USB Ethernet / RNDIS is working over my pc but not on android tablet

VIM1S
1

I was able to get a USB SSH connection working from my Ubuntu computer into my VIM1S via USB-C. It won’t work on my android tablet (Samsung Galaxy TabActive3).

Please Advise.

IMAGE : oowow VIM1S, ubuntu kernel 5.4

rndis script (copy from oowow)

#!/bin/sh

## hyphop ##

#= usb otg composite driver

## liNKS
## https://gist.github.com/Gadgetoid/c52ee2e04f1cd1c0854c3e77360011e2

set -e

CONF=/opt/usbnet.conf

. $CONF

for m in g_mass_storage g_ether g_ncm; do
    [ -d /sys/module/$m ] && rmmod $m
done

#for m in g_ffs; do
#    [ -d /sys/module/$m ] || modprobe $m
#done

PR=$(hostname)
MN="rescueip:$ip_dev:$ip_host"
iProduct="$PR"
iManufacturer="$MN"

#pkill -f usb0 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null

CMD(){
    logger -s -t net "$@"
    "$@"
}

MKDIR(){
    [ -d "$1" ] || \
    mkdir -p "$1"
}

CFG=/tmp/configfs
CID=g1

UDIR=/sys/class/udc/

for i in $UDIR*;  do
    UDC=${i#$UDIR}
done

echo "[i] UDC $UDC">&2

[ -d $CFG ] || mkdir $CFG

grep -q $CFG /proc/mounts || \
    mount none -t configfs $CFG

cd $CFG/usb_gadget

rm -rf $CFG/CIG 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null

MKDIR $CID
cd $CID

#    ls -l1

#echo "0x0200" > bcdUSB
echo "0x0210" > bcdUSB
echo "0x02" > bDeviceClass
echo "0x00" > bDeviceSubClass
echo "0x3066" > bcdDevice
echo $idVendor > idVendor
echo $idProduct > idProduct

echo "1" > os_desc/use
echo "0xcd" > os_desc/b_vendor_code
echo "MSFT100" > os_desc/qw_sign

STRID=0x409

MKDIR "strings/$STRID"

echo $iSerialNumber > strings/$STRID/serialnumber
echo $iManufacturer > strings/$STRID/manufacturer
echo $iProduct > strings/$STRID/product

echo "[i] make config">&2

MKDIR configs/c.1
MKDIR configs/c.1/strings/$STRID

echo "RNDIS" > configs/c.1/strings/0x409/configuration

MKDIR functions/rndis.usb0

echo "[i] make functions">&2

echo "RNDIS" > functions/rndis.usb0/os_desc/interface.rndis/compatible_id
echo "5162001" > functions/rndis.usb0/os_desc/interface.rndis/sub_compatible_id

host_addr_act=$(cat functions/rndis.usb0/host_addr)
dev_addr_act=$(cat functions/rndis.usb0/dev_addr)

echo "[i] make config addr host: $host_addr($host_addr_act) dev: $dev_addr($dev_addr_act)">&2

[ "$host_addr" == "$host_addr_act" ] || \
echo $host_addr > functions/rndis.usb0/host_addr
[ "$dev_addr" == "$dev_addr_act" ] || \
echo $dev_addr > functions/rndis.usb0/dev_addr

host_addr_act=$(cat functions/rndis.usb0/host_addr)
dev_addr_act=$(cat functions/rndis.usb0/dev_addr)

echo "[i] addr configured as host: $host_addr($host_addr_act) dev: $dev_addr($dev_addr_act)">&2

#ls -l1 configs/c.1

ln -sf functions/rndis.usb0 configs/c.1
# Tell Windows to use config #2
ln -sf configs/c.1 os_desc

echo "[i] enable config">&2

#sleep 1

#ls -l1 

echo "[i] enable UDC $UDC">&2
echo "0x00" > bDeviceClass
echo $UDC > UDC

CMD ifconfig $DEV $IP netmask 255.255.255.0

export DEV=$DEV IP1=$IP1 IP0=$IP0 GW=$GW LEASE_CLEAR=1 LEASE_TIME=60

case "$1" in
    gw)
    export GW=$IP DNS="$IP"
    ;;
esac

CMD dhcp_server
2

Hello @hyphop

Please help to check.

3

please check android logs, and try find problem by yourself i don’t know your current android configuration and limitation!

this configuration was tested for LINUX and WINDOWS only

PS: please check other usb networks drivers via oowow like usb_otg_ether or MOD=g_ether usb_otg_ether maybe u get lucky :wink:

1 Like
4

write some detail for us what a was problem !

5

I change method to use Android Tablet as host and use usb-tethering feature.