Hey guys and gals,
I was just reading up on the forums about people who have issues with only a single light coming on for there 56k modem. The problems i have read about had the following solutions that i don't think will help me. In one case it was a known software bug (currently i am using DreamPi V6 (or 1.6 sorry cant remember exactly but should be the latest release)
The second issue was because the USB modem being used was not compatible. (I have a Dell NW147 which seems to be the go to brand here)
So this is my problem as best i can describe it.
After working with out a hitch for about 3 weeks, suddenly i was having a problem connecting to the internet. The most detailed response i would get out of any game or software came from AFO which said that there was no dial tone. I used my multi-meter verified my solder connections were still good for all wires and that i still had a strong 9V coming out of my battery. Everything looks good there.
This may be 100% Pigeon superstition, but it seems to me i get the best luck when i use my web browser disk (planet web 2.6X) and ask it to try to connect while i restart the dream pi by unplugging and then plugging back in the power supply. Typcically after about 3-5 tries i get a solid second light. This whole time i keep asking the software to connect to the network.
Once a connection has been made i can switch games and all of them go online again. And it seems so long as i don't power cycle the RPi i keep the 2nd light lit and am ready to go.
I have tried to move the Modem to different USB ports and it doesn't seem to make any difference i can see.
Has anyone had anything like this?
Could it be that the Modem is defective somehow? or is it some kind of software handshake process that is failing. Should i try to re flash DreamPi onto the SD card again? It is really odd because as i said it was working correctly first time every time for about 3 weeks and now it requires multiple restarts to get going.
Thank so much!