Hi Cooper and a happy new year. Thanks for replying so fast - didn't expect that, so I haven't given much attention to the problem lately.
Yes I've compiled the kernel countless times in the past on various Linux systems, but I usually just use `genkernel` nowadays. I'll give it a try at a manual compilation with `make firmware`, which I've never had the opportunity to try before.
The log is verbose, but nothing out of the ordinary AFAICT. I could post a complete log generated by the insertion of the device plus other related up/down operations.
I've build the module. I've tried pretty much all combination of inserting it before/after loading the module, with different timings, etc. I've literally spent a couple dozens of hours on the issue in the last months. (Although I've never tried building support in the kernel directly, so might try that.)
(As for the edit button, maybe there's something special with my account, but I can't see it; only the Report link.)
It's interesting, but I'll politely discard any solution that is that old; downgrading the kernel and applying manual patches sound a very good way to call for more problems.
What I find very disappointing is how Hak5 advertises the adapter to be working out of the box, while numerous users find themselves forced to manually patch an incredibly outdated kernel to make it work, sometimes, after days/weeks of troubleshooting. I've mailed them, but have received no clear explanation so far. They've been kind enough to provide me with a second unit to test with though, and that's very appreciated.
Thanks again for the info and I'll try to provide the above info soon enough.