Bug 2254 - Inadeguate choice of modem devices
Summary: Inadeguate choice of modem devices
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kppp
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Other
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Harri Porten
URL:
Keywords:
: 52345 52357 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 1999-11-08 17:33 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2025-06-09 20:48 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description David Dumolo 1999-11-08 17:02:46 UTC
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Not really a bug but........

kppp setup allows /dev/modem /dev/cua0-4 /dev/ttyS0-4 /dev/ttyI0-4.

My modem is connected to /dev/ttyP32  (Hayes ESP device)

kppp works fine with /dev/modem symbolic linked to /dev/ttyP32

However..... use of /dev/modem is officially discouraged!!!!


Can kppp be altered to allow user input into the devices selection??


Regards

DD
Comment 1 Harri Porten 1999-11-08 22:34:26 UTC
David.Dumolo@syntegra.bt.co.uk wrote:
> 
> Not really a bug but........
> 
> kppp setup allows /dev/modem /dev/cua0-4 /dev/ttyS0-4 /dev/ttyI0-4.
> 
> My modem is connected to /dev/ttyP32  (Hayes ESP device)
> 
> kppp works fine with /dev/modem symbolic linked to /dev/ttyP32
> 
> However..... use of /dev/modem is officially discouraged!!!!
> 
> Can kppp be altered to allow user input into the devices selection??

So far only via manipulating the sources (devices.h). The list of
available devices has to be limited due to security concerns. I don't
know if there'll every be an easier way to change that. At least we'll
have to wait of a config module (that has to be run by root).

I changed the severity of this case to "wishlist".

Harri.
Comment 2 Alexey Pushkin 2003-07-12 12:50:58 UTC
What about Bluetooth serial devices /dev/rfcomm[0-...] ?
Maybe they can be added to KPPP's list of devices ?
Comment 3 Alexey Pushkin 2003-07-12 12:52:01 UTC
What about Bluetooth serial devices /dev/rfcomm[0-...] ?

I beleive they should be added to the KPPP's list of devices.
These are standard ones.
Comment 4 Kjetil Kjernsmo 2004-05-11 09:35:37 UTC
My KPPP 3.2.2 has a wider selection of devs now, perhaps my distribution (Debian) have added it. I guess it could be viewed as the distribution's task to add devs, since they are closer to the end user and know more about the devices present on his system. But it will probably still not accomodate for weird (*shrug*) winmodems like the one sitting in my mother's laptop... As long as it needs source access, I think it is something for the distribution, but a long-term solution would be to let the user do it, and that's more Bug #52345

BTW, I think the following bugs could be merged: 2254, 52357, 52345 (possibly merging the two former to the last). 
Comment 5 Tommi Tervo 2004-05-11 10:07:04 UTC
*** Bug 52345 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Tommi Tervo 2004-05-11 10:07:39 UTC
*** Bug 52357 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 ExU 2004-12-04 15:54:03 UTC
hello guys my modem device file is:

/dev/ttyUSB0

not listed by kppp ofcourse :(
Comment 8 Hasso Tepper 2005-03-21 08:23:29 UTC
There should be at least more /dev/modem devices (ie. /dev/modem0 etc). I'm in the situation where I have several modems but none of them is in the list. I can make symlink for one, but what about others? And btw, at least /dev/ttyACM[0-3] should be in the list (for users not using usbfs).
Comment 9 Jordi Polo 2008-04-17 05:45:02 UTC
Present in kde 4.0.3 
I think the best solution will be having a lineedit instead of a list of devices. 
Or move this bug to Solid and make a clever detection there. 
Comment 10 Justin Zobel 2020-06-02 01:55:44 UTC
kppp is no longer maintained as of 17.08.3. This can likely be resolved.
Comment 11 Christoph Cullmann 2025-06-09 20:48:37 UTC
This project is unfortunately no longer maintained.

If a new maintainer wants to step up and take care, the project is archived here:

https://invent.kde.org/unmaintained/kppp

You can just clone it in your private namespace on invent.kde.org and if you have started to work on it and fixed/implemented something get it reviewed and the project unarchived.

Sorry for the inconveniences.