Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> writes: > The more I think about my observed symptoms, it would seem logical to > be kernel related. > > If the Linkzone is physically connected when PC is turned on, the boot > process will hang until the Linkzone is disconnected.
I have a guess then. Maybe the Linkzone comes up as a storage device and has to be specifically instructed to become a modem. This was a common deal with old cellular USB sticks as I recall. A full Linux OS usually has something to do this switch while an installer doesn't necessarily. As a side note, Google tells me the Linkzone uses bog standard cdc_ether and rndis_host drivers, same as what USB modems and Android phones commonly use.
