On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 05:06 -0500, Martin Jansche wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> The ASIX AX8817X usbnet driver in the 2.6 kernel failed to recognize a
> recent version of the Linksys USB200M USB 2.0 ethernet adapter.  It
> appears (see
> http://www.sustworks.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Sustworks/USB-To-EthernetAdaptors
> , search for "New Linksys USB200M") that Linksys is using the newer
> AX88772 chipset instead of the older AX88172 in its latest USB200M
> models.  (This difference is not reflected in the model number. FWIW,
> I own a model with serial number LCS105606689 which apparently uses
> the newer chip.)
> 
> The new USB200M model also shows up under a different USB device ID.
> The patch below adds an appropriate entry to the products table in
> drivers/usb/net/asix.c.  I tested the patched driver: it successfully
> recognized the adapter I bought recently.  I'm not aware of any
> device-specific quirks, so I used the vanilla ax88772 driver info.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Jansche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 

Ack.

Good to know that there are devices using the new chip now.

-- 
David Hollis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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