in natty/ti-omap4 the lan is built-in:
[flag@newluxor ubuntu-natty]$ grep SMSC95XX debian/build/build-omap4/.config CONFIG_USB_NET_SMSC95XX=y
so you should get the NIC by default.
are you perhaps using gcc 4.6? unfortunately, it seems it kills usb* even on omap4 (see also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/791552)
in natty/ti-omap4 the lan is built-in:
[flag@newluxor ubuntu-natty]$ grep SMSC95XX debian/ build/build- omap4/. config USB_NET_ SMSC95XX= y
CONFIG_
so you should get the NIC by default.
are you perhaps using gcc 4.6? unfortunately, it seems it kills usb* even on omap4 (see also https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux/+ bug/791552)