I found out that my Belkin PCM-CIA card is an Atheros 5005. It works fine. I
wonder what changed between the 5005 and the 5007. Probably cost reduction.

I get "couldn't find package linux-backports.

Reading further down the page is a link that doesn't work.
packages.ubuntu.com/.../...rts-modules-...-generic

Why would I want to install an empty package, anyway?

I opened jockey-gtk and disabled the driver (the only driver listed) and
restarted without my Belkin card plugged in as instructed, even though the
package wouldn't load. Wireless is working with the onboard wlan adapter.

Now I feel a bit dumb for all of this hair pulling when the solution was so
simple. I'm a happy guy now. I like ubuntu better then Mandriva. It is
friendlier. Now I can install the packages that I like and put my address
book in.