USB ethernet adapter on Hikey

Products Support HiKey
#1

Hi,

I compiled a kernel from branch “android-hikey-linaro-4.1” on https://github.com/96boards/linux.git 96boards_linux.
I loaded the kernel with rootfs on SD card. It could boot but networking didn’t work.
I am using Sabrent USB2.0 ethernet adapter(NT-WU2R) which is based on RTL8152 chipset.

Should I use AX88772 chipset of adapter?

#2

So looking at Downloads | Sabrent the NT-WU2R doesn’t have a linux driver so maybe it cannot be supported. AX88772 looks more promising (http://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&PItemID=86;71;101&PLine=71 lists a linux driver). Make sure you set ‘CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y’ and ‘CONFIG_USB_NET_AX8817X=y’ when you build your kernel.

#3

You can also try again with ‘CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y’ and ‘CONFIG_USB_RTL8152=y’ for the NT-WU2R if you want, but note that Sabrent is not listed in the list of supported vendors in http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/USB_RTL8152.html.

#4

Thanks for replying.
I set “CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y and CONFIG_USB_RTL815=y” but it didn’t work on kernel version 4.1
I used configuration file from “http://xenbits.xen.org/people/sstabellini/config-hikey”
I don’t know why and I will buy the AX88772 chipset one.
The most weird thing is that the networking is working on kernel version 4.4 running on the flash memory.

Thanks!

#5

You’re welcome! Have you tried comparing the 4.1 and 4.4 config file to see if there might be anything significantly different wrt usb ethernet adapters?

#6

I checked and made them same. However, the adapter didn’t work on 4.1 kernel. Really weird…