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. 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. There is a nice little tool for this, called "comgt", which does handle it. Hope this helps. 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