I have the same usb ethernet adapter too, and am also trying to figure out how to make it work.
The last lines of dsmg:
hub.c: new USB device -2, assigned address 2
usb.c: kmalloc IF c3b05440, numif 1
usb.c: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb.c: USB device number 2 default language ID 0x409
Manufacturer: ShanTou
Product: ST268 USB NIC
SerialNumber: 0268
usb.c: unhandled interfaces on device
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0xa46/0x268) is not claimed by any active driver.
Length = 18
DescriptorType = 01
USB version = 1.10
Vendor:Product = 0a46:0268
MaxPacketSize0 = 8
NumConfigurations = 1
Device version = 1.01
Device Class:SubClass:Protocol = 00:00:00
Per-interface classes
Configuration:
bLength = 9
bDescriptorType = 02
wTotalLength = 0027
bNumInterfaces = 01
bConfigurationValue = 01
iConfiguration = 00
bmAttributes = a0
MaxPower = 144mA
Interface: 0
Alternate Setting: 0
bLength = 9
bDescriptorType = 04
bInterfaceNumber = 00
bAlternateSetting = 00
bNumEndpoints = 03
bInterface Class:SubClass:Protocol = 00:00:00
iInterface = 00
Endpoint:
bLength = 7
bDescriptorType = 05
bEndpointAddress = 81 (in)
bmAttributes = 02 (Bulk)
wMaxPacketSize = 0040
bInterval = 00
Endpoint:
bLength = 7
bDescriptorType = 05
bEndpointAddress = 02 (out)
bmAttributes = 02 (Bulk)
wMaxPacketSize = 0040
bInterval = 00
Endpoint:
bLength = 7
bDescriptorType = 05
bEndpointAddress = 83 (in)
bmAttributes = 03 (Interrupt)
wMaxPacketSize = 0008
bInterval = 01
usb.c: kusbd: /sbin/hotplug add 2
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
usb_control/bulk_msg: timeout
usbdevfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed dev 2 rqt 128 rq 6 len 256 ret -110
If possible please shed us some light.. Really want to make it work.