes just as the card switches to graphics mode.  I am forced to reboot us
ing
>> the Reset button on the front of my machine.
>> 
>> If I go the other way around, starting ppp (dialing out) as I startx, I freez
e 
>> up ppp (which I can then kill and restart).
>> 
>> If I startx, and then start ppp no problem.
>> 
>> Nothing shows up in /var/log/ppp.log, by the way besides the normal messages 
]
>> (LCP IPCP CCP).
>> 
>> This happened with the standard 2.2.1 release of X and PPP as well.  I upgrad
ed
>> to the latest to see if that would work.
>> 
>> I'm not sure how they are related.  Any other pertinent info needed?
>
>Can you try moving your modem port ?  If it's currently on sio2 or 
>sio3, it may be conflicting in some way with your graphics card.
>
>I've seen this problem reported before.... the only thing I can guess 
>is that there's a hardware conflict.

The graphics card is a PCI and the modem is on sio3.  Where should I move it
to?

And if its a conflict, why can I start ppp after I get X going?

Pat




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