Also, this is what dmesg shows:

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ohci_hcd: 2005 April 22 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver (PCI)
Loading module: rt73usb - CVS (N/A) by http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com.
wmaster0: Failed to select rate control algorithm
wmaster0: Failed to initialize rate control algorithm
rt73usb->rt73usb_alloc_dev: Error - Failed to initialize device.
rt73usb->rt73usb_probe: Error - Failed to allocate device.
usbcore: registered new driver rt73usb
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On Monday 23 October 2006 14:20, Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A friend gave me a Belkin F5D7050 USB wifi adaptor which I am struggling to
> get going.  I checked the Wiki which describes how to use ndiswrapper but
> it also mentions that there are drivers in portage for this purpose.
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/Belkin_F5D7050
>
> I opted for the latter, set the rt73usb USE flag and emerged the rt2x00
> drivers.
>
> However I still cannot see my new device as a network interface.  Can you
> help?
>
> Supporting info below:
> ===============================================
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 050d:7050 Belkin Components F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
> Device Descriptor:
>   bLength                18
>   bDescriptorType         1
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   idVendor           0x050d Belkin Components
>   idProduct          0x7050 F5D7050 ver 1000 WiFi
>   bcdDevice            0.01
>   iManufacturer           1 Belkin
>   iProduct                2 Belkin 54g USB Network Adapter
>   iSerial                 0
>   bNumConfigurations      1
>   Configuration Descriptor:
>     bLength                 9
>     bDescriptorType         2
>     wTotalLength           32
>     bNumInterfaces          1
>     bConfigurationValue     1
>     iConfiguration          0
>     bmAttributes         0x80
>     MaxPower              300mA
>     Interface Descriptor:
>       bLength                 9
>       bDescriptorType         4
>       bInterfaceNumber        0
>       bAlternateSetting       0
>       bNumEndpoints           2
>       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
>       bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
>       bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
>       iInterface              0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
>       Endpoint Descriptor:
>         bLength                 7
>         bDescriptorType         5
>         bEndpointAddress     0x01  EP 1 OUT
>         bmAttributes            2
>           Transfer Type            Bulk
>           Synch Type               None
>           Usage Type               Data
>         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
>         bInterval               0
> Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
>   bLength                10
>   bDescriptorType         6
>   bcdUSB               2.00
>   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
>   bDeviceSubClass         0
>   bDeviceProtocol         0
>   bMaxPacketSize0        64
>   bNumConfigurations      1
> ===============================================
>
> ===============================================
> # ifconfig -a
> dummy0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 3A:6B:52:36:4D:99
>           BROADCAST NOARP  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:02:A5:B6:A1:8F
>           UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>           RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
>
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>           RX bytes:400 (400.0 b)  TX bytes:400 (400.0 b)
> ===============================================
>
> PS.  The eth0 above is my NIC not the Belkin adaptor.

-- 
Regards,
Mick