USB Network Interface Card Not Visible

unInstance · 12-13-2022, 10:22 AM

My device is SBC RockPro64 4G RAM model. I have a Gigabit USB Type-C NIC from AXAGON, but it is not visible in either `ifconfig -a` or `dmesg` (no messages at all) as I plug it in, or take it out. This is not a cheap NIC ordered from China. If I plug a keyboard in that Type-C port, then the keyboard works, so the port is not dead. My USB 3.0 Type-A port is occupied with a USB hard drive (if it matters).

In BSD systems it gets recognized as a ure(4) device.

In my SlackWare amd64 installation this is `dmesg` output as I plug it in, and then take it out:

Code:

[11701.565361] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[11701.586107] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8153, bcdDevice=30.00
[11701.586111] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=6
[11701.586113] usb 2-1: Product: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
[11701.586115] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: Realtek
[11701.586116] usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 000001
[11701.728200] usb 2-1: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[11701.765818] r8152 2-1:1.0: load rtl8153a-4 v2 02/07/20 successfully
[11701.789006] r8152 2-1:1.0 eth2: v1.12.13
[11714.010693] usb 2-1: USB disconnect, device number 7

What should I do to make it appear in my SlackWare ARM?

EDIT: I have no idea what could have caused this, but after I disabled UART, built a generic kernel, and rebooted, it works.

business_kid · 12-14-2022, 04:59 AM

Have you done the usual stuff, e.g.

Check for a kernel module
check for firmware in /lib/firmware
Googled to see if there are any problems with this part?

Another useful move might be to check it in a pc. IME, Realtek are very poor supporters of linux. There might even be something on github
/searches

Code:

git clone https://github.com/JulAlx/TP-Link-UE300-UE330-Linux-Driver.git

No idea if it's any use. There's another one too, but it's bent for Centos. Enjoy yourself.