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2 Multifunction Composite Gadget
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8 The Multifunction Composite Gadget (or g_multi) is a composite gadget
9 that makes extensive use of the composite framework to provide
10 a... multifunction gadget.
12 In its standard configuration it provides a single USB configuration
13 with RNDIS[1] (that is Ethernet), USB CDC[2] ACM (that is serial) and
14 USB Mass Storage functions.
16 A CDC ECM (Ethernet) function may be turned on via a Kconfig option
17 and RNDIS can be turned off. If they are both enabled the gadget will
18 have two configurations -- one with RNDIS and another with CDC ECM[3].
20 Please note that if you use non-standard configuration (that is enable
21 CDC ECM) you may need to change vendor and/or product ID.
26 To make use of the gadget one needs to make it work on host side --
27 without that there's no hope of achieving anything with the gadget.
28 As one might expect, things one need to do very from system to system.
33 Since the gadget uses standard composite framework and appears as such
34 to Linux host it does not need any additional drivers on Linux host
35 side. All the functions are handled by respective drivers developed
38 This is also true for two configuration set-up with RNDIS
39 configuration being the first one. Linux host will use the second
40 configuration with CDC ECM which should work better under Linux.
45 For the gadget to work under Windows two conditions have to be met:
47 Detecting as composite gadget
48 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
50 First of all, Windows need to detect the gadget as an USB composite
51 gadget which on its own have some conditions[4]. If they are met,
52 Windows lets USB Generic Parent Driver[5] handle the device which then
53 tries to match drivers for each individual interface (sort of, don't
54 get into too many details).
56 The good news is: you do not have to worry about most of the
59 The only thing to worry is that the gadget has to have a single
60 configuration so a dual RNDIS and CDC ECM gadget won't work unless you
61 create a proper INF -- and of course, if you do submit it!
63 Installing drivers for each function
64 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
66 The other, trickier thing is making Windows install drivers for each
69 For mass storage it is trivial since Windows detect it's an interface
70 implementing USB Mass Storage class and selects appropriate driver.
72 Things are harder with RDNIS and CDC ACM.
77 To make Windows select RNDIS drivers for the first function in the
78 gadget, one needs to use the [[file:linux.inf]] file provided with this
79 document. It "attaches" Window's RNDIS driver to the first interface
82 Please note, that while testing we encountered some issues[6] when
83 RNDIS was not the first interface. You do not need to worry abut it
84 unless you are trying to develop your own gadget in which case watch
90 Similarly, [[file:linux-cdc-acm.inf]] is provided for CDC ACM.
92 Customising the gadget
93 ......................
95 If you intend to hack the g_multi gadget be advised that rearranging
96 functions will obviously change interface numbers for each of the
97 functionality. As an effect provided INFs won't work since they have
98 interface numbers hard-coded in them (it's not hard to change those
101 This also means, that after experimenting with g_multi and changing
102 provided functions one should change gadget's vendor and/or product ID
103 so there will be no collision with other customised gadgets or the
106 Failing to comply may cause brain damage after wondering for hours why
107 things don't work as intended before realising Windows have cached
108 some drivers information (changing USB port may sometimes help plus
109 you might try using USBDeview[8] to remove the phantom device).
114 Provided INF files have been tested on Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista
115 and Windows 7, all 32-bit versions. It should work on 64-bit versions
116 as well. It most likely won't work on Windows prior to Windows XP
122 At this moment, drivers for any other systems have not been tested.
123 Knowing how MacOS is based on BSD and BSD is an Open Source it is
124 believed that it should (read: "I have no idea whether it will") work
127 For more exotic systems I have even less to say...
129 Any testing and drivers *are* *welcome*!
134 This document has been written by Michal Nazarewicz
135 ([[mailto:mina86@mina86.com]]). INF files have been hacked with
136 support of Marek Szyprowski ([[mailto:m.szyprowski@samsung.com]]) and
137 Xiaofan Chen ([[mailto:xiaofanc@gmail.com]]) basing on the MS RNDIS
138 template[9], Microchip's CDC ACM INF file and David Brownell's
139 ([[mailto:dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net]]) original INF files.
144 [1] Remote Network Driver Interface Specification,
145 [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee484414.aspx]].
147 [2] Communications Device Class Abstract Control Model, spec for this
148 and other USB classes can be found at
149 [[http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/]].
151 [3] CDC Ethernet Control Model.
153 [4] [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff537109(v=VS.85).aspx]]
155 [5] [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff539234(v=VS.85).aspx]]
157 [6] To put it in some other nice words, Windows failed to respond to
160 [7] You may find [[http://www.cygnal.org/ubb/Forum9/HTML/001050.html]]
163 [8] https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
165 [9] [[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff570620.aspx]]