That is a really good thread on the subject.
If the problem is in the usb stack and not in your device's driver, then it could require backporting the usb stack from a recent kernel, and that can be really difficult.
For gaining experience with kernel recompilng, it is better if you start with your PC's distro; it is relatively easy to brick the N8x0 by making a mistake (fortunately solvable by reflashing).
As an alternative, you could first start by trying a Meego kernel already built for the device, may be you are lucky and everything you need works.