Seems the fix was not accepted/applied. Just tried latest 18.04, 19.04 and finally 19.10 with kernel 5.3.0-26-generic #28-Ubuntu
usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=7601, bcdDevice= 0.00 usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-3: Product: 802.11 n WLAN usb 1-3: Manufacturer: MediaTek usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1.0 mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 2: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-3" mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 2 was not an MTP device cfg80211: Loading compiled-in X.509 certificates for regulatory database cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 'sforshee: 00b28ddf47aef9cea7' usb 1-3: reset high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci mt7601u 1-3:1.0: ASIC revision: 76010001 MAC revision: 76010500 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.1.00 Build: 7640 Build time: 201302052146____ mt7601u 1-3:1.0: EEPROM ver:0c fae:00 usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 2 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: submit URB dir:128 ep:1 failed:-19 usbcore: registered new interface driver mt7601u usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=7601, bcdDevice= 0.00 usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-3: Product: 802.11 n WLAN usb 1-3: Manufacturer: MediaTek usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1.0 usb 1-3: reset high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci mt7601u 1-3:1.0: ASIC revision: 76010001 MAC revision: 76010500 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.1.00 Build: 7640 Build time: 201302052146____ mt7601u 1-3:1.0: EEPROM ver:0c fae:00 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp urb failed:-71 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp evt:0 seq:5-4! mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp urb failed:-71 mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp evt:0 seq:5-4! mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71
Seems the fix was not accepted/applied. Just tried latest 18.04, 19.04 and finally 19.10 with kernel 5.3.0-26-generic #28-Ubuntu
usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci pci0000: 00/0000: 00:1d.7/ usb1/1- 3"
usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=7601, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-3: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
usb 1-3: Manufacturer: MediaTek
usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1.0
mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 2: "/sys/devices/
mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 2 was not an MTP device
cfg80211: Loading compiled-in X.509 certificates for regulatory database
cfg80211: Loaded X.509 cert 'sforshee: 00b28ddf47aef9cea7'
usb 1-3: reset high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: ASIC revision: 76010001 MAC revision: 76010500
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.1.00 Build: 7640 Build time: 201302052146____
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: EEPROM ver:0c fae:00
usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 2
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: submit URB dir:128 ep:1 failed:-19
usbcore: registered new interface driver mt7601u
usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=7601, bcdDevice= 0.00
usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-3: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
usb 1-3: Manufacturer: MediaTek
usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 1.0
usb 1-3: reset high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-pci
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: ASIC revision: 76010001 MAC revision: 76010500
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Firmware Version: 0.1.00 Build: 7640 Build time: 201302052146____
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: EEPROM ver:0c fae:00
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp urb failed:-71
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp evt:0 seq:5-4!
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp urb failed:-71
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: Error: MCU resp evt:0 seq:5-4!
mt7601u 1-3:1.0: rx urb failed: -71