[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] dfahren:
Delock USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter and HG20F9-based adapters added.

Davicom DM9600 and QF9700-based devices added. Please give it a shot and report back your findings in this tread. Thanks.

It's me again ... I've updated the USB2Ethernet-Helper to a new version. I added support for dongles containing a QF9700 chip. Please note, I don't own such a device and thus can't testify if it is working correctly or not. Give it a shot and report your findings back to this thread so that I have a chance to fix it.

The best way to assist is to post a logcat from your Mediapad. Start an "adb logcat" over Wifi, connect your OTG cable and the dongle, and then start my App. Record the output in case you encounter errors.

For the initiated :cowboy: : Please also provide a dmesg log.

Thanks, DFahren

Hi all,

I developled a small App that can be used to connect our Mediapad to an Ethernet-based Internet router.

You can find it as attachment to this post.

Why does one need such an App? Here's the case...

You need to know a few things about this App.

In order to run this App successfully you need to have the 'su' binary installed on your Mediapad, i.e., your pad needs to be rooted. The App will fail if you don't have a rooted phone.

You need to have a USB-to-Ethernet adapter such as the "Edimax USB2.0 Fast Ethernet Adapter" and a USB-to-Go cable. Currently, my App only supports adapters that have the following chips from Asix built in: AX88772, AX88760, AX8817. If you have an adapter that uses a different controller chip, please contact me via this forum or write a PN. Linux has drivers for almost every controller chip and I might be able to compile the appropriate one for you and bundle it with this App.

You need to have a router that has DHCP enabled. This App does everything automatically. It won't work with IP addresses that need to be statically assigned.

You must have a non-modified Linux kernel on your Mediapad! That is, a 3.0.8 kernel that comes with the original Android ICS. If you have a modified kernel such as bart543's one, then this App won't work for you. May be in the future I gonna support those modified kernels.

Once you managed to install this App, you can surf the Internet using one of your favorite browsers.

Although Android has rudimentary support for Ethernet devices built in (as far as I can tell from looking at the source code), Android ICS on our Mediapad only supports Wifi and Mobile data. What this means to you is some Apps from the Market that need Internet access may work, unfortunately many Apps don't seem to work (e.g. TuneIn Radio, Skype, etc.). If your favorite App(s) do(es) not work, I'm afraid I can't help you. Blame it on Android. Usually all Apps that access networking functions right away without querying Android which network types may be available and up should run correctly.

How to install this app

Download this App to your PC.

Type

adb install USB2Ethernet-Helper.apk

What if I run into errors?

The UI will show a short message as to why a specific step fails. Post this message in this thread.

Install "TerminalIDE" from the Market, if you don't have yet.

Open a shell and type

logcat

Post the logcat output in this thread. Maybe I can help.

Please be aware that I will do my best to help you, but I'm not the quickest to respond because I have a lot other commitments to follow.

That's it. Have fun!

Cheers, Dfahren