Tried configuring usbnet module but adapter is still not recognized on Ubuntu 5.05. Anyone every do this without compiling ASIX source?

strange a bit to me why using so old software..maybe updating can help

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Ubuntu 5.04 means 2005 - April , it is old as said by @yooy.

The ethernet adapter may work with a modern Linux ?

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Works well on older laptop, that is why I am using it.... The adapter works fine with newer distros.

The kernel has the job to handle the modules. Have fun building one.
Be careful the gcc has a lot to do with it. building modules with a kernel should be the same gcc as the kernel build.

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Yup DrakeO, thats what I concluded. Pull the source and compile against the 5.04 kernel. Compile the new driver into the old kernel Well, I was trying to avoid that...in the interest of time.


Well, here is what I ended up doing which worked like a charm...simply 'upgrade' to Xubuntu 8.04 which I knew would recognize the 300M adapter. The lightweight X Windows in Xubuntu offsets the heavier Gnome in Ubuntu so performance runs reasonably well on my Toughbook like before and the usb adapter hotplugs just fine.

Lesson-learned: sometimes its just easier to upgrade!