Hotel login - web viewer failed to install

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So, I’m stuck.

Staying the week at a shore rental with wifi that requires a web login (password and accept services).

I thought I could install web viewer from the add-ons (after lots of searching), but the installation fails.

I’m running 9.2.4 on an Amlogic chip via a microSD Card.

The computer I brought with me does NOT have a microSD card reader (I could get one at Staples if it will allow me to fix the problem).

Thoughts and help?

Andrew

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You can’t install any GUI addons (such as web browsers\viewer?) on CE.

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Installing links or lynx (text-based browser) via entware might do it in some cases. Curl could also be used to post form information but it requires a bit more advanced knowledge / fiddling.

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Web Viewer is supposed to be a text based web viewer (no graphics).

Any other thoughts here?

Andrew

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Maybe create a hotspot with the CE box, connect to your CE box with your laptop and use your laptop to do the web login.

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I think @Rascal’s idea is good. You should be able to install lynx on CE.

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I see you run CE from SD card, so I guess that means you can still boot from internal to Android, right? Then you could also connect to the Wi-Fi in Android and then reboot to CE. The hotel Wi-Fi should remember the MAC address for a while and allow your box to reconnect without the login prompt. Just putting some options out there so you can find something that works for you.

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