Собственно сабж. Есть ядро 2.6.32.42 и этот девайс. Ядро, к сожалению, обновить нельзя. dmesg:
[ 775.626000] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 2
[ 810.736000] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using stm-ohci and address 3
[ 810.903000] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 847.959000] usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using stm-ohci and address 3
[ 849.114000] usb 1-1: firmware: requesting ar9170.fw
[ 909.118000] usb 1-1: ar9170.fw firmware file not found, trying old firmware...
[ 909.119000] usb 1-1: firmware: using built-in firmware ar9170-1.fw
[ 909.120000] usb 1-1: firmware: using built-in firmware ar9170-2.fw
[ 910.690000] usb 1-1: USB setup failed (-110).
[ 910.707000] ar9170usb: probe of 1-1:1.0 failed with error -110