YES .. This WORKED
Finally.. It is still a bit weak in the room. BUT IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM..
here is the solution -
The problem is with the Atheros 5001x onboard card conflict.
Code:
sudo su
apt-get install subversion
cd /usr/src
svn checkout
http://madwifi-project.org/svn/madwifi/trunk madwifi
tar cfvz madwifi.tgz
cd madwifi
make && make install
echo "blacklist ath5k" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
echo "ath_pci" >> /etc/modules
modprobe ath_pci
sudo reboot
original thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10884683
Hope this works for you all.. Thanks
Now if I can get the sound to work as loudly as in Lucid & Graphics in VLC improve.. I am sorted.. yay!!!