Ubuntu Server 20.4 not detecting ZEB-USB150WF1 driver

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Hi @alan_g, @ogra
I am using Zerbronics ZEB-USB150WF1 for external wifi adapter in Raspberry pi 3B+ with Ubuntu server but I am not seeing the adapter for that. What could be the reason?

USB adapter is detected by the OS :
lsusb

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0461:0010 Primax Electronics, Ltd HP PR1101U / Primax PMX-KPR1101U Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:f179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0424:7800 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC)
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:2514 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2514 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

but adapter is not showing
ip a

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether b8:27:eb:39:12:6e brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.0.104/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic eth0
valid_lft 85111sec preferred_lft 85111sec
inet6 fe80::ba27:ebff:fe39:126e/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether b8:27:eb:6c:47:3b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

It should show wlan1 for external adqapter.

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please file a bug against the kernel with:

ubuntu-bug linux-raspi

(i’m not sure if the driver for this card is freely distributable as part of the linux kernel or if you need some externally built dkms kernel module (because the card is too new or because there are legal issues), the kernel team will know though)

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Can you guide me to do that, because I do not know how to do that.