Installing the HoRNDIS driver mentioned in this issue
<https://github.com/jwise/HoRNDIS/issues/102> seems to work in Catalina
without any changes to the to RNDIS or CDC settings. I was able to connect
from Catalina with one of our production Beaglebone images without updating
the am335x_evm.sh script after installing this driver:
https://github.com/jwise/HoRNDIS/files/3719733/HoRNDIS-9.2-catalina_install.pkg.zip
On Friday, November 15, 2019 at 10:29:52 AM UTC-7, John Allwine wrote:
>
> The HoRNDIS driver won't install on Catalina, saying "This package is
> incompatible with this version of macOS".
>
> On Friday, November 15, 2019 at 10:19:28 AM UTC-7, Jason Kridner wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 5:42 PM <jo...@pocketnc.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This did not work for me on Catalina. I updated /opt/scripts/ and saw
>>> your changes in boot/am335x_evm.sh. In /etc/default/bb-boot I tried
>>> USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED=yes and no network interface was shown when I
>>> did an ifconfig except for my ethernet connection (I'm connecting over ssh
>>> through ethernet). I also tried USB_NETWORK_CDC_DISABLED=yes and the usb0
>>> network interface shows up when I ssh in over ethernet, but still doesn't
>>> connect from Catalina over usb (but does from High Sierra).
>>>
>>
>> Can you try disabling CDC, leaving RNDIS enabled and install the HoRNDIS
>> driver?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 11:31:10 AM UTC-7, Jason Kridner wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking we need something like the below, then we could edit
>>>> /etc/default/bb-boot to add USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED=yes or
>>>> USB_NETWORK_CDC_DISABLED=yes. I'd need someone to try this on Catalina and
>>>> the latest Windows 10. Ugly, but something to get us over the hump.
>>>>
>>>> You may be able to log in over the virtual serial to make this change.
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/boot/am335x_evm.sh b/boot/am335x_evm.sh index
>>>> 16b1b38..7b72d0f 100755 --- a/boot/am335x_evm.sh +++ b/boot/am335x_evm.sh
>>>> @@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ fi if [ -f /etc/default/bb-boot ] ; then unset
>>>> USB_NETWORK_DISABLED + unset USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED + unset
>>>> USB_NETWORK_CDC_DISABLED . /etc/default/bb-boot + if [
>>>> "x${USB_NETWORK_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ] ; then +
>>>> USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED="yes" + USB_NETWORK_CDC_DISABLED="yes" + fi fi
>>>> log="am335x_evm:" @@ -507,7 +513,7 @@ run_libcomposite () { echo 500 >
>>>> configs/c.1/MaxPower - if [ ! "x${USB_NETWORK_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then
>>>> +
>>>> if [ ! "x${USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then mkdir -p
>>>> functions/rndis.usb0 # first byte of address must be even echo
>>>> ${cpsw_2_mac} > functions/rndis.usb0/host_addr @@ -556,7 +562,7 @@
>>>> run_libcomposite () { ln -s functions/mass_storage.usb0 configs/c.1/ fi -
>>>> if [ ! "x${USB_NETWORK_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then + if [ !
>>>> "x${USB_NETWORK_RNDIS_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then ln -s configs/c.1
>>>> os_desc
>>>> mkdir functions/rndis.usb0/os_desc/interface.rndis/Icons echo 2 >
>>>> functions/rndis.usb0/os_desc/interface.rndis/Icons/type @@ -566,14 +572,16
>>>> @@ run_libcomposite () { echo "BeagleBone USB Ethernet" >
>>>> functions/rndis.usb0/os_desc/interface.rndis/Label/data ln -s
>>>> functions/rndis.usb0 configs/c.1/ + usb0="enable" fi - if [ !
>>>> "x${USB_NETWORK_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then + if [ !
>>>> "x${USB_NETWORK_CDC_DISABLED}" = "xyes" ]; then mkdir -p
>>>> functions/ecm.usb0
>>>> echo ${cpsw_4_mac} > functions/ecm.usb0/host_addr echo ${cpsw_5_mac} >
>>>> functions/ecm.usb0/dev_addr ln -s functions/ecm.usb0 configs/c.1/ +
>>>> usb1="enable" fi mkdir -p functions/acm.usb0 @@ -590,8 +598,6 @@
>>>> run_libcomposite () { fi fi - usb0="enable" - usb1="enable" echo "${log}
>>>> g_multi Created" else echo "${log} FIXME: need to bring down g_multi
>>>> first,
>>>> before running a second time."
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:15:08 AM UTC-5, John Allwine wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Jason, how do you disable the RNDIS interface used for Windows?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 5, 2019, at 3:21 PM, Jason Kridner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please cc the BeagleBoard Google Group on support issues if it isn't a
>>>>> private matter. I didn't figure you cared if this issue was private, so
>>>>> I've added it to the reply and moved you into BCC.
>>>>>
>>>>> I ran into the same problem last week at a training ELC-E (bbb.io/t).
>>>>> The work-around I found is to disable the RNDIS interface used for
>>>>> Windows.
>>>>> Seems Microsoft and Apple have both added the same bug in their operating
>>>>> systems. If either one sees the other's compatible network driver, they
>>>>> choose to not work. :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> One alternative might be to go back to using HoRNDIS, but it would
>>>>> mean asking the maintainer to support Catalina.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 4:29 PM someone wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jason,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We've gotten reports from users using the latest version of macOS
>>>>>> that they aren't able to connect to the Pocket NC over USB. Are you
>>>>>> aware
>>>>>> of any issues connecting over USB to the Beaglebone Black on macOS
>>>>>> Catalina?
>>>>>>
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