Bug#501150: USB ethernet adapter 3com 3c19250 - kaweth
On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 10:44:00PM +0200, Hugh Sheehy wrote:
> Package: kaweth usb ethernet driver
>
> Version: all
>
> I tried to install several linux distributions on some old laptops
> (Toshiba Satellite 4070s). I tried to use an old 3Com 3c19250 USB
> ethernet adapter for connectivity.
>
> In all cases the USB driver is only occasionally recognized, works
> intermittently then not at all, sometimes seems to cause lockup of the
> system. The distributions included multiple debian based distribs,
> including a debian minimal install.
>
> On several occasions I could download for a while, then downloads would
> simply stop, sometimes I would see screens of errors, but in all cases
> the only error I can see for long enough to write down is
>
> drivers/usb/net/kaweth.c: Failed to set Rx mode: -16
>
> In general the error appears as downloads stalling, stopping, etc.
>
> The bug has been reported on the kaweth page on sourceforge as long ago
> as 2003. I used this very same USB adapter on Linux with no problem as
> long ago as 1999.
Which version of the Debian kernel did you use?
Cheers,
Moritz
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