On Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 5:11:49 PM UTC+3, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 9:07 AM, Tarmo Kuuse <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I've been reading the am335x_evm.sh & friends for a while and don't get > it. > > Why are there two separate Ethernet over USB interfaces - eth0 and eth1 > - > > doing the same exact thing? They both show up when I connect a BB to my > > Debian PC. > > > > Having no experience with gadget and libcomposite, I'd guess that RNDIS > and > > CDC ECM are both required simultaneously to somehow support > > Windows/Mac/Linux users out of the box? > > So this is Windows and Apple's fault.. > > Windows = CDC ECM = needs signed driver.. > Apple = RNDIS = needs signed driver... > > Windows will use the RNDIS with a built-in driver, thus user doesn't > have to install anything... > Apple will use the CDC ECM with a built-in driver, thus user doesn't > have to install anything... > > So in linux, we end with two interfaces, because Windows and Apple > don't have a unified built-in driver... >
Fair enough, thanks for the explanation. Since the comments in "autoconfigure_usb1.sh" say it's handling CDC/ECM, I assume that the other one (usb0) does RNDIS. -- Kind regards, Tarmo -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/c3cffce3-543c-492a-8ee2-e5f43cde9610%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
