EtherUSB

I’ve just made a new release of EtherUSB fixing a couple of potentially nasty bugs in EtherUSB. Beta release available for download from http://effarig.co.uk/riscos/ This is marked as beta as there is quite a bit of new stuff in there to make handling multiple devices easier which hasn’t been tested that much yet.

FWIW I’m using EtherUSB 0.08 this evening on my BB RevC4 with a MOSChip USB Ethernet dongle (VID 9710, PID7830) and it appears to be working fine.

I see your NTLWorld homepage is well out of date. Is there a problem in just pointing it at your effarig page?

I moved, forgot to move the site first, and now no longer have access to the account. Currently trying to get them to take it down, It used to be easy to get things sorted using their support newsgroup, but I no longer have access to that.

In response to a couple of people who have asked, I’ve just put up a snapshot release of EtherUSB. This has not been well tested and is intended for anyone working on adding new backends. The main changes are:

• It now uses the new API in USBDriver 0.49 instead of peeking into its workspace.
• The packet sending function in usb.c will now write a packet to the output buffer if it will fit, not just if the buffer is empty. An additional function is now provided to allow the previous behaviour to be simulated.
• The AX88772 backend can now write multiple packets into the output buffer giving a significantly increased upload rate. This hasn’t received much in the way of testing so feedback from anyone with such a device would be welcome.

Please note that version 0.08 is the most recent stable version. Available from the usual place: http://www.effarig.co.uk/riscos/

James,

I’ve got some code to bundle into utils to generate a mac address from the machine ID. Also have some C mutex functions that are probably reusable. I’ll mail them over once im done with the DM9000 NIC.

Hi

I am trying to use a dlink dub-100 adapter. I have set etherusb$product to AX88772 and ejinfo reports correct MAC address etc. However I don’t get a ethernet link. Does anyone have this problem with this chip ?

I have looked at the BSD and linux ax sources and I can’t see much difference. The adapter works in linux.

James, is it possible to compile a program that uses your module with gcc ? I like to test some codes.

I’m not quite sure what you are asking:

If you mean compile EtherUSB, then I think that the inline assembler will be incompatible with GCC’s syntax, so would need altering. Other than that I don’t see why you shouldn’t be able to compile EtherUSB with GCC.

If you want to write a DCI protocol module (at the same level in the networking stack as the Internet module), you should be able to do this with GCC.

If you mean write a program which opens TCP connections etc. you can do this in any language.

If you are having problems with EtherUSB, it is worth installing SysLog and having a look at the ‘EtherUSB’ log. Also, which version of EtherUSB are you using and what are you running it on?

If you are having problems with EtherUSB, it is worth installing SysLog and having a look at the ‘EtherUSB’ log. Also, which version of EtherUSB are you using and what are you running it on?

I am running latest stable on beagleboard. I have syslog and I don’t get any error. The only error I have is that I can’t get any link.

If you mean compile EtherUSB, then I think that the inline assembler will be incompatible with GCC’s syntax, so would need altering. Other than that I don’t see why you shouldn’t be able to compile EtherUSB with GCC.

I like to modify the driver for my chip , to see if there is anything I need to send to the nic that isn’t done.

EtherUSB development seems to be coming along nicely. Congratulations to Thomas Milius!

Been testing my BB’s on-board NIC now for two days and can’t tell you how impressed I am. Had some issues with NetSurf but they had nothing to do with EtherUSB.

If you fancy a go yourself, get it here while it’s hot:

Sincere apologies to our developers!

Thanks for this. Apart from just swapping over the module and moving the cable, is there anything else needs doing? I’ve tried this and it doesn’t seem to recognise the interface.

You’ll need to replace the module itself at system.310.modules.network and place the autosense dir containing EtherK (basic) and the obey file in !Inetsetup.

Do I need to change the Obeyfile within !InetSetup.AutoSense for this version of EtherUSB, or does it still use the same file as previously?

SetEther Obey file:

Set InetSetup$Driver$USB EtherUSB:ej0:EtherUSB:0.07:EtherUSB

Thanks, I already have that file in place, but it’s not recognising the xM on-board network port.

Mine was a fresh install, perhaps you’ve got some leftovers?

Mark Beerling reported he had to replace EtherUSB in Boot.Resources.System.500.Modules.NetWork

This is excellent. We had avoided buying a USB-Ethernet adapter for our xM in the hope that the internal interface would be supported soon, but it had got a bit tedious transferring things by USB stick all the time. This makes a world of difference: it’s great just having ShareFS working, for example.

Now I need to start testing which bits of networking software work OK.

Thanks Thomas!

Apart from putting the EtherUSB module in !System.500.Modules.Network and putting the Obeyfile in !InetSetup.Autosense did you have to do anything else? I’ve gone back to a standard ‘HardDisc4’ image as originally downloaded from ROOL some months ago but I still can’t get EtherUSB to work with the on-board networking on my xM. It appears as an interface iwhen I go to set the IP, but *EJInfo doesn’t show that it’s set itself up.

I put the module in !System.310.Modules.Network (the Network directory did not exist, so I created it). I created the Obey file as described by Patric. Note that it’s all meant to be on one line. Then I restarted the machine and set up the internet settings from !Boot in the usual way.

I set up the BeagleBoard’s hard disc from in October or November from the material downloaded from the ROOL site. I am using a different ROM image, which boots to SCSI::4.$ rather than SCSI::0.$ but I don’t suppose that makes a difference.

Ok, found the problem – Either the BB or EtherUSB doesn’t like my network setup. I had my BB connected to an old 10base HUB (not switch), which then linked into my 100base switch (I’d run out of ports on the switch!). Moving the BB to the 100base switch causes it to work happily, but moving back to the 10base hub stops the onboard networking. The external USB-Ethernet adaptor I’ve been using works fine with the 10base hub.

Glad I’ve sorted that one, anyway!

Ok, I have tried the 0.09 EtherUSB module and set up my Beagleboard XM with the obey file in Internet.Autosense and I now too have networking. I have also set up the NetTime module and that syncs the time on the Beagleboard though I haven’t been brave enough to put a backup battery in yet. Finally I can also confirm that David Pilling’s !Twain driver version 0.02 works using my Epson 1660 scanner.

Great work guys.

Is there anywhere I can download the NetTime module pre-built? The iyonix.com beta timekeepers link does not work for me, even on the Iyonix with IyoUpWtch running.

I’ve tried looking in https://www.riscosopen.org/content/downloads but cannot see it under “Boot sequence related” or “Relocatable modules”.

Matthew, check your email at this address.

Patric, I hope you can resolve the copyright problems because the module works great. Communication with a Iyonix works without problems but with a RiscPC I get the normal problems that is, reading is OK but writing to the RiscPC hangs both systems. Have to use a program to slow down communication but then it works the same way as an Iyonix.

Ok, I have tried the 0.09 EtherUSB module and set up my Beagleboard XM with the obey file in Internet.Autosense and I now too have networking.

Does this mean using the on-board network socket? At present I have to use a USB to Ethernet dongle under RISC OS?