I think this is due to the Madwifi problem that was fixed in a recent l-r-m upload, and should be fixed in herd5. I'm going to close as "fix committed" (the symptoms you describe are identical to ones observed in testing.)
Thanks! Kyle ** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- Cannot install feisty herd 3 due to modprobe problem (kernel 2.6.20) https://launchpad.net/bugs/84860 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs