What is linkzone? On Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 19:46 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> On 03/07/2021 06:08 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > > Background: > > About a decade ago my ISP decided to terminate their dial-up service. > > I had seen someone connecting their laptop to the web using a device > > with the form factor of a USB flash drive. I liked the portability. A > > T-Mobile salesman actually listened to my description. The device I > > described was not available but he described their HotSpot. I had no > > need of a LAN nor WiFi, and its WiFi could be programmatically be > disabled. > > > > Current situation: > > I have replaced the original with an Alcatel Linkzone. My plan has a 2GB > > data cap (essentially infinite for someone used to dial-up ;). Due to > > that data cap and personal preference I purchase a DVD set for each > > named release of Debian. They are now more conveniently packaged a > > single flash drive. > > > > The problem: > > Recently it would have been convenient to have the latest point release > > immediately available on a new machine. I attempted to use the > > netinst.iso . It failed to connect to web to download desired packages. > > > > There is no similar problem on machines already running Debian. > > *NOTE BENE* no non-free drivers have been required. > > I tried to use the ISO on a machine already running Debian with the same > > failure mode. > > > > I suspect the problem is related to the screen references using DHCP to > > discover your internet connection. It doesn't bother me that "automatic" > > fails. I tried manual mode with no success (ALSO found no detailed > > instruction for manual mode). > > > > I could try installing on this machine which would allow simple access > > to error logs. Which log/logs would be relevant? > > > > TIA > > > > Thought it was reproducible. > Ran one more test. > This time it apparently worked as it should have. > The only thing that may have made a difference is that the Linkzone had > been in use on a working system. > If I'm right I should be able to reproduce the problem tomorrow after > the Linkzone has been powered off overnight. > If I can reproduce the problem, then the is a bug to be filed against > the documentation. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
