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Arragonis · 03-19-2013, 05:42 AM

A powered USB hub would provide enough juice for the modem probably.

Wireless might also be the key - I used a USB plug in adaptor for my games desktop which decided to lunch itself over Christmas (last Packard Bell I ever buy...). Just on a whim I tried plugging it into the Pi with XFCE running and the wireless connection utility thing reported that it could find my hub. Enter the pass key and it worked - I was impressed

I don't know the make, it was just a generic £5 from Amazon - the Pi list of peripherals lists ones that do work.

Downloaded Minecraft for Pi and had that working reasonably well too.

Also bought a copy of Programming Python on Win32 (an older O'Reilly book) for £2 secondhand - the online tutorials are fine but you can't beat dead trees for reading in bed

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Arragonis The PRC. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elsewhere. Posts: 5,304 Thanks: 285 Thanked 536 Times in 384 Posts	A powered USB hub would provide enough juice for the modem probably. Wireless might also be the key - I used a USB plug in adaptor for my games desktop which decided to lunch itself over Christmas (last Packard Bell I ever buy...). Just on a whim I tried plugging it into the Pi with XFCE running and the wireless connection utility thing reported that it could find my hub. Enter the pass key and it worked - I was impressed I don't know the make, it was just a generic £5 from Amazon - the Pi list of peripherals lists ones that do work. Downloaded Minecraft for Pi and had that working reasonably well too. Also bought a copy of Programming Python on Win32 (an older O'Reilly book) for £2 secondhand - the online tutorials are fine but you can't beat dead trees for reading in bed __________________ [I]So long and thanks for all the fish.[/I]