RTL8153 Compile

olivierlambert

So you did modified the script? Can you share it somewhere? (so we could test it and include it for future update)

geant90

Did not get to the script yet but I will. I just wanted to be 100 percent sure that the only reason its named side is because that script cannot handle it due to the unknown bus location. If we can get the script to recognize the location then that would likely be the end for all usb nic troubles as it will then be able to properly assign the ethx name for xapi to correctly pick up without any addition user interaction.Thus again putting XCP-NG ahead of the game. As we would not have to put a halt to dynamic naming for interfaces and the nic will be retained through a reboot.

olivierlambert

Okay, keep us posted then Thanks for your contribution!

geant90

Anyone knows where is the database for USB vendors and product ids? Would like to put an edit in there to see if that would generate proper info.

geant90

@olivierlambert @r1 @stormi

Any one knows the file location for usb vendor and product ID?

Nevermind found it!

geant90

Got it showing in lsusb properly now time to figure xapi

[root@CNP-MOBILE ~]# xe pif-param-list uuid=9212a2c9-b68c-9ac6-cb76-d9baa6af2c5e
uuid ( RO)                       : 9212a2c9-b68c-9ac6-cb76-d9baa6af2c5e
                     device ( RO): eth10
                        MAC ( RO): 50:3e:aa:85:b6:ae
                   physical ( RO): true
                    managed ( RO): true
         currently-attached ( RO): false
                        MTU ( RO): 1500
                       VLAN ( RO): -1
             bond-master-of ( RO):
              bond-slave-of ( RO): <not in database>
      sriov-physical-PIF-of ( RO):
       sriov-logical-PIF-of ( RO):
       tunnel-access-PIF-of ( RO):
    tunnel-transport-PIF-of ( RO):
                 management ( RO): false
               network-uuid ( RO): 4a3277cb-f48b-47cc-ba69-7d73f02d814f
         network-name-label ( RO): Pool-wide network associated with eth10
                  host-uuid ( RO): af183f35-2629-4472-9538-90c2b37dca85
            host-name-label ( RO): CNP-MOBILE
      IP-configuration-mode ( RO): None
                         IP ( RO):
                    netmask ( RO):
                    gateway ( RO):
    IPv6-configuration-mode ( RO): None
                       IPv6 ( RO):
               IPv6-gateway ( RO):
       primary-address-type ( RO): IPv4
                        DNS ( RO):
                 properties (MRO): gro: on
               capabilities (SRO):
                io_read_kbs ( RO): 0.000
               io_write_kbs ( RO): 0.000
                    carrier ( RO): false
                  vendor-id ( RO):
                vendor-name ( RO):
                  device-id ( RO):
                device-name ( RO):
                      speed ( RO): 0 Mbit/s
                     duplex ( RO): unknown
            disallow-unplug ( RW): false
               pci-bus-path ( RO): 2-1:1.0
               other-config (MRW):
       igmp-snooping-status ( RO): unknown


[root@CNP-MOBILE ~]# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2357:0601 TP-LINK USB 10/100/1000 LAN
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
[root@CNP-MOBILE ~]#

olivierlambert

Okay great Can you share with us all the modification you had to made? What can we do to have this integrated in XCP-ng? (ie not a too specific code ideally that would work with other network USB devices)

Thanks!

geant90

@olivierlambert

Of course. Right now I just got enough information to start the modification on the script which I start tomorrow. In fact, all that is needed to get usbnics working properly in xapi is simply being able to identify usb locations. THAT'S IT! All NICs if you look in the logs are initially named side then because the rename script runs and after properly identifying it assigns a ethxx name which the api will work with. All this would take is an import command and a few if commands. I got the logic down so now it is just about editing, trial and error.

Question regarding:

import sys, logging
from optparse import OptionParser, OptionGroup
from os.path import join as joinpath, normpath, exists as pathexists
from subprocess import Popen

try:
    import cStringIO as StringIO
except ImportError:
    import StringIO

import xcp.logger as LOG
from xcp.pci import PCI
from xcp.net.biosdevname import all_devices_all_names
from xcp.net.ip import ip_link_set_name
from xcp.net.ifrename.logic import rename
from xcp.net.ifrename.macpci import MACPCI
from xcp.net.ifrename.static import StaticRules
from xcp.net.ifrename.dynamic import DynamicRules
from xcp.net.ifrename.util import niceformat
from xcp.net.mac import MAC

for the import command as my google fu was no help for the above xcp.net and xcp.pci what is it specifically referring to?
What I have that down we simply need to add and import for usb then modify a few existing calls with the first being if device location = usb format then run the modify version of the script that would have the edited fields to pull the proper usb locations etc. For the vendor and device it would be best and most simple if we refer to the usbvidpid list it can simply call the info from an already large existing database which can also be easily updated and/or modified for an entry. Functionality wise all that is needed is those if commands to make a usb location referable. Then any usb NIC (so long as drivers provided) would be truly plug and play and we could use the existing config to chose a specific ethxx name based on MAC so they survive reboots without further editing anything.

Got it is referring to the python libary / libs

BillyC

Has there been any more work on this? I'm testing XCP-NG 8 beta and was hoping to try and test out similar usb nic?

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Peek

Here's another willing script tester

Pen2

has enyone get this usb nic to work?

r1

@Pen2 I think most people have

I think the rename script modification to recognize PCI and USB device was the key.

Professor-X-Tech

@r1 any way you can share how to do it? I have the same issue I’m with the usb 3 Ethernet Adapter I have.

r1

@Professor-X-Tech please go though the thread once and share us the commands used, errors seen.

Professor-X-Tech

@r1

Naming is showing incorrect like others, have reported.

Let me know if you need anything else.

listing and scanning the USB Nic - side-861-eth0

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interface-rename -l (Giving an Error.)

xsconsole showing it but not connected

lsusb

dmesg with vendor ID

Pen2

i find patch solution
just make file /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
and put your all nic in it like this:

SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="6a:66:e8:33:0f:1c", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="ed:8c:c1:ba:cb:b9", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="7c:3f:5f:fa:e4:a3", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth2"

just change your own mac address. reboot and then xe pif-forget=(side-xxx uuid)
and reboot.

Professor-X-Tech

@Pen2 Dude! you the man! lol thanks for this. saving this for the book so I don't forget in case it gets changed some day.

gskger

Don't forget to stop the dynamic NIC naming by adding net.ifnames=0 to the grub boot menu (see this article by Eric Eikrem). Worked for my USB-NIC (Startech, ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet) as described in Prevent USB-NIC device renaming - valid approach on xcp-ng?. Not sure if it really is mandatory to add the on-board NIC to the rules file as well, but I do it.