Trinity Kernel (was: Need help for an Android Ethernet driver)

[Evan Leibovitch]

You don't need to install a new ROM or kernel to get busybox. Rooting is
enough, which is all I've done so far.

- Evan


On 20 August 2012 11:47, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I have the "Siyah" kernel on my GS2. I don't overclock, but it did allow
> me to install busybox, openvpn, etc. It also gets better battery life than
> the corresponding stock kernel.
> On Aug 20, 2012 8:45 AM, "Jason Shaw" <grazer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> I've not used it, but my coworker has it on his Galaxy Nexus phone and
>> Nexus 7 tablet, and has been able to reliably overclock them both without
>> them becoming unstable, and increasing their battery life. Not sure the
>> details on how all that works, but it's pretty well known in the Android
>> hacking scene that most of the default kernel configs for devices aren't
>> terribly optiimized.
>>
>> I was mostly meaning that with 3rd party kernels, you have more control
>> over what modules are loaded, so you might have a chance of loading it more
>> easily that way, but I have no "proof" of that, more of a hunch.
>>
>> -jason
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The website is a bit sparse on details. What's added/improved in this
>>> kernel?
>>> On Aug 15, 2012 10:23 AM, "Jason Shaw" <grazer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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Evan Leibovitch
Toronto Canada

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