Kobo Nia USBnet outdated drivers, where to get latest?

[noobyme]

Hi, I am trying to set up USBnet on my Nia with the latest firmware version.I am a noob so i know very little about anything. I know it is possible because Szybet's Inkbox OS had Usbnet and I tried it at one point. I tried NiJule's KoboStuff USBnet.sh, and yingtongli's tutorial https://www.yingtongli.me/blog/2018/...elnet-usb.html. I would get error of failed to insert module invalid format OWTTE. Along with file already exists error. Lsmod shows only one module loaded successfully. so I check /drivers/m6xull/usb, only that one module is dated to 2024, the rest are from 2022, at least the ones needed for usbnet. also when icheck /sys/modules i cant find those modules in /drivers. not sure if thats important. When i look at mx6sll driverw for clara etc the drivers for usbnet are dated 2024. what do i do? ultimately i want to do windows rndis
insmod: can't insert '/drivers/mx6ull-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_eem.ko': File exists
insmod: can't insert '/drivers/mx6ull-ntx/usb/gadget/u_ether.ko': invalid module format

[noobyme]

okay it seems i must build my ownmodules fromkobo source code kernel. idid see in my googling that these errors occur when module and kernel version mismatched and somethibg abputvermagick but icould not for the life of me figure out how tocheck module version, all the instructions said touse modinfo or cat but no work. if only i knew how to build, maybe ill figure it out eventually

[elinkser]

I never did much kobo kernel stuff, but I see Szybet left notes on his Nia work - worth a look.

https://github.com/Szybet/niAudio/blob/main/links.md

[noobyme]

Originally Posted by elinkser

I never did much kobo kernel stuff, but I see Szybet left notes on his Nia work - worth a look.

https://github.com/Szybet/niAudio/blob/main/links.md

Thanks for the guide! My to do:skim os basics, linux basics, toolchain basics, szybet stuff, kobokernel docs, and finally chatgpt. surprisingly it gave me an answer when google couldnt directly, how to check kernel module version without modinfo

[noobyme]

@Szybet do you still have utried using stock usbnet modules on kobo nia?

[noobyme]

Okay update, Inow know that you can use modinfo on other systems and still check .ko file informatio. the usbnet drivers were compiled for kernel verwion 4.1.15 00438, the working modules were compiled for version 00463, so i guess aworkaround is to downgrade to that firmware. ive tried compiling from source but ikeep running into errors so ithink ill give up for now, ieven used nijules toolchainscripts

[noobyme]

ihave successfully compiled the kernel modules.iwill write a list.of things idid

[noobyme]

ahahrjfghghhh im defeated, vermagic is the same but still invalid format. time to seek help. ive even downgraded to gcc vereion 5.3.1 from 14 to magch the 5.3.0 version in proc version https://github.com/kobolabs/Kobo-Reader/issues/127 wonder if related problem. and i bootlooped by downgrading firmware below what came with the device, the earliest ni firmware worked vut the second earliest ithink it was, bricked. wonder if its bc was for rev a nia not rev c, yay. despitethe earliest firmware having shipped with up to date modules for that version, icould not insert them. that suggests that earliest firmware was for rev ania and ihave rev c nia bc my stock factory firmware verwion is so much newer

wait wait ive been installing kobo firmware packages wrong i have been leaving out the upgradefolder and the md5sum, ihavent beenchanging the kernel at all. ithought installation was ghe same as kobostuff and nickelmenu

the last firmware with up to date usb net drivers was 4.31.19086, note there seems to have only been kernel updates 3 times since the nia has come to market

4.31.19086 does not work on Rev C Nia