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Minicom and USB to serial adapter

Im looking to test and potentially develop support for usb to serial adapters and for console connectivity with an app similar to or with Minicom. I'm a network administrator and would be able to use my Asus Transformer or other Android tablets with USB connectors to console into the equipment I manage.
Does anyone else have interest in a project like this?
Does anyone else know of a similar project?
Thanks
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I think its a great idea.
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^x2
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I've been searching around and have found that there are Bluetooth serial apadpters with software that should allow for connectivity. Reading reviews I get mixed results.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.magicandroidapps.bluetoothterm&feature=search_result
http://www.magicandroidapps.com/wiki//index.php?title=Bluetooth_Serial_Adapters
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that would be pretty cool, i am also a network manager and will proably buy also a transformer (just waiting for the new archos to see if they are anything good).
I think the rs323 cable approach would be better as there would be no power drain from the Bluetooth (i know its minumal but...).
I am new to android development (i am going to do my university final thesis based on a android software) but i would like to help
PS - if you connect a usb-rs232 adapter to the transformer and do "dmesg | tail" on a shell does it appear.
Also see if the last answer on this post helps htxxp://stackoverflow.com/questions/4621580/using-serial-port-rs-232-in-android

This is something I would pay a couple of english pounds for from the market.
My USB->Serial port adapter is based around the Prolific PL2303 chip which I think is pretty common, so may be a good place to start.

That would be amazing.
I am a network administrator and would love to see this on my device. Although I have an Acer A500 and not the Asus Transformer.

I plugged in my usb to serial adapter and ran dmesg. Here was the output :
Code:
usb 1-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Any idea of what app I could use to connect to that to test it out?

ipigi said:
I plugged in my usb to serial adapter and ran dmesg. Here was the output :
Code:
usb 1-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Any idea of what app I could use to connect to that to test it out?
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If we had full GNU utilities on Android, you could use screen against /dev/ttyUSB0 and that should connect to the serial device.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any direct serial communication applications on Android.

I'm also an IT administration and could use a working rs232 solution for my tablet.
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Keyspan usb-serial adapters have drivers available in the kernel. Seems to me easiest thing to do would be to build the required kernel modules, install debian to a parition on the SD card, setup a chroot environment and install minicom/screen/serial terminal of choice. Alternatively instead of debian chroot, you could build a serial terminal client for use in the android linux environment.

Hi guys, I am a Acer Iconia A500 user but found this topic yesterday while trying to find a way to use my usb/rs232 adapter for my linux boxes at work. It seems like the only thing you need is kernel modules for the adapter you have (either prolific or ftdi) and busybox 1.19. I wrote a quick how-to for my Acer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16703609&postcount=23) which I am also copying below. As long as you can find the kernel modules it should apply to Transformer as well:
Thanks to celsoffraga and also thor2002ro for the kernel modules, I can confirm that A500 can run a usb/serial (rs232) perfectly fine on the stock 3.1 kernel/rom.
Ingredients: Rooted, A500, kernel modules for your adapter, a terminal emulator, and busybox 1.19 which has a tool called microcom in it.
Install busybox 1.19 through this application (the other busybox installer app on the market installs a slightly different version of 1.19 that does not have microcom):
https://market.android.com/details?i...ybox.installer
Download usb2serial package for your kernel from the first post of (you can check your kernel version from Settings - About Tablet):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1058713
Extract that usb2serial zip to somewhere in the tablet (I used /mnt/sdcard/modules/). There should be two files, one for Prolific chipset serial converter, pl2303.ko which is the most common one, the other one for the Fidi chipset, ftdi_sio.ko, which is what I had.
Now open your favorite terminal emulator (Both terminal emulator and connectbot works) and load the module you need, or you can load both:
Code:
insmod /mnt/sdcard/modules/ftdi_sio.ko
Now plug your usb/serial converter to the USB port, and type "dmesg" in terminal. You should see something like "FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0" , which means everything is detected fine and attached to the correct device point in linux.
Now comes the serial terminal emulator, which is called "microcom".
In terminal, just type microcom and it should return a short help text. Our device name (TTY) is /dev/ttyUSB0 . So if I want to connect to a rs232 port with 9600 baud rate, the command should be:
Code:
microcom -s 9600 /dev/ttyUSB0
Tadaaa!​

If it means I no longer have to undock and lug my massive work laptop down to the datacentre every time, I'm all for it.

fincan - awesome, can't wait to get my dock to test that out. Thank you.

Very interested in ur app, keep me posted...
Thanks
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fincan said:
Hi guys, I am a Acer Iconia A500 user but found this topic yesterday while trying to find a way to use my usb/rs232 adapter for my linux boxes at work. It seems like the only thing you need is kernel modules for the adapter you have (either prolific or ftdi) and busybox 1.19. I wrote a quick how-to for my Acer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16703609&postcount=23) which I am also copying below. As long as you can find the kernel modules it should apply to Transformer as well:
Thanks to celsoffraga and also thor2002ro for the kernel modules, I can confirm that A500 can run a usb/serial (rs232) perfectly fine on the stock 3.1 kernel/rom.
Ingredients: Rooted, A500, kernel modules for your adapter, a terminal emulator, and busybox 1.19 which has a tool called microcom in it.
Install busybox 1.19 through this application (the other busybox installer app on the market installs a slightly different version of 1.19 that does not have microcom):
https://market.android.com/details?i...ybox.installer
Download usb2serial package for your kernel from the first post of (you can check your kernel version from Settings - About Tablet):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1058713
Extract that usb2serial zip to somewhere in the tablet (I used /mnt/sdcard/modules/). There should be two files, one for Prolific chipset serial converter, pl2303.ko which is the most common one, the other one for the Fidi chipset, ftdi_sio.ko, which is what I had.
Now open your favorite terminal emulator (Both terminal emulator and connectbot works) and load the module you need, or you can load both:
Code:
insmod /mnt/sdcard/modules/ftdi_sio.ko
Now plug your usb/serial converter to the USB port, and type "dmesg" in terminal. You should see something like "FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0" , which means everything is detected fine and attached to the correct device point in linux.
Now comes the serial terminal emulator, which is called "microcom".
In terminal, just type microcom and it should return a short help text. Our device name (TTY) is /dev/ttyUSB0 . So if I want to connect to a rs232 port with 9600 baud rate, the command should be:
Code:
microcom -s 9600 /dev/ttyUSB0
Tadaaa!​
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Tried on my Trasformer with Revolution 3.5 nd it work great. Now I can control my PLC application from tablet.
Thanks a lot.

fincan said:
Hi guys, I am a Acer Iconia A500 user but found this topic yesterday while trying to find a way to use my usb/rs232 adapter for my linux boxes at work. It seems like the only thing you need is kernel modules for the adapter you have (either prolific or ftdi) and busybox 1.19. I wrote a quick how-to for my Acer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16703609&postcount=23) which I am also copying below. As long as you can find the kernel modules it should apply to Transformer as well:
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Thanks for the tip and the links. I'm now able to connect my old Garmin GPS device to my Asus Transformer and use "pygarmin" Python scripts on SL4A : no need to carry a PC for my next vacations!

I was able to connect to a Oracle / SUN /T5220 server serial management port with the BlueTooth adaptor.
Ebay HC-06-D, Bluetooth to RS232 serial communication converter module, slave mode
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I converted it from a DB9 serial to RJ45
DB9 PIN 2 TXD to RJ45 PIN 3 RXD
DB9 PIN 2 RXD to RJ45 PIN 6 TXD
Ground and black wire for the USB to PIN 5 of the RJ45.
USB connector supplies the DC to run the module.
Don't for get to pair the module with your Transformor password 1234.
Running ASUS Transformer TF101 B1 32GB Tablet Honeycomb ver. 3.2.1
Terminal Application SENA BTerm found on the Google market.

Hi
kerenoc01 said:
Thanks for the tip and the links. I'm now able to connect my old Garmin GPS device to my Asus Transformer and use "pygarmin" Python scripts on SL4A : no need to carry a PC for my next vacations!
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Unfortunately, my video on demand provider (in France) uses an application that checks if the tablet is rooted. I had to unroot to be able to download and watch films and catchup TV.
Is there any hope to control a FTDI interface from user space (libusb, libftdi)?
Or could I install the .ko driver so that is survive the unroot process (using the Universal script)?
Regards

ICS update?
Has anyone got this to work in ICS? If so what kernel module are you using? Tried the one from the A500 link but I get an "Invalid Argument" while running insmod

[Q] ICS AOSP - How to mount phone SD in Linux

Hi all, I just installed the ASOP ICS rom on my S 4G. Love it. Beautiful and fast.
I thought I would add some music to the device, but when I connect it to my Ubuntu desktop it doesn't get recognized. The phone sees that it's connected to USB and has the options for MTP and PTP. It basically won't let me switch to PTP.
I run dmesg and it looks like it got connected:
[1121267.152118] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
I can't seem to get it to mount though, either automatically or through mount /dev/bla /bla/bla . Any ideas?

shelbydz said:
Hi all, I just installed the ASOP ICS rom on my S 4G. Love it. Beautiful and fast.
I thought I would add some music to the device, but when I connect it to my Ubuntu desktop it doesn't get recognized. The phone sees that it's connected to USB and has the options for MTP and PTP. It basically won't let me switch to PTP.
I run dmesg and it looks like it got connected:
[1121267.152118] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
I can't seem to get it to mount though, either automatically or through mount /dev/bla /bla/bla . Any ideas?
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download the dual mount sd app from the market. its free and it works. or you can use an usb storage option in your recovery(cwm and twrp).

awesome. that's what I needed to know.
thanks

This fuse solution to get MTP working worked swimmingly for me
Because I'm a new user I can't post a link to a solution that worked for me. Having said this if you google for "[How to] Connect your Android Ice Cream Sandwich Phone to Ubuntu for File Access" - the solution in the first link worked great.
Fwiw.

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[Q] 3g USB Modems

I have a Huawei E160 USB 3g adapter that I would like to be able to use with my TF300T. It appears to be supported in the kernel as it assigns itself to ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1 according to dmesg run from a console emulator.
I have also connected to the modem using a serial terminal emulator "Slick USB 2"
On typing "ATI" into the connection I get the following:
Manufacturer: huawei
Model: E160
Revision 11.604.18.00.00
IMEI ***********
+GCAP: +CGSM,+DS,+ES (copied by hand so excuse any minor errors)
It therefore seems that the device is seen as a serial device and can be communicated with but there are no 3g options from the menus of the Asus firmware.
Does anyone know if this functionality can be added on by a third party app, if it needs rooting and an update.zip or if it will require a fresh ROM?

Use UMTS Manager which you can find in the Play Store. To work correctly it will need a rooted device.

hi, i have an huawei e 355 and it work well,soon and with no problem or configuration with mobile wifi app

[Q] TF101 usb dosent't get connected to linux and windows...

Ok,
I'm not new here but Im new with a TF101...
I have 3 rooted devices at home.
Now when I plug the TF that I bought used, it dosent get detected. I mean at all!
Not "!" yellow in windows and nothing it linux, no noise nothing.
I have usb dev checked...
Now, do I need usb 3.0 to just get it detected and root it using xp or linux???

joevirus563 said:
Ok,
I'm not new here but Im new with a TF101...
I have 3 rooted devices at home.
Now when I plug the TF that I bought used, it dosent get detected. I mean at all!
Not "!" yellow in windows and nothing it linux, no noise nothing.
I have usb dev checked...
Now, do I need usb 3.0 to just get it detected and root it using xp or linux???
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Go to Settings - Storage - USB computer connection - tick Media device (MTP)

hapahopi said:
Go to Settings - Storage - USB computer connection - tick Media device (MTP)
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Its already at MTP...
Any way to root without computer?

I've been having the exact same problem for a few months now , I reckon i either have a faulty usb cable or the port has been damaged . I hope there's a software fix for this .

Happydondavid said:
I've been having the exact same problem for a few months now , I reckon i either have a faulty usb cable or the port has been damaged . I hope there's a software fix for this .
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Ok and whant have you done to fix it?
New usb cable?

I've not managed to fix it yet . When i plug my TF into my pc it seems to think its charging but the pc doesn't register it at all , if i get a new usb cable and it works i'll report back .

Well does anyone know if this is a problem with the cable or not ?

Happydondavid said:
Well does anyone know if this is a problem with the cable or not ?
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I have the same problem. I sent my tf101 to the Asus service center to have it repaired. When it came back it would connect to the PC. After a few months it would not connect. Same problem. It appears to me to be software related somehow. In my case the cable has nothing to do with it. None of the suggestions on this or other forums work. Asus does not respond. Maybe Jelly Bean will fix it. Or maybe not.

are you able to ./adb connect to the asus via usb? if so then that will tell you that the problem is not the cable, it's not the usb version, it's not the device hardware. its likely a driver install issue in windows. i would boot into android and make sure that android debugging is selected in the developer settings menu. then try an adb connection. im not sure about how to install all the stupid drivers in windows because i do everything in linux and its soooooo much simpler.
f it is in fact the hardware cable or port that is not working properly then you can always move files to and from the device over wlan connection, with either adb tcp connection, or using some file manager such as es file explorer. just remember as long as you can get an
./adb connection to your android then anything is fixable. ADB IS YOUR FRIEND. get to know it well.

same problem here...tried everything except format the pc (running windows 7)
I have a simple question for the people WITHOUT problem connecting tf101: when you connect the tablet (mtp or not) what do you see on the screen of the pc? something related to autoplay? Are you able to copy, move files to and from the tf101 like a usb stick?

qandrav said:
same problem here...tried everything except format the pc (running windows 7)
I have a simple question for the people WITHOUT problem connecting tf101: when you connect the tablet (mtp or not) what do you see on the screen of the pc? something related to autoplay? Are you able to copy, move files to and from the tf101 like a usb stick?
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I dont ever connect my devices as mass storage to he computers at all. i just do everything via ./adb usb or ./adb tcp connections over wifi. or i use es file explorer setup as an ftp server on my devices and move files around that way if i need to. but i went ahead and pulled out my windows asus tf101 drivers and sync app and linked them for you at the bottom. my advice really is to lose windows and stick with doing everything on android with linux. soooo much better.
https://www.box.com/s/q2j8n7h8xi5o3ld2bt5z

thank you for your long reply! and obv for the files, I'll give it a try!
I admit that sometimes I used swiftp (over wifi) but every time I have to disconnect pc & tablet from the modem...Sometimes use bluetooth but it's too too slow!!! thank you again!!!

I understand but how do you root using adb tcp???
Envoyé depuis mon Transformer TF101 avec Tapatalk

when I rooted moths ago I used "razorclaw" (and my tf101 is a b70). I use adb with other devices and is very cool but I never need to use with the tf101...

joevirus563 said:
I understand but how do you root using adb tcp???
Envoyé depuis mon Transformer TF101 avec Tapatalk
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ok so adb over a tcp connection it works pretty much like adb over usb except your connection is done over the network. so lets say your tf101 and your computer are both on the same WLAN. you can enable enable adb over tcp and connect to it with the computer over the network. however to enable adb tcp connections you need to already have root.

The Real Question when USB does not connect.
haxin said:
ok so adb over a tcp connection it works pretty much like adb over usb except your connection is done over the network. so lets say your tf101 and your computer are both on the same WLAN. you can enable enable adb over tcp and connect to it with the computer over the network. however to enable adb tcp connections you need to already have root.
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I have both Linux and Windows systems. My TF101 does not connect on either machine. My assumption is I have a internal problem. I have tried two different cables and systems. I need to ROOT the TF101 and upgrade to Jelly Bean. From this post I am told to use ./adb commands over tcp and I appreciate that, but I need to have a rooted TF101.
The ultimate question is can I root the TF101 without using the usb connector? I suspect not, but will defer to the expert developers.
I have tried with settings in various selections like MTP "yes" or "no", Developer USB "yes" or "no" or both on or off at the same time. I have loaded and unloaded Windows Asus Sync and USB drivers many times.
The strange thing is if I am attached to the keyboard, I can see any USB thumb drives attached to the keyboard including my USB serial adapter. I would think USB would not work if the cable does not work. Also if anyone has a link to instructions for loading ADB on Linux Mint 13 64bit, I would appreciate the link.
Thank you in advance.

beware of usb cable
Hi,I personnally own a TF101 sb50.
I had some trouble with usb. Tha cable was ok for charging but didn t register correctly under an usb connection ( it showed up and got kicked out in windows didn t register in lsusb on linux)
If you check the diagram for the cable, it s well endowed there 's resistance inside the cable, and multiple connection.
Depending on your version it doesn t use the same pin, even if it's the same cable.
You can buy a cable on ebay for around 10 euro in europe ( i did it s ok) or buy it cheaper from china(no idea about quality).
to sum it up even if your cable work with another TF, it doesn t mean your cable is not faulty ( i have bounce a nano osci on the faulty cable , and it showed no apparent flaw.) and buying a new one was the solution for me.
good luck for rooting (sb50 :: no need to adb)

The ADB thru WiFi solution worked perfectly for me thankfully, and I am one of the many others who have been having major trouble getting Windows and Linux to recognize the Intercept.
Not sure if this is a duplicate post somewhere, but here's my version using Linux:
1. Go to the Play Store and download the 'ADB over Wifi Widget' app.
2. After installed on your device, the app should be on your home screen. Tap it once to toggle on. You should see an IP address and a port #.
Note the IP address, as this is the address of your device.
3. Open a terminal in Linux.
4. CD to the folder that contains your ADB files. (example: cd /androidsdk/platform-tools)
5. Enter the following code:
chmod 755 ./adb
./adb connect <enter IP address here without brackets of course>
6. You should now be connected to your phone.
Hope this helps...

pm124493 said:
I have both Linux and Windows systems. My TF101 does not connect on either machine. My assumption is I have a internal problem. I have tried two different cables and systems. I need to ROOT the TF101 and upgrade to Jelly Bean. From this post I am told to use ./adb commands over tcp and I appreciate that, but I need to have a rooted TF101.
The ultimate question is can I root the TF101 without using the usb connector? I suspect not, but will defer to the expert developers.
I have tried with settings in various selections like MTP "yes" or "no", Developer USB "yes" or "no" or both on or off at the same time. I have loaded and unloaded Windows Asus Sync and USB drivers many times.
The strange thing is if I am attached to the keyboard, I can see any USB thumb drives attached to the keyboard including my USB serial adapter. I would think USB would not work if the cable does not work. Also if anyone has a link to instructions for loading ADB on Linux Mint 13 64bit, I would appreciate the link.
Thank you in advance.
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ok when you say that the tf101 doesnt connect in either your windows or linux machine, what do you mean exactly? you mean it doesnt show up as a mass storage device or an MTP device? and have you downloaded and installed the android-sdk in linux? and when you connect the tf101 to your linux machine, do yo uhave usb debugging enabled in the developer settings menu, and are you using the "./adb devices" command in the linux terminal from your /android-sdk/platform-tools/ directory?
also you should be able to flash a custom recovery which will enable you to flash custom rom without using the usb cable. theres a couple files that you need to put on your tf101 in the /sdcard/ directory first.
one is the recovery blob and if you want to keep the stock rom and kernel but just root it then youll need the superuser zip i have included both of them at the bottom.
for starters you need to install a terminal emulator app on the tf101 from the play store.
then once you have the recovery blob on your device in /sdcard/ you can continue. (remember /sdcard/ is the internal memory not the micro sd card)
start the terminal emulator on the tf101 and enter these commands.
mv /data/local/tmp /data/local/tmp.bak
exit
(open another terminal window on the tf101 and enter these commands)
ln -s /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /data/local/tmp
exit
(now reboot the tf101 when it boots into android start the terminal emulator app again then enter these comands)
dd if=/sdcard/recoveryblob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
exit
(now you should have a team rogue recovery flashed to your tf101)
reboot your tf101.
now you can hold the vol -down button while you power on the tf101 you will see a message at the top of the screen that says soomething like "Checking for RCK" when you see that press the vol- up button right away, this should boot you into the team rogue recovery where you can flash custom roms or just flash your superuser.zip to get root.
hopefully this makes sense and hopefully it works for you.
remember you have to extract the recoveryblob from the zip folder before you move it to the /sdcard/ on your asus. the superuser.zip can remain zipped though.

I had the same problem:
windows will not notice my transformer (rooted).
( usb debugging is on, android 4.0.3 with Android Revolution HD 3.5.1.)
i know in the past it works.
adb list ( of devices) ist empty also. Same Problem with the two cables i have.
can you give me a help what i can do?
Sorry for my poor english
kind regards
gandalf

[Resolved] OnePlus One + NetHunter - no power on otg AND LKM support issue

Hello everybody! Noobing the shoozle out of my:
OnePlus One, model A0001 / 64GB currently with: Android 6.0.1 / Cyanogen OS version: 13.1.2-ZNH2KAS3P0-bacon / CyanogenMod API level: Elderberry(5) (just FYI, not sure if helpful)
Kernel version: 3.4.112-cyanogenmod-g8fbc62e
Unlocked, rooted with BaconRootToolkit/ TWRP ROM, downloaded latest ver -3.0.2-0 via official App, from Play Store
Kali images from: build.nethunter.com/nightly, as offensive-security's kali-nethunter wiki on github says (no external links for noobs, sorry )
apt-get updated, upgraded and dist-upgraded via KALI terminal
The first issue is with the OTG, not powering the USB WiFi adapter properly... with the regular USB-OTG adapter, lsusb WORKS, and returns proper info about 3 different adapters (Alfa Awus036h, TP-link WN725N and WN722N), BUT does not power them. No indicator lights get lit whatsoever 0mA status from lsusb -v
I bought a powered USB-OTG hub, that appears to not charge my phone, when plugged in two different chargers AND a powerbank. Still lsusb -v returns: 100mA current for the hub.
I tried plugging an A4Tech receiver for kbd+mouse, both work fine, with the tplink WN725N plugged in the second USB socket. lsusb shows the hub, the receiver and the WN725N data... Both regular and hub OTG's work fine with mouse+kbd, read and write data to USB Memsticks. Regular OTG transfers files to a computer and charges the phone.
I noticed that when in Android, the WiFi is turned off, ifconfig omits wlan0 and p2p0, that is the phone's main WiFi adapter.
So I thought that manually loading (insmod) the rtl drivers would start the OTG wlan.... Thus coming to the second issue:
The kernel is without LKM support - no modprobe, lsmod returns:
Code:
libkmod: ERROR: ../libkmod/libkmod-module.c: 1655 kmod_module_new_from_loaded: could not open /proc/modules: no such file or directory
Error: could not get list of modules: No such file or directory
When "apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)" is typed, returns:
Code:
E: Unable to locate package 'linux-headers-3.4.112-cyanogenmod-g8fbc62e'
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'linux-headers-3.4.112-cyanogenmod-g8fbc62e'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.4.112-cyanogenmod-g8fbc62e'
"apt-cache search linux-headers" returns some options for version linux-headers-4.9.0-kali1-all-armhf (the only armHF, others are armmp)
I cannot find a way to recompile my kernel and enable Loadable Kernel Modules support. Would you say this would be necessary for the external WiFi to work?
Do you know if there is any way out of this mess, as I am really tired fighting a "Our preferred device"-release issues??? Overall I'd love it if I could run external antenna
I am kind of new around.... In forums - in general, so I kindly ask for understanding. If any screenshots/pics/additional info is required - I'll make sure I update this thread. Not sure if I could've posted this thread in XDA assist, so I did it here.
EDIT: everything went fine when I tried third, different USB - WiFi adapter. Works properly. Still no LKMs.