> Hi, > > sirquij...@lavabit.com wrote: >>> On 03/21/2013 05:32 PM, sirquij...@lavabit.com wrote: > >>>> When I researched this purchase I thought I read that AX88772-based >>>> ethernet devices were supported by Debian, but when I attach the >>>> device >>>> to >>>> my laptop nothing shows up in lsusb, nor does any auto-configuration >>>> seem >>>> to take place. > >>> if its not shown in LSUSB, then look at dmesg, what the kernel returns > >> Sorry, it turns out the issue was that I'd disabled my USB ports in the >> BIOS. Man I hate it when I miss something simple like thatÂ… >> Ok, it shows up in lsusb now as follows: >> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0b95:7720 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88772 >> It doesn't show up in ifconfig though. I just see my built-in Gb NIC >> (eth0) and the loopback. What step am I missing now? > > on a terminal, enter "dmesg" it will show you the kernel output, and the > output will tell whats going on. > > maybe some firmware is missing? > Ah, it turns out Debian defaults to turning off the interface when first connected. Dmesg showed the device was recognised fine and assigned "eth1", "ifconfig -a" revealed it was recognised but off, so I did "ifconfig eth1 up" and now it's displayed in "ifconfig".
Thanks for the help. Sorry it was such a banal issue :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/37700.82.44.24.160.1363971549.squir...@lavabit.com