error: couldn't close device: Transaction timed out

[Aleksander Morgado]

>> Well, looks like the modem decided to not reply
>> for 2 minutes.
>>
>> Is this by any chance an embedded system with
>> limited power in the USB port?
>
>
> Debian system is on a net-book, an Acer Aspire One ZG5
> (8G HD, 512MB ram, 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU). I've choosen
> that distro instead of Slackware because its netinstall
> make easier to build up a minimal system... and atp-get
> do the rest.
>
> Do you think that netbook coul be the matter?
> How could I exclude a issue related to USB limited
> power?
>
> I have also an usb-2.0 hub with its own power supply, I
> could try to plug it and then insert my olicard in this
> powered hub... Do you think could this perhaps help to
> give more power to our internet key?
>

Yes, try with the externally powered usb hub, that will definitely
help to check whether this is an issue with the output power of the
usb ports in the netbook.

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Aleksander
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