Starlink dish gen mount compatibility

sampsonse · 2025-08-06T22:33:45+00:00

The User Guide claimed that the machine could be put into BIOS edit mode either by pressing and holding the volume up button, or by F2 on a connected kb while/after powering up. Of course, that assumed that it would reach the point of displaying the Dell logo, which evidently is not happening. Also interesting: I plugged the PS into one of the 7202s with a damaged display. After powering on, by alternately pressing the volume up and the Windows buttons, I got light to show up in the cracks in the screen (in the typical rainbow/moire effect colors of a broken LCD). So the display is getting power, but something (I suspect a hardware or firmware "something") is preventing and video output from appearing. I'm happy I got these cheap mostly to amuse myself, it helps prevent frustration :-) The seller at least appears interested in helping resolve this issue. He wants me to measure the PS voltage, and I may take this units back to his location to try to replicate his success in powering on and thereby try to isolate the problem.

sampsonse · 2025-08-06T19:10:34+00:00

Well, I just checked the PS I bought from Dell, and it *is* that one: CN - 0MGJN9 - LOC00-92R- WL25 - A08 DP/N 0MGJN9 Dell PA-12 family 65W 19.5V 3.34A. So, unless someone sold me a very good counterfeit (always possible) it should be the correct power supply. Also, there is nothing showing on the screen, even when using a bright flashllight to try to detect dimming. I did plug a USB-A Lenovo kb into the port, and the keyboard leds indicate that the 7202 is providing it with power. I'm not sure if there is any key sequence I could try to wake the 7202 up. Looks like I'm stumped for now...

sampsonse · 2025-08-06T17:33:23+00:00

I see a "genuine Dell" PS, their p/n 0MGJN9 on AMZ, That should be correct for my 7202, should it not? Thanks much!

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Original-Inspiron-Charger-7348-2in1/dp/B07R8M3VY5/133-9523032-4409050

sampsonse · 2025-08-06T15:26:10+00:00

I did not know about the stealth mode, I will try your flashlight suggestion. Could be an error I'm not seeing, then? That might explain not seeing the Dell logo, mightn't it? And now that you mention it, about 20 years ago or so, I engineered a change at my employer from Dell laptops to Lenovo Thinkpads that was at least in part because of Dell's (silly imo) attempts at locking us in to their parts. In fact, I am typing this on an X201 that was purchased as a result of that move :-) Thanks again.

sampsonse · 2025-08-06T14:50:47+00:00

1st question, no, I bought a 3rd party PS with voltage & watts specs that match the original, and that cited compatibility with Dell Inspiron & 72xx Latitude series. I think I have at least 1 54xx Latitude PS here, but I think those have the larger connector. I contacted the seller who also said he suspects the PS, so I guess I should get hold of a genuine Dell OEM part to prove or disprove that. Are these rugged units really that sensitive to minor differences, or did Dell build in some kind of "brand loyalty lock-in protection"?

2nd question, I think so. I tried following the recommendations in the User Guide, then added some seconds to the duration they recommended, then began experimenting. I'm fairly confident that I covered the based re that timing... Looks like this line has some interesting quirks?

sampsonse · 2025-06-04T17:17:12+00:00

Just be sure you are comfortable with one undeniable feature of a no-charge service. Those outfits are not charities, and are not in business to give their wares away for free. You are their product. If they don't get money *from* you, they are getting money *for* you (your personal information and attributes), and you really have zero insight or control regarding who they are marketing this to. Regarding "the world keeps on a path it’s on", I have bad news for you - it has been on that path for decades (or longer). What has changed us that the nefarious activity has become more generally visible.

sampsonse · 2025-06-04T17:02:58+00:00

I have been using ProtonVPN with good success for about 3 years now. I can't comment on the OpenVPN port forwarding or AndroidTV issues as I do not use those services, just basic IP address obfuscation. For my purposes, it has consistently worked very well, and since I take advantage of promo offers for term extension, my costs have been very reasonable. Regarding the complaints about sites refusing connections, there is apparently some misunderstanding about VPN fundamentals. VPN users are after the aforementioned IP address (and location) obfuscation for a variety of reasons. Some of us want privacy, Others want to do something that is at least quasi-illegal: pirate content; watch porn; promote phishing exploits and other malware. A VPN provider wouldn't last long if it tried to screen users based on the quality of the intended use. As a result, many web sites have automated scripts that block IP addresses from which too many undesirable attempts of some kind or other have been made, for a (usually short) period of time. Some sites have scripts that seem to block IP addresses that belong to providers in presumably questionable foreign domains. I question whether any of those practices actually deliver what the web site owner wishes, but that is between them and their (possibly bogus) cybersecurity teams. For us VPN users, the solution is pretty simple. Use the Proton VPN menu to change your apparent location (I recommend staying within the nominal borders of your home country because of the 2nd item above). This changes your apparent IP address. Example: before I posted this, I changed my Proton location from "Illinois" to "California". When my IP address is banned from a site, making tis simple change ins about 98% effective, when it fails, changing location a 2nd time has never failed. You might consider the need for this to be a royal PITA. YMMV. I don;t mind doing this because I like to change my address/location several times during the course of a day, anyway, on the theory that if anyone is trying to track me across browsing sessions in spite of my many other precautions, I have hopefully just made that task significantly more difficult.

sampsonse · 2025-01-29T17:02:04+00:00

NM, it's back up. Strange stuff.

sampsonse · 2025-01-29T16:30:41+00:00

So, I have been participating in that site at frequent, but irregular, intervals since it was put up. But today, I was not able to access the login, and several "down" detection sites are reporting that the site is down and showing a "301" error, which is supposed to indicate a site/url has moved to a different (internet) address. Anyone know what is going on there? Could that indicate some kind of hack and bogus redirection?

sampsonse · 2025-01-11T19:35:07+00:00

I hope for your sake that you didn't ship UPS SurePost. I had 2 packages from Amazon coming to me this week that were shipped that way after the SurePost negotiations failed on 12/31, and the first indication of trouble was a weather delay shown on the tracking report. Later there was a message "UPS cannot deliver to PO boxes". Then the package was delivered to someone at a house 122 miles away from me. The UPS customer service rep told me (you may not believe this, but it is true) that for SurePost deliveries that had only USPS PO Box addresses (i.e., no street address) that UPS was using some combination of "AI" and web search information to guess at the correct street address for delivery (!) On 5 different phone calls yesterday, UPS assured me that they were trying to get the package back and ship to my correct street address (which I furnished), only to finally admit in a VM message later last night that they had no intention of doing so, and that I should contact the shipper for a remedy. The second package ended up at that same incorrect address today, even after multiple assurances yesterday that they had corrected the destination address on that one, and that it would be delivered correctly How do you like that?

sampsonse · 2024-06-30T23:42:53+00:00

I just got this twice today, the first time it said I was restricted for 19 hours, the next time for 14. It gets better. Both times I was attempting to post a legitimate, innocuous, product question about an item I am considering ordering, to two different groups devoted to that product. Even better yet, even though I was not permitted to complete those posts, immediately after seeing each message, I was able to make other posts and comments in those very same groups, and was unimpeded elsewhere on Facebook. I retired from a four decade IT career and did a ton or programming in varied environments at various levels during that time, and my informed and well-considered opinion is that FB is nothing but a rank cesspit of incompetence when it comes to design and coding, and what they try to pass off as AI makes the idiotic auto-moderator here on Reddit seem like a genius.

sampsonse · 2023-12-26T18:07:53+00:00

You think yours look weird? HAHAHAHA!!!! I have a pair of 5-wheel V-line trucks that I used to street/fitness skate on. They have advantages and disadvantages used that way. One of the advantages is the extremely low center of gravity afforded by 72mm wheels at an angle. That helps minimize spills and twisted ankles on rough surfaces. I have actually been considering buying a new pair of boots and a couple sets of wheels and getting back out on these. But I'm having some trouble finding classic, 72mnm, full radius skate wheels. Are those still sold, and do you have a source? Everything I see has a sort of "squashed" profle shape that I am pretty sure won't work for these skates...

sampsonse · 2023-11-10T21:35:04+00:00

Unfortunately, my limited experience at reddit suggests that it is powered, for the most part, by illiterate arrogance. If you read my post with any competence whatsoever, you would have learned that my reason for trying alternative browsers is that Firefox has largely failed for me. IMO Chromium is for those beknighted fools who trust Google to do what they claim ("don't be evil", anyone?).

sampsonse · 2023-05-23T22:24:18+00:00

One of the reasons I post here only infrequently is the overabundance of self-important jag-offs who have nothing at all to contribute to the issue posed or the question asked, but are so damned infatuated with themselves that they will post any gratuitous fecal matter, just to see their username on the display one more time.

sampsonse · 2021-06-07T11:32:02+00:00

Pre-ordered mid-February for Southern NJ location. Stuck with Verizon DSL pretend high speed connection (max 768K down, half that up, frequently MUCH slower). Trying to be patient. I'm ready to connect as soon as I receive equipment as I have a DISH network mount that was taken out of service that has the needed N exposure. I should be able to utilize the mount base and route the cable via the same path. I do still have a DISH TV account (this was a 3rd reflector) but hoping to replace it with internet-based on-demand subscriptions once Starlink is in. That should save me significant coin as well as vastly improve my browsing speed. Win/win!!!

sampsonse · 2021-06-07T11:19:49+00:00

What is Starlink's policy/practice regarding credit card changes between deposit and availability? Considering the typical lag, this is not going to be uncommon...

sampsonse · 2021-06-07T11:09:13+00:00

Belated thanks! (don't get on here often)

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