Kobo Start Menu 09

[Alan_S]

Originally Posted by jaimelespatates

Yeah, it used to react to it and reboot, altough sometimes it would crash during reboot and necessitate another reboot, but now it doesn't even react to that or anything else.

From this comment, it looks like it is something hardware, that slowly gets worse and worse (sometimes hardware slowly fails, sometimes fails completely).

[tshering]

Originally Posted by CH23

2 questions:
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Thank you for trying. I uploaded a new archive to the original post, and added an explanation.

As for the windows stuff please see the text in the spoiler of this post.

[CH23]

Originally Posted by tshering

Thank you for trying. I uploaded a new archive to the original post, and added an explanation.

As for the windows stuff please see the text in the spoiler of this post.

I censored my MAC addresses (apart from the last 2 characters), didn' t change anything else in the log:

#!/bin/sh

useDropbear=${useDropbear:-"false"}
+ useDropbear=false

if [ -x ${vlasovsoftbasedir}/dropbear/dropbear ]; then
  vlasovsoft_dropbear=${vlasovsoftbasedir}/dropbear
elif [ -x ${vlasovsoftbasedir}/usbnet/dropbear ]; then
  vlasovsoft_dropbear=${vlasovsoftbasedir}/usbnet
fi
+ [ -x /mnt/onboard/.adds/vlasovsoft/dropbear/dropbear ]
+ vlasovsoft_dropbear=/mnt/onboard/.adds/vlasovsoft/dropbear

mode="up"
+ mode=up
if [ -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ] && [ "$useDropbear" == "true" ] && [ -d "$vlasovsoft_dropbear" ]; then
  kill `cat /var/run/dropbear.pid`
  mode="down"
fi
+ [ -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ]

if ifconfig | grep -q usb0; then
  ifconfig usb0 down
  rmmod g_ether
  if [ $CPU == mx6sll ] || [ $CPU == mx6ull ]; then
    rmmod usb_f_rndis
    rmmod u_ether
    rmmod libcomposite
    rmmod configfs
  else
    rmmod arcotg_udc
  fi
  mode="down"
fi
+ grep -q usb0
+ ifconfig

[ "$mode" == "down" ] && exit
+ [ up == down ]

driver_root=/drivers/$PLATFORM/usb/gadget
+ driver_root=/drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget

if [ ! -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ] && [ "$useDropbear" == "true" ] && [ -x "$vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear" ]; then
  [ ! -e /usr/libexec/sftp-server ] && (mkdir -p /usr/libexec; ln -sf $vlasovsoft_dropbear/sftp-server /usr/libexec/sftp-server)
  $vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear -E -r $vlasovsoft_dropbear/host.key.rsa -d $vlasovsoft_dropbear/host.key.dss > $vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear.log 2>&1
fi
+ [ ! -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ]
+ [ false == true ]

if [ $CPU == mx6sll ] || [ $CPU == mx6ull ]; then
  insmod $driver_root/configfs.ko
  insmod $driver_root/libcomposite.ko
  insmod $driver_root/u_ether.ko
  insmod $driver_root/usb_f_rndis.ko
else
  insmod $driver_root/arcotg_udc.ko
fi
+ [ mx6sll == mx6sll ]
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/configfs.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/libcomposite.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/u_ether.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_rndis.ko
insmod $driver_root/g_ether.ko host_addr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:eb dev_addr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:ec
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko host_addr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:eb dev_addr=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:ec
insmod: can't insert '/drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko': unknown symbol in module or invalid parameter
ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.101
+ ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.101
ifconfig: SIOCSIFADDR: No such device

g_ether.ko does exist in that location.

[NiLuJe]

Okay, so either we're missing another dependency (which shouldn't be the case, but you never know), or the syntax for the options has changed.

I'll check the latter.

EDIT: Doesn't look like anything should have changed...

I *think* dmesg might actually be more verbose and spit out the actual name of the first unknown symbol, which might be helpful if you can get to it .

NOTE: These MAC addresses aren't yours, we're the ones choosing them, so they won't tell anyone anything about your device .

EDIT²: Possibly needs a shot of usb_f_ecm and/or usb_f_eem around the same time as f_rndis...

EDIT³: @tshering: something like this, maybe :?

[CH23]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Okay, so either we're missing another dependency (which shouldn't be the case, but you never know), or the syntax for the options has changed.

I'll check the latter.

EDIT: Doesn't look like anything should have changed...

I *think* dmesg might actually be more verbose and spit out the actual name of the first unknown symbol, which might be helpful if you can get to it .

NOTE: These MAC addresses aren't yours, we're the ones choosing them, so they won't tell anyone anything about your device .

EDIT²: Possibly needs a shot of usb_f_ecm and/or usb_f_eem around the same time as f_rndis...

EDIT³: @tshering: something like this, maybe :?

I tried the 3rd edit:

IT WORKS!

now to figure out why i can't seem to SSH into the thing.

Here's a log file:

#!/bin/sh

useDropbear=${useDropbear:-"false"}
+ useDropbear=false

if [ -x ${vlasovsoftbasedir}/dropbear/dropbear ]; then
  vlasovsoft_dropbear=${vlasovsoftbasedir}/dropbear
elif [ -x ${vlasovsoftbasedir}/usbnet/dropbear ]; then
  vlasovsoft_dropbear=${vlasovsoftbasedir}/usbnet
fi
+ [ -x /mnt/onboard/.adds/vlasovsoft/dropbear/dropbear ]
+ vlasovsoft_dropbear=/mnt/onboard/.adds/vlasovsoft/dropbear

mode="up"
+ mode=up
if [ -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ] && [ "$useDropbear" == "true" ] && [ -d "$vlasovsoft_dropbear" ]; then
  kill `cat /var/run/dropbear.pid`
  mode="down"
fi
+ [ -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ]

if ifconfig | grep -q usb0; then
  ifconfig usb0 down
  rmmod g_ether
  if [ $CPU == mx6sll ] || [ $CPU == mx6ull ]; then
    rmmod usb_f_rndis
    rmmod usb_f_ecm_subset
    rmmod usb_f_eem
    rmmod usb_f_ecm
    rmmod u_ether
    rmmod libcomposite
    rmmod configfs
  else
    rmmod arcotg_udc
  fi
  mode="down"
fi
+ grep -q usb0
+ ifconfig

[ "$mode" == "down" ] && exit
+ [ up == down ]

driver_root=/drivers/$PLATFORM/usb/gadget
+ driver_root=/drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget

if [ ! -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ] && [ "$useDropbear" == "true" ] && [ -x "$vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear" ]; then
  [ ! -e /usr/libexec/sftp-server ] && (mkdir -p /usr/libexec; ln -sf $vlasovsoft_dropbear/sftp-server /usr/libexec/sftp-server)
  $vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear -E -r $vlasovsoft_dropbear/host.key.rsa -d $vlasovsoft_dropbear/host.key.dss > $vlasovsoft_dropbear/dropbear.log 2>&1
fi
+ [ ! -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ]
+ [ false == true ]

if [ $CPU == mx6sll ] || [ $CPU == mx6ull ]; then
  insmod $driver_root/configfs.ko
  insmod $driver_root/libcomposite.ko
  insmod $driver_root/u_ether.ko
  insmod $driver_root/usb_f_ecm.ko
  insmod $driver_root/usb_f_eem.ko
  insmod $driver_root/usb_f_ecm_subset.ko
  insmod $driver_root/usb_f_rndis.ko
  insmod $driver_root/g_ether.ko use_eem=0 host_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:eb dev_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:ec
else
  insmod $driver_root/arcotg_udc.ko
  insmod $driver_root/g_ether.ko host_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:eb dev_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:ec
fi
+ [ mx6sll == mx6sll ]
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/configfs.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/libcomposite.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/u_ether.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_ecm.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_eem.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_ecm_subset.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/usb_f_rndis.ko
+ insmod /drivers/mx6sll-ntx/usb/gadget/g_ether.ko use_eem=0 host_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:eb dev_addr=46:0d:9e:67:69:ec
ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.101
+ ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.101

[NiLuJe]

@CH23: Note that that was my own script, so the caveats from #395 still apply .

I can tweak @tshering's latest version if he's busy, though, or you can do that yourself, the diff should be fairly obvious and portable to KSM's version of the script .

[CH23]

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

@CH23: Note that that was my own script, so the caveats from #395 still apply .

I can tweak @tshering's latest version if he's busy, though, or you can do that yourself, the diff should be fairly obvious and portable to KSM's version of the script .

i've 'reformed' your added lines to fit the last package tshering' uploaded.

And i've changed the ip address. also MAC address but this doesn't seem to do much.

Right now i have USBnet connection to the kobo, and via the web interface i ran ifconfig command, which gives me a different hardware address than I set using the USBnet script.

[NiLuJe]

@CH23: Fantastic! Thanks for your tests .

FWIW, by default, the MAC you see in ifconfig (on the device's side) is the dev_addr bit of the g_ether arguments.

I have a K4 connected right now:

usb0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr EE:19:00:0E:10:CB

(Granted, that's far from the best example, since I have my USBNet script configured to generate a device-specific NIC to be able to plug multiple devices concurrently, so, the OUI (EE:19:00) matches the module arguments, but the NIC (0E:10:CB) is tweaked)).

You can tweak it after the fact w/

ifconfig usb0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

if you really want to, but it's basically only of interest if you need to plug multiple devices concurrently, otherwise, you're fine with the defaults.

On the computer's side, I'm seeing the host_addr, as expected:

ether ee:49:00:0e:10:cb  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)

EDIT: In fact, it's the host_addr that needs to be tweaked to be able to plug multiple things concurrently, so, yeah, setting the MAC on the Kobo's side serves zero purpose.

[jaimelespatates]

From this comment, it looks like it is something hardware, that slowly gets worse and worse (sometimes hardware slowly fails, sometimes fails completely).

I doubt it, because it doesn't do any of this when KSM isn't installed.

[tshering]

@NiLuJe and @CH23, thank you for your work. I very much appreciate your help.

[CH23]

Originally Posted by tshering

@NiLuJe and @CH23, thank you for your work. I very much appreciate your help.

You're more than welcome.

KSM and KOReader are the only reasons I would use an e-reader, as for me these are what make it a good device.

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by CH23

You're more than welcome.

KSM and KOReader are the only reasons I would use an e-reader, as for me these are what make it a good device.

I wouldn't want to be without them nowadays.

Luck;
Ken

[kodokusha]

Originally Posted by tshering

Ok, I see. This is not the usb menu, but "wifi api scan.sh" in the usb menu. Please establish the initial connection to an unknown network with nickel. Once a network is known, you can connect with "wifi enable dhcp.sh".

emmmm,thanks for your help ,but why wifi ap scan in usb menu?And in fact, when i update firmware i can't link the any wifi in china.if you want know the reason. you can enter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall

[tshering]

Originally Posted by kodokusha

emmmm,thanks for your help ,but why wifi ap scan in usb menu?

EDIT: That was a mistake, I meant to say "wifi menu". I think you could have figured that out by yourself.

As for your problem with the great wall: The most recent firmware (4.9.11311/4.9.11314) has an option to keep wifi alive without checking with the kobo server. See this post.

[jaimelespatates]

If anyone is interested, I fixed the problem by factory resetting my device and installing KSM 8 and then koreader. The USB works perfectly and I have no trouble rebooting the device, so the problem really is something with the KSM 9 software, altough I have no idea what that could be. Thanks for everyone's time!