rt73: unable to connect to a wpa2 network

[MrMagne]

Binary package hint: linux-firmware

Today I upgraded my linux-firmware package to version 1.25. After that I couldn't connect anymore to my WPA2 network (I was still able to connect to an unprotected wifi).
here is an extract from syslog:
Nov 11 20:21:49 KayKay loadndisdriver: loadndisdriver: load_driver(358): couldn't load driver rt73
Nov 11 20:21:49 KayKay kernel: [ 100.916388] ndiswrapper (check_nt_hdr:150): kernel is 64-bit, but Windows driver is not 64-bit;bad magic: 010B
Nov 11 20:21:49 KayKay kernel: [ 100.916395] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:206): couldn't prepare driver 'rt73'
Nov 11 20:21:49 KayKay kernel: [ 100.916779] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:108): couldn't load driver rt73; check system log for messages from 'loadndisdriver'

I tried to reboot, to blacklist rt73usb etc.. but none of those worked
After reverting to linux-firmware 1.24, my wifi works fine.

My wifi usb key is a Linksys Wireless-G

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 11 20:46:10 2009
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-firmware 1.24
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2351): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-panel:2385): GConf-WARNING **: Directory `/apps/panel/toplevels/bottom_panel_screen1/screen' was not being monitored by GConfClient 0xa6fde0
 (gnome-panel:2385): GConf-WARNING **: Directory `/apps/panel/toplevels/top_panel_screen1/screen' was not being monitored by GConfClient 0xa6fde0
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2405): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2389): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

[Chase Douglas (chasedouglas)]

Unfortunately, you are using the ndiswrapper driver for your wireless card. We can't support the driver because it relies on closed source, proprietary code. Thus, I'm closing this as Won't Fix.

As a side note, I think this wireless card should work out of the box at least in Lucid, though I would have thought in Karmic as well. Are you sure you need the ndiswrapper driver?

[MrMagne (mr.magne)]

Hello, I'm sure I needed the ndiswrapper when I first installed it (by the time it was hardy, or maybe intrepid), but it is possible it's no longer required. Unfortunately I won't be able to test as I no longer posses that device (I've moved and my computer can now be plugged to lan, so no wireless needed).
Bye.