Suse 9 hangs after SMC2662W V3 hotplug

Hello,

I use Suse 9 (Kernel 2.4.21) and have installed the at76c503a. After I plug
my SMC2662 V3 adapter in, my systems hangs. After a reboot I can find the
following log:

Dec 28 22:19:11 linux kernel: at76c503.c: Generic Atmel at76c503/at76c505
routines v0.12beta2
Dec 28 22:19:11 linux kernel: at76c503-fw_skel.c: Atmel at76c503
(RFMD/Accton) Wireless LAN Driver v0.12beta2 loading
Dec 28 22:19:11 linux kernel: usb.c: registered new driver at76c503-rfmd-acc
Dec 28 22:20:13 linux kernel: at76c503-fw_skel.c: using compiled-in firmware
Dec 28 22:20:13 linux kernel: at76c503.c: getting firmware failed with 0, or
version is 0
Dec 28 22:20:13 linux kernel: at76c503.c: this probably means that the ext.
fw was not loaded correctly



I read some postings about driver problems with usb code in some kernel
versions. As a Linux-Wlan-newbie, the reason for my problem should be much
simpler....



Thank you


Andreas