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Migrating to another i-opener..
how to??

New MessageMigrating to another i-opener.. (modified 0 times) Jerzeyboy
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My grandmother has been addicted to her little i-opener since day one......it died, I purchased one off of ebay, entered her username and password, access number into the other unit (previously used).

It dials in, can access the internet, but will not log into her account or access her email, when I contacted eathlink support they said we needed to unplug the unit and let it SIT. That didn't work.

If you try to remove/add email link in the "preferences" you get "unable to access network" and a falied connection link. What's going on?? Any suggestions???

Thanks, she REALLY loves her iopener!

02-23-2006 10:57:23

New MessageRE:Migrating to another i-opener.. (modified 0 times) Tom61
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Sounds like the unit didn't get updated with the final upgrade, which is required to continue using it unmodified. No easy way to get it working. There's some info on this board about what you can do, but most of it has disappeared and archive.org doesn't even have most of it, you might get lucky though.
02-23-2006 13:05:47

New MessageRE:Migrating to another i-opener.. (modified 0 times) Jerzeyboy
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Is there any way to force it to get the final upgrade????
02-23-2006 20:04:14

New MessageRE:Migrating to another i-opener.. (modified 0 times) Tom61
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No easy way, it was available for only a limited time, and the server that had it is long since gone.

The only way to get to connect is to hack the data on the sandisk. This varies by sub-model (no outward sign of what sub-model you have), with a range of difficulty between hitting a few keys at the right time, to having to reflash the bios, boot Linux off a laptop harddisk using a modified cable, and dd'ing an image to the san disk. See threads on getting an I-Opener to use another ISP which, even though you're using the ISP it was made for, you still need to do the modifications, as Earthlink no longer has support for an I-Opener.

You might cosnider picking her up another internet appliance. Most of the older ones are fairly cheap now, and some should fit your grandmother's needs without needing to be modified.

02-24-2006 14:22:06

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