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For Linux Mint and Ubuntu instead of trying to mess around with NdisWrapper you can install the BCM43xx which is the Broad Com WIFI driver. You will need to have your Ethernet cable plugged in first since it pulls it from the internet. Here is the Wiki from Ubuntu to setup your Broad Com WIFI driver this will also work in Mint too. Click Here

If you are still having troubles even after following the manufacturers information you might have to unmount the usb so the modem portion of the usb will start working. Thats what I had to do with my USB 3G modem. Every time I plug it in it comes up and recognizes the thumb drive portion of the 3G modem first after I unmount it will come up and recognize as a usb modem.

I did some looking around about your Verizon Wireless. From what I found out Verizon actually rebanded the Novatel Wireless Ovation™ MC760. There is a complete linux setup guide. Since Mint is based off of Ubuntu you should follow the Ubuntu guide you can click here to go to the manufacturers site then you can read through their documentation on how to set it up.

Unfortunately I only used Linux Mint for about 2 days from what I remember there is a add programs or repositories not sure what it was called. If you search in the repositories it might have the ndiswrapper so all you would have to do is install it from there. Then install the actual drivers into linux mint should be fairly easy. What is the make and model of your wireless card. If you are using aetheros there is drivers for that if it is a broad comm I’m surprised that Mint didn’t detect that for you.

You can go to Ndiswrapper and download ndiswrapper for the linux distro you are using. After you are done installing ndiswrapper you will go into the gui interface or you can do it through the cli, I prefer the gui. download just the driver or use your cdrom. ndiswrapper reads the windows .inf file for your wireless card. ndiswrapper then takes out what it needs and inserts it into linux. I have had pretty good success with ndiswrapper. In ubuntu it should be in your repositories already and you can install that way.

For linux mint here is a wiki page to help you out Mint Wifi go to “3 Load ndiswrapper”

I have been using different Linux distro’s for about a year and half now. But to help everybody out that can not find a linux driver for a wireless card you can use ndiswrapper. Ndiswrapper reads the windows driver and injects what it needs into Linux to make your wireless function with in a linux environment. I hope this helps everybody out.