I tested the latest version 1.42 of ndiswrapper and it works now. I can plug and unplug the dongle with sheer impunity and the driver doesn't crash.
There is still one problem though: I cannot start the laptop with the USB dongle in. I have to wait until I log in, then attach the dongle. -- [herd-5] no wlan0 device after loading ndiswrapper https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89896 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