Cisco AM10 USB wireless adapter not working with Ubuntu 20.04.1

I have a Cisco AM10 USB wireless adapter which used to work with 18.4. But after the latest upgrade to 20.04.1 it stopped working. Basically it is recognize as a USB drive but not a wireless hardware. It is not listed in "lshw -C network" command output. Here are some command outputs:

ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 008: ID 1307:1169 Transcend Information, Inc. TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 1307:0169 Transcend Information, Inc.

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ubuntu:~$ sudo lsusb -v
Bus 002 Device 013: ID 1307:1169 Transcend Information, Inc. TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Device Descriptor: idVendor 0x1307 Transcend Information, Inc. idProduct 0x1169 TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB bcdDevice 1.00 iManufacturer 1 Cisco Systems, Inc. iProduct 5 Cisco AM10 AM10

1 Answer

I was able to get my AM10 working on 20.04.3 by running the cisco usb modeswitch:

sudo usb_modeswitch -L -v 1307 -p 1169

This fix persists on reboot but disconnecting the adapter requires running the command again. I assume modifying /lib/udev/rules.d/40-usb_modeswitch.rules referenced earlier would make the change permanent.