Everything you've described says hardware failure, very nearly clinched by "the error still eventually appears" (suggests overheating). Question is whether the problem is the computer or the adapter. If you can get the adapter to work on another computer, that pretty much lets it off the hook. And/or try running another adapter on this computer. Having a spare adapter is a good idea anyway. FWIW, I've gotten tired of the Realtek compatibility issues and plan to get a Panda adapter, which gets (mostly) good reviews and reportedly works out-of-the-box (i.e., supported by the kernel). Haven't gotten one yet, though, so can't vouch for it personally.
Statistics: Posted by pbear — 2024-02-22 03:06