It sounds like there are two issues here; if you have a problem with the driver even when the firmware is loaded, then please file a separate bug if it is not already filed.
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- zd1211rw tries to load firmware from wrong file https://launchpad.net/bugs/60222 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs