solved the boot issue also. I only need the rt73usb module, so I've added rt2500usb to /etc/modrobe.d/blacklist
(p.s. for google hacking purposes, my laptop is an ADVENT 9112) -- Ubuntu 7.10 Wireless Interface WEP password login problem with Asus WL-167G Usb Wlan Adapter https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147811 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs