usbNetwork doesn't work on my Kindle DXG. Help needed.

[ihor]

Problem solved.

I found somewhere a file linux.inf - have no idea from which site - lost the URL.
The contents of the file is next (this works for Win 7 x86):

Spoiler:

; MS-Windows driver config matching some basic modes of the
; Linux-USB Ethernet/RNDIS gadget firmware:
;
; - RNDIS plus CDC Ethernet ... this may be familiar as a DOCSIS
; cable modem profile, and supports most non-Microsoft USB hosts
;
; - RNDIS plus CDC Subset ... used by hardware that incapable of
; full CDC Ethernet support.
;
; Microsoft only directly supports RNDIS drivers, and bundled them into XP.
; The Microsoft "Remote NDIS USB Driver Kit" is currently found at:
; http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/...ces/rndis.mspx


[Version]
Signature = "$CHICAGO$"
Class = Net
ClassGUID = {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider = %Linux%
Compatible = 1
MillenniumPreferred = .ME
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
; catalog file would be used by WHQL
;CatalogFile = Linux.cat

[Manufacturer]
%Linux% = LinuxDevices,NT.5.1

[LinuxDevices]
; NetChip IDs, used by both firmware modes
%LinuxDevice% = RNDIS, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2

[LinuxDevices.NT.5.1]
%LinuxDevice% = RNDIS.NT.5.1, USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2

[ControlFlags]
ExcludeFromSelect=*

; Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition specific sections --------

[RNDIS]
DeviceID = usb8023
MaxInstance = 512
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_98, RNDIS_AddReg_Common

[RNDIS_AddReg_98]
HKR, , DevLoader, 0, *ndis
HKR, , DeviceVxDs, 0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS, LogDriverName, 0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS, MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS, MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis3, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis4, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis5, 0, "RNDIS_Install_98"
HKR, Ndi, DeviceId, 0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"

[RNDIS_Install_98]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_98

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_98]
usb8023.sys, usb8023w.sys, , 0
rndismp.sys, rndismpw.sys, , 0

; Windows Millennium Edition specific sections --------------------

[RNDIS.ME]
DeviceID = usb8023
MaxInstance = 512
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_ME, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15

[RNDIS_AddReg_ME]
HKR, , DevLoader, 0, *ndis
HKR, , DeviceVxDs, 0, usb8023.sys
HKR, NDIS, LogDriverName, 0, "usb8023"
HKR, NDIS, MajorNdisVersion, 1, 5
HKR, NDIS, MinorNdisVersion, 1, 0
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefUpper, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, DefLower, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis3,ndis4,ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis3, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis4, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi\Install, ndis5, 0, "RNDIS_Install_ME"
HKR, Ndi, DeviceId, 0, "USB\VID_0525&PID_a4a2"

[RNDIS_Install_ME]
CopyFiles=RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME]
usb8023.sys, usb8023m.sys, , 0
rndismp.sys, rndismpm.sys, , 0

; Windows 2000 specific sections ---------------------------------

[RNDIS.NT]
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
CopyFiles = RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT

[RNDIS.NT.Services]
AddService = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT, RNDIS_EventLog

[RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT]
; no rename of files on Windows 2000, use the 'k' names as is
usb8023k.sys, , , 0
rndismpk.sys, , , 0

[RNDIS_ServiceInst_NT]
DisplayName = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType = 1
StartType = 3
ErrorControl = 1
ServiceBinary = %12%\usb8023k.sys
LoadOrderGroup = NDIS
AddReg = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT

[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_NT]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismpk.sys"

; Windows XP specific sections -----------------------------------

[RNDIS.NT.5.1]
Characteristics = 0x84 ; NCF_PHYSICAL + NCF_HAS_UI
BusType = 15
DriverVer = 03/30/2004,0.0.0.0
AddReg = RNDIS_AddReg_NT, RNDIS_AddReg_Common
; no copyfiles - the files are already in place

[RNDIS.NT.5.1.Services]
AddService = USB_RNDIS, 2, RNDIS_ServiceInst_51, RNDIS_EventLog

[RNDIS_ServiceInst_51]
DisplayName = %ServiceDisplayName%
ServiceType = 1
StartType = 3
ErrorControl = 1
ServiceBinary = %12%\usb8023.sys
LoadOrderGroup = NDIS
AddReg = RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51

[RNDIS_WMI_AddReg_51]
HKR, , MofImagePath, 0x00020000, "System32\drivers\rndismp.sys"

; Windows 2000 and Windows XP common sections --------------------

[RNDIS_AddReg_NT]
HKR, Ndi, Service, 0, "USB_RNDIS"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, UpperRange, 0, "ndis5"
HKR, Ndi\Interfaces, LowerRange, 0, "ethernet"

[RNDIS_EventLog]
AddReg = RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg

[RNDIS_EventLog_AddReg]
HKR, , EventMessageFile, 0x00020000, "%%SystemRoot%%\System32\netevent.dll"
HKR, , TypesSupported, 0x00010001, 7

; Common Sections -------------------------------------------------

[RNDIS_AddReg_Common]
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, ParamDesc, 0, %NetworkAddress%
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, type, 0, "edit"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, LimitText, 0, "12"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, UpperCase, 0, "1"
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, default, 0, " "
HKR, NDI\params\NetworkAddress, optional, 0, "1"

[SourceDisksNames]
1=%SourceDisk%,,1

[SourceDisksFiles]
usb8023m.sys=1
rndismpm.sys=1
usb8023w.sys=1
rndismpw.sys=1
usb8023k.sys=1
rndismpk.sys=1

[DestinationDirs]
RNDIS_CopyFiles_98 = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_ME = 10, system32/drivers
RNDIS_CopyFiles_NT = 12

[Strings]
ServiceDisplayName = "USB Remote NDIS Network Device Driver"
NetworkAddress = "Network Address"
Linux = "Linux Developer Community"
LinuxDevice = "Linux USB Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget"
SourceDisk = "Ethernet/RNDIS Gadget Driver Install Disk"

Then I updated the driver by manually selecting the dir where linux.inf is.
Windows 7 driver installed fine.

Then I've got a new network card among network adapters. I set up manually its IP address to 192.168.2.1. This is ip of the computer.
After this ping 192.168.2.2 (kindle) works fine.

Then I downloaded WinCSP and I can browse all filesystem in it.

Thanks all very much for your help.

[geekmaster]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@geekmaster: Yep, apparently, it's built-in, but some setups may need a bit of a poke in the eye with the linux.inf found in Documentation/usb/ in the Linux source tree .

Yeah. I have usually needed to manually install the built-in Microsoft RNDIS driver, as shown in the quote I added to my previous post. Even though it is from Microsoft, it is not "windows qualified", so it does not install automatically, and you need to say "install anyway" after the "may not be safe" warning.

[NiLuJe]

I just updated the usbnet doc (aka. README_FIRST.txt) to mention these issues (windows/3.x-on-DXG).