ASIX88772 usb2 nic - Support for Raspberry Pi Zero W

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#1

Hi there

I am trying to connect a Raspberry Pi Zero W with an image of OpenWRT directly to my PC through Ethernet.

I bought the following microUSB to Ethernet Adapter to achieve this - https://plugable.com/products/usb2-otge100

Sadly, I can't seem to get it working. There are no lights on the adapter whatsoever and I have a feeling the driver is not installed with the kernel used by OpenWRT for Raspberry Pi Zero W.

Would someone be able to confirm for me if there is a driver installed with the latest version of OpenWRT (19.07.4) for my Pi Zero W, and if not, how could I get it installed?

Thanks

Techdata page - https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/raspberry_pi_foundation/raspberry_pi_zero_w

Driver link: https://plugable.com/products/usb2-e100/drivers

#2

the force is strong...

#3

You will likely need to add one of the following packages to your OpenWrt image:
kmod-usb-net-asix
kmod-usb-net-asix-ax88179

#4

Hi

Thanks for your replies.

I'm new to OpenWRT - how best can I deploy the package? Would I be able to just copy it to the OpenWRT image by reading the SD card on my pc?

#5

On the same boat now.. did you manage to fix it? Iā€™m stuck at a point where I have a fresh installation and I connected the pi via usb-Ethernet to my pc. But for some reason I cannot ssh into the pi.. did you face the same issues?

#6

If you use this website you can create a custom build with the extra packages added.

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