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Comment 4 for bug 555442

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jkohler2 (jkohler2) wrote :

Gnome-ppp still fails at the user level as shown above. At the super user level, my Acer laptop with a Zoom usb modem
 connects with the following messages marked critical:

john@john-laptop:~$ sudo gnome-ppp
[sudo] password for john:
WVCONF: /root/.wvdial.conf
GNOME PPP: Connecting...
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Cannot get information for serial port.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Initializing modem.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATZ
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: OK
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Modem initialized.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Sending: ATM1L3DT*70,,984-1940
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Waiting for carrier.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: ATM1L3DT*70,,984-1940
GNOME PPP: STDERR: CONNECT 57600
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Carrier detected. Starting PPP immediately.
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Starting pppd at Mon Apr 26 11:48:21 2010
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Pid of pppd: 1608
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> Using interface ppp0
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> local IP address 66.81.36.230
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> remote IP address 69.19.217.21
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> primary DNS address 66.81.1.250
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> secondary DNS address 66.81.1.252
GNOME PPP: STDERR: --> pppd: 0$�

(gnome-ppp:1605): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_text_buffer_emit_insert: assertion `g_utf8_validate (text, len, NULL)' failed

I am glad I can connect with the dial up modem, but confused by these messages.

John