On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 3 Apr 2015, Robert Nelson wrote: > >> >> >> >> Yeah, it doesn't depend on "FAT" it just requires a partition.. >> >> However if that partition = root partition, in testing we found it >> >> would randomly corrupt things on the root partition. >> >> >> >> So it just needs a secondary non-mounted partition.. So to just >> >> properly use g_multi, i'd be forced to waste space on a 2nd >> >> partition in the console's "case".. >> > >> > um ... what? that's just a bit disturbing, i was unaware of that. so >> > there's no *actual* necessity for a second partition for g_multi, it's >> > just to avoid this issue. >> > >> >> I think the better solution is just to figure out why g_ether >> >> doesn't work like g_multi. ;) >> > >> > i agree, i'll dig into that this weekend unless someone solves it >> > first. >> >> That would be awesome if you had just a free moment, I've gone bald >> scratching my head on this issue. ;) >> >> So far, I've narrowed one of the issues down to "CONFIG_USB_ETH_EEM" >> which i've now globally disabled... >> >> Here's how i modprobe the g_multi/g_ether drivers... >> >> https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/boot/am335x_evm.sh#L89 > > ok, just so i understand what i want to look at this weekend, let me > make sure i understand the terrain here. > > if i read you correctly, you can connect your console image (which > uses g_ether) to a debian box via USB, and you get networking > automatically, correct? that would be the basic usb0 interface on the > BBB, and 192.168.7.[12], is that right? because if i do exactly the > same thing on my fedora rawhide box (console image), i *don't* get > networking, which suggests some deficiency on the fedora side. > > on the other hand, plugging in the g_multi-based lxde image the same > way on my fedora box works just fine. > > so given some time this weekend, my goal would be to try to identify > why USB networking using g_ether works with debian but fails with > fedora. do i have that right?
Well... Just one other problem... My debian/jessie box is running a mainline kernel with all modules... So... It "might" be broken for normal Debian users.. ;) >From looking at g_multi/g_ether they use most of the same path in linux, but the vid/pid/manufacture name is different. Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
