On 03/03/2022 03:01 PM, Hans wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 3. März 2022, 21:24:29 CET schrieb Richard Owlett:
Hi Richard,
I suppose you got not a hotspot from T-mobile, but an USB-stick with a GSM-
card inside.
Nope! <grin>
It is a WiFi Hotspot intended to serve 16 WiFi connected devices.
Specifically it is labeled "Alcatel Linkzone", a "4GLTE Hotspot".
I have selected to keep the WiFi disabled {a menu choice}.
[I consider WiFi to be intrinsically a potential vulnerability. As a
senior citizen I'm old fashioned.}
The USB-stick you describe is probably what I was looking for when my
dial-up connected ISP closed down several years ago. T-Mobile was the
only local wireless provider that did want to coerce me into buying a
"smart"(sic) phone. Back then their screens were too small to be usable.
These USB-stick need some firmware, maybe just that is missing?
If you like to use taht USB-stick, which I have in mind, you can connect with
it to the internet with the normal modem commands.
And please note, this sticks sometimes got a little memeory on it (for windows
drivers), and youu have to force linux to see the usb-stick as modem and not
as a memorystick.
I've noticed that ;/
When I power up my laptop, I have to leave it unplugged until the boot
process has completed. Otherwise it tries to treat it as a memory device.
There is a nice little tool for this, called "comgt", which does handle it.
Synaptic's description of "comgt" describes as aimed at "3G datacards".
My device is 4G and the homepage link is outdated.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for trying. Any other suggestions?
Best
Hans
I have limited internet connectivity.
I have read over the years that installing a *MINIMAL* command line
system from netinst.iso [without internet is possible].
The intent to add pieces later assumed.
Is this process described somewhere?
I've got a system that appears to have a very minimal shell running.
My potential internet connection is a USB connected hotspot from
T-Mobile. On a typical GUI installed Debian it runs fine.
My minimal system doesn't recognize it.
What might be the missing software?
Any suggestions?
My effective data cap at the moment is ~1 GB/month.
Among my goals is installer for those with _*minimal*_ resources.
TIA
