Trying to install a new USB to LAN device on Ubuntu 10.04

[Nils Kassube]

Ashim Kapoor wrote:
> As mentioned on this page :-
> http://tech.firdooze.com/2011/11/16/how-to-instal-davicom-9601-drivers
> -dm9601-on-linux/
> 
> I did :-
> modprobe usbnet
> modprobe dm9601
> 
> Following the above webpage,here I am looking if the eth0/eth1 show up
> something like on that page :-
> ashimkapoor at ubuntu-laptop:~/lan_troubleshoot$ grep eth
> dmesg_after_modprobe [    1.099837] sky2 eth0: addr 00:23:ae:32:c4:a9
> [   27.730945] eth1: Broadcom BCM4315 802.11 Hybrid Wireless
> Controller 5.60.48.36
> [   27.812333] sky2 eth0: enabling interface
> [   27.822468] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> [   39.932217] eth1: no IPv6 routers present

eth0 is your built-in ethernet interface and eth1 is your wireless 
interface. The USB interface should then be eth2.

> The last line on this page says that there is a new usb interface
> driver.Can I conclude that that is all that needed to be done ?  When
> I do a grep for dm9601 on the dmesg which is generated WITH the usb (
> I call this file dmesg_with) ,but before the modprobe,it does NOT show
> me that line.
> ashimkapoor at ubuntu-laptop:~/lan_troubleshoot$ tail
> dmesg_after_modprobe [   58.508135]  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed
> w/return code = -113 [   92.117517] Valid eCryptfs headers not found
> in file header region or xattr region
> [   92.117521] Either the lower file is not in a valid eCryptfs
> format, or the key could not be retrieved. Plaintext passthrough mode
> is not enabled; returning -EIO
> [  101.358417] Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region
> or xattr region
> [  101.358421] Either the lower file is not in a valid eCryptfs
> format, or the key could not be retrieved. Plaintext passthrough mode
> is not enabled; returning -EIO
> [  138.172058]  CIFS VFS: Error connecting to socket. Aborting
> operation [  138.172070]  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code =
> -110 [  209.728151]  CIFS VFS: Error connecting to socket. Aborting
> operation [  209.728163]  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code =
> -110 [  296.212956] usbcore: registered new interface driver dm9601
> ashimkapoor at ubuntu-laptop:~/lan_troubleshoot$ uname -r
> 2.6.32-32-generic

I think the 2.6.32-32-generic doesn't support the device. Here the 
command "modinfo dm9601" for a 2.6.32 kernel on my Lucid machine shows 
these supported devices:

alias:          usb:v0A46p9000d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0FE6p8101d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0A47p9601d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0A46p8515d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0A46p0268d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0A46p6688d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v0A46p9601d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v07AAp9601d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*

And if I use the same command for a 3.2.0 kernel on a Precise machine I 
see the additional line

alias:          usb:v0FE6p9700d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
                     ^^^^ ^^^^

which seems to be the one needed for your USB ID 0fe6:9700. So for the 
2.6.32 kernel you would need to modify the source code to support your 
device like it was explained on that howto page. 

As an alternative you may consider upgrading your machine from Lucid to 
Precise to get the additional device withou extra effort.


Nils