how to install ndis atheros wifi driver on lenovo T60 ubuntu

download the windows xp driver from : http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70480

install with the 1st stage with wine to extract the driver files

copy the extracted driver from : ~/.wine/drive_c/DRIVERS/WIN/WLLANATH/WinXP_2K
to ~/lenovo

isntall :
sudo apt-get install ndisgtk

disable the ath9k driver :
sudo modprobe -vr ath9k

activate the ndis driver :
Go to System>Administration>Windows Wirless Drivers, (NDISWRAPPER will open now, (after password is given)).
Choose Install Driver.
Goto location line, click on the right folder tab and browse to:
~/lenovo/WLLANATH/WinXP_2K
Choose to install.

to stop ath9k loading at boot
sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
blacklist ath9k

reboot

reference :
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=739998

how to update atheros ath9k.ko driver to the latest on ubuntu linux

Download the latest compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2 from :
http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download
open it and :

find . -name "*" -exec touch {} \;
make
sudo -s
make install

modinfo ath9k
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko
...
mv /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko /lib/modules/2.6.28-15-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko.bak

make unload

cat > ~/wifi_reset.sh
#!/bin/bash -x
sudo modprobe -vr ath9k
sudo modprobe -vr ath5k
sleep 1
sudo modprobe -v ath9k
#sudo modprobe -v ath9k btcoex_enable=1
#sudo modprobe -v ath5k
sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off

#sudo iwconfig wlan0 rate 48M auto
#sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower off
#sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower auto
#sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower 20dBm
sudo iwconfig wlan0 txpower 19dBm
<ctrl>-d

chmod +x ./wifi_reset.sh
./wifi_reset.sh