Configure Beaglebone to access usb0 from host PC. (Cannot ssh to beaglebone through USB)

[Alex]

Hi,

I am using ubuntu 14.04 (from Robert Nelson) with a custom 3.15.10-bone8 kernel on Beaglebone Black. HDMI is disabled. 

When I plug the board to a PC, Beaglebone powers up but the PC does not recognize that a USB device is connected to it. I have installed the drivers for network-over-USB which is recommended on Beagleboard.org/getting-started too. Moreover, I cannot ssh into it using 192.168.7.2 eventhough I have set up my /etc/network/interfaces. 

ubuntu@arm $ ifconfig usb0

usb0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr d2:56:2f:23:1d:e2

          inet addr:192.168.7.2  Bcast:192.168.7.3  Mask:255.255.255.252

          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Is there some modules that I need to run or compile to Kernel to bring the client USB up? How should I configure the linux to be seen by PC when connected from mini USB?

Thanks for any help. 

[Davide Picchi]

I have the same issue too.
Did you fix that problem?

[hllpc]

Same Issue here.

[Mehmet Kurnaz]

You need g_ether.ko module. You can check it is loaded.

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[Jason Kridner]

Find the modprobe here:
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/boot/am335x_evm.sh

You've got to have it serve up an IP address if you don't want to
manually configure:
https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts/blob/master/boot/autoconfigure_usb0.sh

[roj...@gmail.com]

I have the same too. I echieved to work on Eclipse for work in Java. But next day, when I turn on the laptop, I have tried to connect with psftp or putty (open 192.168.7.2 ) neither Eclipse, and I don't have achieved it. I have failed. What can I do? Thanks. Note: The connection by browser works well. (Mozilla Firefox 192.168.7.2 and 192.168.7.2:3000 0K).

[hllpc]

Hi Jason!
uname -r
v4.1.12-ti-r29,
right now I-m able to ssh to my beaglebone, I can ping 8.8.8.8 but not google.com or any other website, I tried with the modprobe and I got

root@beaglebone:/opt/scripts/boot# ./am335x_evm.sh
SIOCSIFADDR: Invalid argument
Job for dnsmasq.service failed. See 'systemctl status dnsmasq.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.

typing journalctl -xe

root@beaglebone:/opt/scripts/boot# journalctl -xe
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit dnsmasq.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Nov 12 22:04:18 beaglebone systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Host and Network Name Lookups.
-- Subject: Unit nss-lookup.target has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit nss-lookup.target has failed.
--
-- The result is dependency.
Nov 12 22:04:18 beaglebone systemd[1]: Unit dnsmasq.service entered failed state.
Nov 12 22:17:01 beaglebone CRON[641]: pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Nov 12 22:17:01 beaglebone CRON[642]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Nov 12 22:17:01 beaglebone CRON[641]: pam_unix(cron:session): session closed for user root
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[707]: dnsmasq: syntax check OK.
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[710]: dnsmasq: bad dhcp-range at line 9 of /etc/dnsmasq.d/usb0-dhcp
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[710]: bad dhcp-range at line 9 of /etc/dnsmasq.d/usb0-dhcp
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[710]: FAILED to start up
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: Failed to start dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
-- Subject: Unit dnsmasq.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit dnsmasq.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: Dependency failed for Host and Network Name Lookups.
-- Subject: Unit nss-lookup.target has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit nss-lookup.target has failed.
--
-- The result is dependency.
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: Unit dnsmasq.service entered failed state.
lines 597-635/635 (END)

This is  systemctl status dnsmasq.service output:

root@beaglebone:/opt/scripts/boot#  systemctl status dnsmasq.service
● dnsmasq.service - dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dnsmasq.service; enabled)
  Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/dnsmasq.service.d
           └─50-dnsmasq-$named.conf, 50-insserv.conf-$named.conf
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2015-11-12 22:22:21 UTC; 8min ago
  Process: 404 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-stop-resolvconf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 289 ExecStartPost=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-start-resolvconf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 710 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/dnsmasq systemd-exec (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 707 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/dnsmasq --test (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 279 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[707]: dnsmasq: syntax check OK.
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[710]: dnsmasq: bad dhcp-range at line 9 of /etc/dnsmasq.d/usb0-dhcp
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone dnsmasq[710]: bad dhcp-range at line 9 of /etc/dnsmasq.d/usb0-dhcp
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: dnsmasq.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: Failed to start dnsmasq - A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
Nov 12 22:22:21 beaglebone systemd[1]: Unit dnsmasq.service entered failed state.

And this is usb0-dhcp:

more usb0-dhcp

port=0
interface=usb0
#one address range
dhcp-range=192.168.7.1
192.168.7.1,192.168.7.1
192.168.7.1
dhcp-option=3
except-interface=lo
except-interface=eth0
listen-address=192.168.7.2
192.168.7.2

Cheers
Valeria