> ... Windows driver, you could try another one ... I've tried these two drivers: ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_1360/driver/80211g.zip ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/TravelMate_4000_4500/driver/a802.zip they both work with old driver, but no with the new. I've tried to use no preempt kernel, but the same, works only the old driver. I've compiled ndiswrapper with DEBUG=3 in such way (self made): # mkdir /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/ # cp -a /usr/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper /usr/local/portage # mkdir /var/tmp/portage/ndiswrapper-1.0_rc4 # ebuild # /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.0_rc4.ebuild # unpack #cd /var/tmp/portage/ndiswrapper-1.0_rc4/work/ndiswrapper-1.0rc4/ # make DEBUG=3 # ebuild # /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.0_rc4.ebuild # install # ebuild # /usr/local/portage/net-wireless/ndiswrapper/ndiswrapper-1.0_rc4.ebuild # qmerge That's output from logs: gentoo-amd ndiswrapper-1.0rc4 # tail -f /var/log/everything/current Jan 28 18:12:20 [su] PAM pam_putenv: delete non-existent entry; XAUTHORITY Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4 Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lostsync at byte 1 Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched. Jan 28 18:15:51 [kernel] ndiswrapper version 1.0rc4 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=no) Jan 28 18:15:52 [loadndisdriver] loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(424): file 17FE:2220:1468:0305 is not valid - ignored_ Jan 28 18:15:52 [loadndisdriver] loadndisdriver: add_driver_devices(424): file 17FE:2220 is not valid - ignored_ Jan 28 18:15:52 [kernel] ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper_load_driver:98): loadndiswrapper failed (65280); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver' Jan 28 18:15:52 [loadndisdriver] loadndisdriver: load_driver(324): coudln't find valid drivers files for driver neti2220_ Jan 28 18:15:52 [loadndisdriver] loadndisdriver: load_driver(350): couldn't load driver neti2220_ gentoo-amd ndiswrapper-1.0rc4 # tail -f /var/log/kernel/current Jan 28 18:10:54 [kernel] lp0: using parport0 (polling). Jan 28 18:11:01 [kernel] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de). Jan 28 18:11:16 [kernel] agpgart: Found an AGP 3.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0. - Last output repeated twice - Jan 28 18:11:36 [kernel] cdrom: open failed. Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 4 Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 lost sync at byte 1 Jan 28 18:13:48 [kernel] psmouse.c: TouchPad at isa0060/serio4/input0 - driver resynched. Jan 28 18:15:51 [kernel] ndiswrapper version 1.0rc4 loaded (preempt=yes,smp=no) Jan 28 18:15:52 [kernel] ndiswrapper (ndiswrapper_load_driver:98): loadndiswrapper failed (65280); check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'