Usb Connection Howto, Windows & Linux - OE specific Options

[lardman]

Another pinned topic :-)

Let's nail setting up USB connections between a Z and a PC (running WinXP or Linux), which is a basic thing which ought to be documented (and which comes up from time to time).

What we need is:
* Your Z (hardware, OZ version, kernel version)
* Your PC OS (including kernel version/service pack/etc.)
* Where you got the drivers from (if needed)
* What changes you made on the PC (if any, mainly for Linux)
* What changes you made on your Z (if any)

Cheers,


Si

P.S. I know there are already HowTos in the ZUG HowTos area, however these generally apply to Sharp ROMs (and although there may not be many differences, there are enough).

By all means, lift the info from there if it works, it'll go back in there once this is all sorted.

[pgas]

PC: windows XP
Zaurus: 860 oz/gpe 3.5.4 2.6 kernel

Connect the zaurus to the pc via usb.

On the zaurus:
Menu -> settings -> usb settings :
Ethernet Networking ok

Menu -> settings -> Network setup
usb0 (NOT usbd0) I change the ip here to 192.168.128.202, in order not to have problems with my other subnets

Menu -> utilities -> Root shell
type in the console:

CODE

modprobe g_ether
ifup usb0

ignore the messages, now when typing `ifconfig' you should see usb0 with the ip set before and hopefully windows should have found a new device, time to set windows.

On the pc:
- save the attached file and rename it linux.inf
- follow the steps here:
http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index...ndows_XP_usbnet
( in fact I have included the location of linux.inf and windows did it all by itself)
- at the end right click on the local connection and choose properties
- click on tcpip and properties
- click on Use the following ip address and put 192.168.128.200 (or whatever you have set as a gateway on the zaurus, by default it should be 192.168.0.200)

Voila

Attached File(s)

 linux.inf.txt ( 6.43K ) Number of downloads: 214

 

[jerrybme]

PC: windows XP
Zaurus: 860 oz/gpe 3.5.4 2.6 kernel

Connect the zaurus to the pc via usb.

On the zaurus:
Menu -> settings -> usb settings  :
  Ethernet Networking ok

Menu -> settings -> Network setup
  usb0 (NOT usbd0) I change the ip here to 192.168.128.202, in order not to have problems with my other subnets

Menu -> utilities -> Root shell
type in the console:

CODE

modprobe g_ether
ifup usb0

ignore the messages, now when typing `ifconfig' you should see usb0 with the ip set before and hopefully windows should have found a new device, time to set windows.

On the pc:
- save the attached file and rename it linux.inf
- follow the steps here:
http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index...ndows_XP_usbnet
( in fact I have included the location of linux.inf and windows did it all by itself)
- at the end right click on the local connection and choose properties
- click on tcpip and properties
- click on Use the following ip address and put 192.168.128.200 (or whatever you have set as a gateway on the zaurus, by default it should be 192.168.0.200)

Voila

God I hate windoze, thanks pgas for the above info, it almost works for me except as the XP drivers are being installed the new device dialog locks and I lose my USB mouse. As soon as I disconnect my Z the mouse comes back, but the drivers never completely install. This may be related to the docking station I use at work.