add workaround for ppp-on-boot issues, fixes #2524

SVN-Revision: 9722

diff --git a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
index 339b4e73e89cbc1a96546edb3006a2f2cbc4ffc3..82fcbc8939ab52c15974b937f15a8db47ba18e92 100644 (file)
--- a/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
+++ b/package/ppp/files/ppp.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ start_pppd() {
                return 0
        }
 
+       # Workaround: sometimes hotplug2 doesn't deliver the hotplug event for creating
+       # /dev/ppp fast enough to be used here
+       [ -e /dev/ppp ] || mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
+
        config_get device "$cfg" device
        config_get unit "$cfg" unit
        config_get username "$cfg" username