--- magellan-initscripts/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect	2005-08-31 23:46:24.000000000 +0200
+++ magellan-initscripts-alx/etc/rc.d/init.d/hwdetect	2010-10-15 13:02:05.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@
 #%before:
 #%after:
 
+UNSUPPORTED_NETCARD_DRIVERS="ath9k ath5k"
+
+remove_unsupported_netcard_drivers()
+{
+	local config="/etc/sysconfig/hwsetup/knoppix"
+	local driver
+
+	# filter unsupported devices
+	for driver in ${UNSUPPORTED_NETCARD_DRIVERS}
+	do
+		sed -i "/${driver}/d" ${config}
+	done
+}
+
 write_x11_config() {
 	local xserver
 	local xfconfig
@@ -393,6 +407,9 @@
 		echo "lp" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-$(kernel_major_version)
 	fi
 
+	# fix unsupported netcard drivers from knoppix config
+	remove_unsupported_netcard_drivers
+
 	# get what hwsetup has found
 	if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/hwsetup/knoppix ]
 	then