I know this has been asked in a previous post:
(http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...issuue-849308/)

BUT, i am not using the package assistance module that was used in this case.

Im running Backtrack 4 R2, with a PCMCIA Netgear WPN511 card on a 16gig USB flash drive (dell inspiron 2200, 256MB pc333 RAM, 70 gig HD - i know this sounds minimal but it is running great, and will stay minimalist). The current kernel version is 2.6.35.8.

I am having problems with any version of madwifi i download/guide i follow. And, because madwifi.org is down (as usual), im having a hard time finding current sources. I am aware that there is the atheros 9000 driver, but am clueless as to install that as well, and from what i've read, madwifi suits my needs better. Once again, i am new, so if this is also incorrect, i'd love to know why! Im rather unfamiliar with how kernels/headers interact with drivers, so feel free to low-ball replies.

thanks!

Madwifi is deprecated in favor of ath5k and ath9k. From what I can find just based on the name of your wireless card, it looks like it probably uses ath5k, which should come with the kernel. But names can be deceiving.

Please post the output of
However, for madwifi, the site is not down currently: http://madwifi-project.org/

As it mentions there, for kernels >2.6.25 you'll need the 0.9.4 snapshot, not the stable release version.