On Thu 14 Oct 2021 at 16:34:48 (-0000), Curt wrote: > On 2021-10-14, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > > > Clarifying observed sequence of states/events: > > 1. Computer power off. > > 2. Alcatel Linkzone powered up and connected to cellular network. > > I'm under the impression the Linkzone is intended principally to be used > as a wifi hotpot. Have you tried connecting to the thing wirelessly > rather than tethering your computer to the device via USB? I'm > relatively certain this method must violate some constraint enumerated > earlier (there always seems to be one), but you can't have everything.
Two, I think. The first is "I _actively_ abhor activating *any* WiFi device. [long OT story]". The second is more subtle. The goal is not to get Debian onto the machine and move on. Rather, the aim is to generate a minimal, optimal, custom Debian installation method that will cope with whichever machine and whatever obstacles are thrown in its path. It's interesting that most people make things simple by installing their basic netinst system on ethernet, and then configuring wifi for normal use, whereas with this Linkzone the simple path (being avoided) appears to be just the opposite. Let's hope that the progress made with USB modeswitching in the d-i continues. Cheers, David.
