Is ndiswrapper incompatible with 2.6.24 kernel?

[shelbyvision]

I recently upgraded my HP laptop P4 from gutsy to hardy, using the update manager. Now if I restart the computer, there is no internet connection after rebooting. There are two ways I can get my wifi card (a U.S.Robotics MAXg) to work: 1. pull out the card before rebooting, then put it back after the system is completely up, signed in and all. I just put it in and the lights light up and everything works normally. 2. Boot up with "Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.22-16-generic", and all works normally.
When I installed the wireless card, in 7.10, I had to use ndiswrapper 1.50, which was the latest version at the time. Would a newer version correct this problem, or is there something else I need to do? I really don't know much about this stuff, so I need all the help I can get.
Thanks,
Steve

[shelbyvision]

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[shelbyvision]

I was reading through the "Comprehensive ndiswrapper troubleshooting guide" which is at the top of this forum, and found this by pytheas22 on page2:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

and add these lines to that file:
Code:

blacklist b43
blacklist ssb
blacklist b43legacy
blacklist b43 ssb

Then save the file, and reboot.



I did this and it worked! Apparently the newer kernel was disabling ndiswrapper on bootup by supplying the wrong driver instead. Thank you, pytheas22! :P