Startech USB to Ethernet installation

[marigo]

Hi all,

I want to install this USB-2-Ethernet adapter on my Proxmox host.

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-USB21000S2/dp/B007U5MGDC

I need to compile the driver myself with the sources of the kernel. I am currently on this version:

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root@proxmox-virt:/tmp/Linux# pveversion --verbose
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 3.4-156 (running kernel: 2.6.32-39-pve)
pve-manager: 3.4-6 (running version: 3.4-6/102d4547)
pve-kernel-2.6.32-32-pve: 2.6.32-136
pve-kernel-2.6.32-39-pve: 2.6.32-156
lvm2: 2.02.98-pve4
clvm: 2.02.98-pve4
corosync-pve: 1.4.7-1
openais-pve: 1.1.4-3
libqb0: 0.11.1-2
redhat-cluster-pve: 3.2.0-2
resource-agents-pve: 3.9.2-4
fence-agents-pve: 4.0.10-2
pve-cluster: 3.0-17
qemu-server: 3.4-6
pve-firmware: 1.1-4
libpve-common-perl: 3.0-24
libpve-access-control: 3.0-16
libpve-storage-perl: 3.0-33
pve-libspice-server1: 0.12.4-3
vncterm: 1.1-8
vzctl: 4.0-1pve6
vzprocps: 2.0.11-2
vzquota: 3.1-2
pve-qemu-kvm: 2.2-10
ksm-control-daemon: 1.1-1
glusterfs-client: 3.5.2-1
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I have the drivers but I don't know how to accomplish the following tutorial.

a. Obtain the kernel source tree for the platform in use and build it.

I have tried to install the headers, but I get an error.

#apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.32-39
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-2.6.32-39
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-2.6.32-39'



Can anyone push me in the right direction?

 

[tom]

apt-get install pve-headers-2.6.32-39-pve

 

[marigo]

apt-get install pve-headers-2.6.32-39-pve

Hi Tom,

Thank you for your quick reply. I have managed to make de needed module to support the usb->ethernet NIC.

When insmod runs it just works fine. Just now to manage to survive a reboot.
I have allready copied to /lib/modules/<u-name>/kernel/drivers/net/usb

Maybe another hint for a newbie?

Also I copied the smsc7500.ko to /lib/modules/`uname -r` and executed "depmod -a"
After this I could do a "modprobe smsc7500" and edited "/etc/modules" and added "smsc7500" to this file.

Everything is working as expected.

If someone need the smsc7500.ko for 2.6.32-39-pve; drop me a message.