Installing Driver Modules with Source Code and Makefile

[hormel09]

I have an ethernet dongle and I'm trying to install the driver for it. I have the source code and a makefile provided by the manufacturer. There doesn't appear to be a Kernel Headers Package for Raspbian Jesse with which to build the kernel module. Instead, I can compile the the Raspbian source code and all its modules and that will eliminate the need for the kernel headers package. I've been looking at a few guides (couldn't figure out hyperlinking in this text editor):
viewtopic.php?t=39096&p=393810
https://www.grendelman.net/wp/compiling ... pberry-pi/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compiling ... odule.html

Some questions unanswered by the guides.

• Where do I get the Raspbian source code? I see the guides point to the GitHub repository, but the only thing I can find there is a zip file -- not tars.

• How do I compile the source code of Raspbian? All I see in online guides are uncompressing the source tar ball.

• Where do I put/what do I do with the compiled source code?

I know that's a lot. If anyone could answer even part of my post, I'd greatly appreciate it.

[fruitoftheloom]

I have an ethernet dongle and I'm trying to install the driver for it. I have the source code and a makefile provided by the manufacturer. There doesn't appear to be a Kernel Headers Package for Raspbian Jesse with which to build the kernel module. Instead, I can compile the the Raspbian source code and all its modules and that will eliminate the need for the kernel headers package. I've been looking at a few guides (couldn't figure out hyperlinking in this text editor):
viewtopic.php?t=39096&p=393810
https://www.grendelman.net/wp/compiling ... pberry-pi/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compiling ... odule.html

Some questions unanswered by the guides.

• Where do I get the Raspbian source code? I see the guides point to the GitHub repository, but the only thing I can find there is a zip file -- not tars.

• How do I compile the source code of Raspbian? All I see in online guides are uncompressing the source tar ball.

• Where do I put/what do I do with the compiled source code?

I know that's a lot. If anyone could answer even part of my post, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Could you plug in the USB Ethernet Adaptor and post output of lsusb

[rpdom]

Could you plug in the USB Ethernet Adaptor and post output of lsusb

This is good advice. There may already be a driver built for your adaptor.

[fruitoftheloom]

Could you plug in the USB Ethernet Adaptor and post output of lsusb

This is good advice. There may already be a driver built for your adaptor.

...quite so, apart from the DM9601 most are supported AOK

[rpdom]

Could you plug in the USB Ethernet Adaptor and post output of lsusb

This is good advice. There may already be a driver built for your adaptor.

...quite so, apart from the DM9601 most are supported AOK

Yes, which is a silly bug in the driver. Although the DM9601 chipset is not worth using even if the driver did work.

[fruitoftheloom]

Yes, which is a silly bug in the driver. Although the DM9601 chipset is not worth using even if the driver did work.

Yes USB1.1 compliant

[rpdom]

Yes, which is a silly bug in the driver. Although the DM9601 chipset is not worth using even if the driver did work.

Yes USB1.1 compliant

Stupid thing is that it is sold as USB2.0 compatible, which it is, technically.

[hormel09]

I have an ethernet dongle and I'm trying to install the driver for it. I have the source code and a makefile provided by the manufacturer. There doesn't appear to be a Kernel Headers Package for Raspbian Jesse with which to build the kernel module. Instead, I can compile the the Raspbian source code and all its modules and that will eliminate the need for the kernel headers package. I've been looking at a few guides (couldn't figure out hyperlinking in this text editor):
viewtopic.php?t=39096&p=393810
https://www.grendelman.net/wp/compiling ... pberry-pi/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compiling ... odule.html

Some questions unanswered by the guides.

• Where do I get the Raspbian source code? I see the guides point to the GitHub repository, but the only thing I can find there is a zip file -- not tars.

• How do I compile the source code of Raspbian? All I see in online guides are uncompressing the source tar ball.

• Where do I put/what do I do with the compiled source code?

I know that's a lot. If anyone could answer even part of my post, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Could you plug in the USB Ethernet Adaptor and post output of lsusb

I guess the Pi does see it. It's device 004.

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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05e3:0718 Genesys Logic, Inc. IDE/SATA Adapter
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast              Ethernet Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

But I can't SSH into the Pi with that adapter. It just times out. The status lights on the adapter are solid green and amber.

[fruitoftheloom]

The 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 should be natively supported, but the driver / firmware can be downloaded from:

http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub ... ItemID=131

[hormel09]

The 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 should be natively supported, but the driver / firmware can be downloaded from:

http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub ... ItemID=131

Yeah, that's where I got the driver and makefile. It's source code though and I don't know how to install it without kernel headers package. The adapter is also in the output of ip link show. It shows up as eth1. If it is being recognized, does that mean the driver is installed?

For fun, I hooked up the adapter to my Windows machine. Worked like a charm.

[fruitoftheloom]

The 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 should be natively supported, but the driver / firmware can be downloaded from:

http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub ... ItemID=131

Yeah, that's where I got the driver and makefile. It's source code though and I don't know how to install it without kernel headers package. The adapter is also in the output of ip link show. It shows up as eth1. If it is being recognized, does that mean the driver is installed?

For fun, I hooked up the adapter to my Windows machine. Worked like a charm.

If it is shown in ifconfig as eth1 then yes it is installed and woking..

Do you do have a decent power supply 5V2A ?

[GTR2Fan]

If you have a 1.5A or higher PSU and it's a Pi B+ or Pi2B, it's probably worth adding...

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max_usb_current=1

...to your config.txt file.

[hormel09]

I figured out what the issue is. My router can reserve addresses based on a Mac. I didn't realize that using a different network adapter would cause the router to see a different Mac. After changing the IP address, I could ssh in. Man, I feel silly

Just out of curiosity, fruitoftheloom, how did you know that the chipset in my adapter is natively supported?

Thanks for all your input guys!

[DougieLawson]

The way you do it is to start with 0b95:1790 and feed that into Google or search the kernel source tree at http://github.com/raspberrypi/linux for that vendorid / productid.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=0b95:1790+Linux