ASIX AX88179 USB LAN does not work on tc 12 and 13

[sohnman]

As the title says, ASIX AX88179 USB LAN does not work, even if the latest driver from https://www.asix.com.tw/en/support/download.  FYI, logs are below.

# logs for default ax88179_178a.ko driver on tc core64 12.0

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Jun 15 23:59:03 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty2 ; PWD=/home/tc ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/modprobe ax88179_178a
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to read reg index 0x0006: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.info kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): invalid MAC address, using random
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0006: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0005: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to read reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x001f: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0019: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x001f: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000d: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000e: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000d: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to read reg index 0x000e: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000d: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000e: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000d: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x000e: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to read reg index 0x0000: -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.info kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 eth0: register 'ax88179_178a' at usb-0000:00:14.0-4, ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet, 22:31:ea:b8:82:8d
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U1 failed.
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U2 failed.
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U1 failed.
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U2 failed.
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a: probe of 4-4:2.1 failed with error -71
Jun 15 23:59:03 box user.info kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver ax88179_178a
# logs for built driver on tc core64 12.0

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Jun 15 23:58:11 box authpriv.notice sudo:       tc : TTY=tty2 ; PWD=/home/tc ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/insmod ./ax88179_178a.ko
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0000: -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0002: -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to write reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a 4-4:2.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): Failed to read reg index 0x0001: -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a: probe of 4-4:2.0 failed with error -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U1 failed.
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: usb 4-4: Set SEL for device-initiated U2 failed.
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.warn kernel: ax88179_178a: probe of 4-4:2.1 failed with error -71
Jun 15 23:58:11 box user.info kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver ax88179_178a
    [EDIT]:  Added code tags.  Rich

[curaga]

This appears to be a kernel driver bug / hw bug that the driver doesn't know how to work around. A few google hits report the same.

There doesn't seem to be a solution for now. Try using another usb ethernet adapter.

[Rich]

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