LinuxQuestions.org - problem installing ma111 USB on fedora 3: wlan0: unknown interface: No such device

I'm having some problems getting netgear's MA111 USB wifi device to load and configure correctly on my linux laptop. I have successfully compiled linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1pre23 as well as the 2.6.9 kernel.

I followed the directions in the tutorial (http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...icle&artid=239) to the letter. I've also looked around google and on LQ and have only seen the same problem with no clear resolution.

I've added the line "alias wlan0 prism2_usb" to my /etc/modprobe.conf

Code:

:sohmc@frink:/usr/src# lsusb

Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0846:4230 NetGear, Inc. 

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

sohmc@frink:/usr/src# tail -f /var/log/messages

Jan  8 08:33:28 frink kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 8

Jan  8 08:33:29 frink kernel: usb 1-1: device not accepting address 8, error -71

Jan  8 08:33:29 frink kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 9

Jan  8 08:35:27 frink kernel: prism2usb_init: prism2_usb.o: 0.2.1-pre23 Loaded

Jan  8 08:35:27 frink kernel: prism2usb_init: dev_info is: prism2_usb

Jan  8 08:35:27 frink kernel: usbcore: registered new driver prism2_usb

sohmc@frink:/usr/src# wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable

wlanctl-ng: No such device

sohmc@frink:/usr/src# /etc/init.d/wlan restart

Shutting Down WLAN Devices: Shutting Down WLAN Devices: wlanctl-ng: No such device

wlan0: unknown interface: No such device

I figure that somewhere, I have forgotten a step. I cannot figure out how to configure the wlan0 device. Obviously, it's not being aliased correctly to the driver. Can anyone offer some thoughts on how to get it configured?

thanks!