Unfortunately, the October update seemed to improve some Ethernet-related things, including enabling the phone to work with my Microsoft HD-500 display dock. 7.0 October for the T-Mobile-branded device. shrug.Īnother thing to note is that the latest LG update for the RS988 is 7.0 July vs. Sometimes plugging into the hub doesn't work, and plugging directly into the phone does. One thing to note is that these things work about 75% of the time. Other adapters with the same chipset might or might not work you won't know until you try them. The two NICs that work for me both have RealTek RTL8153 chipsets: (1) Sharkk UH-SKRJ11 and (2) Microsoft Surface Ethernet Adapter 3.0. Further, if you pick up a simple powered USB Type C hub on Ebay, you can plug the adapter into it and it will likely work with the G5 while actually charging as well. The phone will act as a power supply to the adapter, which will burn battery like crazy, but it will work. You can get those for just a few bucks on Ebay. So I didn't attempt that route.Īnyway, the RS988 works fine when you connect an USB Ethernet adapter to it directly using an USB type A to C OTG adapter. Rooting seemed like a lot of work, somewhat risky, might devalue the phone, and possibly would be a security risk. Like you, I attempted the USB tethering approach briefly, but very few things actually wanted to work so I gave up on that. But I do have the RS988 working on my Ethernet network. The latter was an Ebay purchase which stopped working thanks to a T-Mobile EIP block. For what it's worth, I now have an LG G5 RS988 instead of the T-Mobile-branded device I had earlier (H830T). I can totally sympathize with your electro-sensitivity issues. Maybe someone else can shine some light our way.!?
However, I was unable to find anyone with the exact instructions on how to do so. I will be rooting this device and installing a custom Rom before bringing it over to Verizon.įrom the research I've done prior to my purchase, from my understanding, this device can be connected via the Ethernet. Like I said I just purchased this phone and it arrived yesterday. I will keep you updated on what I get to work. I have several other cables and options I will be trying. This model has an unlocked carrier and boot-loader so my chances may be greater than yours, what model do you have? I have tried 2 different lan adapters but couldn't get it to work. I did this while using a USB/Lan adapter, going into a usb type c to OTG cable. All my kids have there Ipads, tablets and phones wired through the network using cables and adapters do to wireless sensitivity issues (health reasons).ĭid you get developer options enabled? Within the Dev menu there is an option to turn the USB into Ethernet port.
I myself am looking into a wired connection as I have a wired network throughout my home.
I've also played around with reverse tethering to my PC, but apparently it requires root access to even work, and even after that it doesn't even work very well.ĭoes anyone have any suggestions on how to make this work? Like, maybe there's a turnkey way to root the device, install a custom kernel with all sorts of goodies, as well as a more recent version of Android, etc? Or maybe I just have the wrong phone?Ĭlick to expand.I just purchased the Lg G5 RS988. Unfortunately, the LG G5 has zero interest in recognizing any of them. I have a USB type C hub (a Microsoft HD-500 display dock) and a small collection of USB to Ethernet adapters. And my old Windows Phone (ducks) is able to use it just fine. but it's not the best option in this particular house and I have a fine Ethernet network just sitting there waiting to be used. I do realize Wi-Fi is the path of least resistance. I'm fairly new to the wonderful world of Android, so please bear with me.
I recently picked up an LG G5 to do some software development, and I was wondering if there's a way to get it to connect to the internet using my ADSL connection.