Sorry, the problem has been solved... BUT:
This was solved by removing the 'network-manager' package altogether. I
tried a pcmcia card with the atmel chipset on the same machine and it
wouldn't work when network-manager was installed. I'm assuming this bug
report should be closed; the question
Public bug reported:
The wireless adapter with chipset zd1201 does not work if plugged in at
boot time. The problem happens both when plugged in the onboard usb 1.1
or a pcmcia usb 2.0 on a Compaq Presario 2199US.
If the device is pluggged in at boot time, it appears as though it
should work,
Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ufraw
apt-get install ufraw on AMD64 retrieves: ufraw_0.11-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Simply running ufraw after install gives a weird result. After loading a
.cr2 canon raw image file, the preview for that image is shown in
grayscale. The RGB histogram shows
