Can you post the output of "lsusb" as well as the contents of the bzipped files? It's rare for linux to need driver files for network adapters... also have a look at the output of "dmesg" and post lines pertaining to your device... we should be able to determine the chipset that way, see if it's loading a module, and if not see why...

@JoshuaBesneatte I have edited the post with the information you asked. Is it useful?

It looks like the card isn't even showing up to the system, I don't see a network card in the lsusb output and the dmesg output is information on a pnp sound device (SunFounder USB 2.0 Mini Microphone)... try using a different usb port... and do the following... unplug the card and run dmesg and lsusb.... then plug the card in and run dmesg and lsusb again and see what is different... this will show us if the device is being recognized when it's plugged in. if it's not showing up at all try plugging into a different computer and see if it works. the device could be defective or mispackaged

and on the bziped files.... once we figure out what your chipset is and that the card is not defective you will extract the appropriate file and compile it... eg: cd ~/driver then run make and sudo make install...

what does the readme have to say in DPA_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130916.tar.bz2?

Oh! Forgive me. I didin't read "Sound Device" on what I posted. I've installed the driver on Windows and everything works fine. So, the device seems to be Ok. In my laptop, after plugging, unplugging the device nothing seems to change in "lsusb" and "dmesg". I'm sure about the first one (nothing has changed) but in the second one is difficult to ensure that nothing has changed (is a lot of information)

when you plug/unplug the device it should be noted at the end of the dmesg output... only the last 10 or so lines will be relevant... you can also try "dmesg | tail" to cut down on the amount of data spit out.

Nope. Ive just spended 15 minutes reading all the "dmesg" output. Nothing has changed.

Hey I just saw the updated output above. Did the other driver work when you tried to compile/install it? another thing to maybe try is "sudo make" and see if that works.

Ok

did you try the other driver file? DPA_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130916.tar.bz2

How can I compile the driver?

just like you did for the other one... with make

follow the answer and use this file DPA_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130916.tar.bz2 and tell me if that works

Yes! I tried thath you told me on both the bzipped files. But in both it shows an error. I just posted the DPA_RT...

hrm, shucks... lemme see if I can figure out what causes that error... also try doing "sudo make" instead of make and see if that works

Ok, I'll try it

Nope. I tried with "sudo make" but the same happens

what do you see if you open a terminal and do

I don't know if this can help but three months ago I had a problem..., this problem to be specific askubuntu.com/questions/1001197/…

tail -f /var/log/syslog

It seems solved but it happened again and that's why I've bought a external card. But now this...

and then plug/unplug the device

another thing you might try, after reading your other post... try unholding the old kernel

It freezes there

I can run anything else

did you watch this output screen while plugging/unplugging the device?

Can the hold kernel affect the installation of the drivers I'm trying to install?

when you are done ctrl+c

it's possible that a new kernel will have drivers for your device

and it will just work

is there any information on the box the device came in or on the device?

After plugging the device

I don't see something useful

what about on the device?

Literally nothing

it's super weird how the computer doesn't even see when it's plugged in... you have tried other ports too?

Yes

It has three ports, in no one works

And in Windows it works at the first plug

I just plugged the device, then Windows look for a driver, installed it and that was all

There was no need to install from the cd

Or buy a new laptop? Haha :(

that's really weird... it should just work... have you tried updating your kernel?

and can you confirm that other things work when plugged into usb?

I was thinking on that. Maybe unhold the kernel, update and try

try that next

@JoshuaBesneatte Yes! I connect a pendrive and then I run "lsusb"

And it shows to me the information about the device

ok, so we know for sure your USB port is good, and we know the device works....

Showed*

Yes! So something strange is happening

try updating the kernel.... from your other question you do it like this:

then sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Ok, I'll try that

after the update you will need to reboot into the new kernel

also you might want to install linux-firmware

sudo apt install linux-firmware

is it possible to send me the DPA_MT7601U_LinuxSTA_3.0.0.4_20130916.tar.bz2 file using the upload feature?

so I was doing some looking around and I think those drivers you have are for an older kernel only. looking around both of those chipsets should work out of the box with linux. if the new kernel doesn't fix it, try installing this: d86o2zu8ugzlg.cloudfront.net/mediatek-craft/drivers/…