Need help for an Android Ethernet driver

[Jason Shaw]

I've heard great reviews from my coworker with a Nexus 7 using the Trinity
Kernel: http://www.derkernel.com/jb-seven.php

Not sure if it has the required drivers though.

-jason

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> How about the 3Rd-party kernels? Haven't tried one on my Nexus yet, but on
> my GS2 the Siyah kernel boosted my features and performance.
> On Aug 15, 2012 9:52 AM, "Evan Leibovitch" <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I've taken delivery of a Nexus 7 tablet and am very happy with it
>> (questions welcomed).
>>
>> One thing that I was hoping to do, when travelling with it, was to have
>> some method of using wired Ethernet with it (typically, when staying in a
>> hotel room that has a wired Ethernet drop but poor or no in-room wifi, this
>> has happened a few times).
>>
>> Plan A is to use the USB "on the go" spec to attach an Ethernet-to-USB
>> connector.
>> Plan B is to get a cheap wifi router<http://www.ebay.ca/itm/160801487354>,
>> which is more expensive and much bulkier.
>>
>> I've taken possession of item A, a $3 thing from eBay<http://www.ebay.ca/itm/120946886349#ht_2815wt_1165>,
>> cheap enough that it didn't work I would toss it.
>>
>> When I plug it in and run `lsusb` on the Nexus 7, the hardware is seen
>> but there's no driver. I get
>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0fe6:9700
>>
>> When I plug the same device into Ubuntu, it works fine and from `lsusb` I
>> get
>> Bus 002 Device 011: ID 0fe6:9700 Kontron (Industrial Computer Source /
>> ICS Advent) DM9601 Fast Ethernet Adapter
>>
>> I've been able to find Linux drivers for this<http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641274>and in fact it's been made to work with the Motorola
>> Xoom <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418591> and Asus
>> Transformer <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705759>.
>>
>> Could some kind person here help me turn this driver into something
>> usable on the stock N7 kernel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Evan Leibovitch
>> Toronto Canada
>>
>> Em: evan at telly dot org
>> Sk: evanleibovitch
>> Tw: el56
>>
>>
>>
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