....The solution for me was to upgrade konqueror-embedded to the development version (version 20060404). However, I had to build it using openembedded.
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Thanks for your great advice. I fired up my OE installation and repeated your steps for my terrier, and now I've got the same success. Cheers!
(Oh, and as always, a tip of the hat to the OE heavy lifters -- you know who you are ).
Marshall