It appears that the prism54 driver may also be returning an empty driver name via hal:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network- manager/+bug/203793/comments/9 -- NM 0.6.6-0ubuntu2 segfaults w/ hal 0.5.11~rc2-1ubuntu2 and b43 wireless driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204868 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
