Hacks and node-beaglebone-boot

README.md

Current status:

playdoh:BBBlfs jason$ node --version
v7.5.0
playdoh:BBBlfs jason$ gcc --version
Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.12.sdk/usr/include/c++/4.2.1
Apple LLVM version 8.0.0 (clang-800.0.38)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin16.5.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
playdoh:BBBlfs jason$ node main.js 
Device {
  busNumber: 20,
  deviceAddress: 22,
  deviceDescriptor: 
   { bLength: 18,
     bDescriptorType: 1,
     bcdUSB: 512,
     bDeviceClass: 2,
     bDeviceSubClass: 0,
     bDeviceProtocol: 0,
     bMaxPacketSize0: 64,
     idVendor: 1105,
     idProduct: 24897,
     bcdDevice: 0,
     iManufacturer: 33,
     iProduct: 37,
     iSerialNumber: 0,
     bNumConfigurations: 1 },
  portNumbers: [ 1, 1 ] }
Interface {
  device: 
   Device {
     busNumber: 20,
     deviceAddress: 22,
     deviceDescriptor: 
      { bLength: 18,
        bDescriptorType: 1,
        bcdUSB: 512,
        bDeviceClass: 2,
        bDeviceSubClass: 0,
        bDeviceProtocol: 0,
        bMaxPacketSize0: 64,
        idVendor: 1105,
        idProduct: 24897,
        bcdDevice: 0,
        iManufacturer: 33,
        iProduct: 37,
        iSerialNumber: 0,
        bNumConfigurations: 1 },
     portNumbers: [ 1, 1 ],
     interfaces: [ [Object], [Circular] ],
     _configDescriptor: 
      { bLength: 9,
        bDescriptorType: 2,
        wTotalLength: 70,
        bNumInterfaces: 2,
        bConfigurationValue: 1,
        iConfiguration: 1,
        bmAttributes: 192,
        bMaxPower: 50,
        extra: <Buffer 03 09 03>,
        interfaces: [Object] } },
  id: 1,
  altSetting: 0,
  descriptor: 
   { bLength: 9,
     bDescriptorType: 4,
     bInterfaceNumber: 1,
     bAlternateSetting: 0,
     bNumEndpoints: 2,
     bInterfaceClass: 10,
     bInterfaceSubClass: 0,
     bInterfaceProtocol: 0,
     iInterface: 2,
     extra: <Buffer >,
     endpoints: [ [Object], [Object] ] },
  interfaceNumber: 1,
  endpoints: 
   [ InEndpoint {
       device: [Object],
       descriptor: [Object],
       address: 129,
       transferType: 2 },
     OutEndpoint {
       device: [Object],
       descriptor: [Object],
       address: 2,
       transferType: 2 } ] }
isKernelDriverActive = false
/Users/jason/workspace/BBBlfs/node_modules/usb/usb.js:168
	this.device.__claimInterface(this.id)
	            ^

Error: LIBUSB_ERROR_ACCESS
    at Interface.claim (/Users/jason/workspace/BBBlfs/node_modules/usb/usb.js:168:14)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/jason/workspace/BBBlfs/main.js:13:36)
    at Module._compile (module.js:571:32)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:488:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:447:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:439:3)
    at Module.runMain (module.js:605:10)
    at run (bootstrap_node.js:418:7)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:139:9)

main.js

#!/usr/bin/env node
var usb = require('usb');
var packet = require('packet');

// Connect to BeagleBone
var device = usb.findByIds(0x0451, 0x6141);
console.log(device);
device.open();
var interface = device.interface(1);
console.log(interface);
console.log('isKernelDriverActive = ' + interface.isKernelDriverActive());
//sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/HoRNDIS.kext
console.log('claim = ' + interface.claim());
//interface.attachKernelDriver();
var inEndpoint = interface.endpoint(0x81);
console.log(inEndpoint);
var outEndpoint = interface.endpoint(0x02);
console.log(outEndpoint);

// Send BOOTP
inEndpoint.timeout = 1000;
inEndpoint.transfer(450, onFirstIn);
function onFirstIn(error, data) {
        console.log(error);
        console.log(data);
}

var parser = packet.createParser();
parser.packet("rndis", "\
        msg_type: b32, \
        msg_len: b32, \
        data_offset: b32, \
        band_offset: b32, \
        band_len: b32, \
        out_band_elements: b32, \
        packet_offset: b32, \
        packet_info_len: b32, \
        reserved_first: b32, \
        reserved_second: b32");
var serializer = parser.createSerializer();

// Get ARP request, send response
// Get TFTP request, send data

package.json

{
  "name": "beaglebone-boot",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "Boot BeagleBone over USB using on-chip ROM",
  "main": "main.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "usb": "1.2.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {},
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": "git+https://github.com/jadonk/beaglebone-boot.git"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "beaglebone",
    "boot",
    "bootp",
    "tftp",
    "rndis",
    "libusb"
  ],
  "author": "Jason Kridner",
  "license": "MIT",
  "bugs": {
    "url": "https://github.com/jadonk/beaglebone-boot/issues"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/jadonk/beaglebone-boot#readme"
}

jKridner, have you tested the packet library? its documentation is outdated. require('packet').createParser is not a function. I have installed packet v 0.0.7 the latest one. I tested it on my machine as well as on runkit.com (npm's online tester), it fails on both. I've attached a screenshot. Trying require('packet').createPacketizer().createParser() which seems to be a valid function, also seems to throw some error. I think we should look for an alternative for this library.

Do you observe that each time you connect PDA it gets different USB address?
if yes, then this might indicate randisc 110 error
http://synce-users.narkive.com/75dqaxM7/rndis-error-110-with-hp214-ubuntu-8-10
Also, did you give root access to node?

finally, i was able to claim the RNDIS interface
logs at: https://gist.github.com/madaari/a1d86104b985ee1a096e001397102c32
There was some issue with program permissions.(Nodejs didn't have sufficient rights to claim interaface).
also, try upgrading node-pre-gyp

This seems to be an OSX specific issue, even doesn't work with admin user, issue is still open on node-usb github node-usb/node-usb#30

jkridner , I tested the code on OSX, and was able to claim the interface!!
logs https://gist.github.com/madaari/a595b173256f0d31e42365b46cb17722
did you tried it with node 7.7.3?? also can you please send logs of " ioreg -p IOUSB -l -w 0 " and "dmesg"?
what i found was that, i case of hid device like an optical mouse there was an error in claiming the interface ; while in case of RNDIS (CDC) there's no such error!

madaari, check your code again, you've not specified any interface number while accessing the interface. Specify interface number 1 in the device.interface argument and then try to claim the interface.

Hi ravikp7, Thanks for pointing out! I did the correction and tested the code, but still there's no error.
logs at https://gist.github.com/madaari/e8cb562dd8ab4c76a4d8174d8e6dae04

jKridner, have you tested the packet library? its documentation is outdated. require('packet').createParser is not a function. I have installed packet v 0.0.7 the latest one. I tested it on my machine as well as on runkit.com (npm's online tester), it fails on both. I've attached a screenshot. Trying require('packet').createPacketizer().createParser() which seems to be a valid function, also seems to throw some error. I think we should look for an alternative for this library.

@ravikp7 - packet@0.0.6 version seems to work according to the docs on that version's branch (confirmed via a quick test on RunKit). Haven't tested it thoroughly, though -- YMMV. Cheers!

documentation outdated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!