Future versions of module-init-tools / modprobe will only use config files suffixed with ".conf". So net-wireless/ndiswrapper should change the place where its config file is installed. See also Bug #274942
*** Bug 275158 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 215731 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
ssuominen@unique ~/gentoo-x86/net-wireless/ndiswrapper $ qlist -CIv ndiswrapper net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.55-r1 ssuominen@unique ~/gentoo-x86/net-wireless/ndiswrapper $ qlist ndiswrapper /etc/modprobe.d/ndiswrapper.conf Looks like 1.55-r1, current stable as of today, gets it right.