diff -urNad linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8+svn1854+dfsg.orig/debian/rules linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8+svn1854+dfsg/debian/rules
--- linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8+svn1854+dfsg.orig/debian/rules	2008-06-08 19:36:12.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-wlan-ng-0.2.8+svn1854+dfsg/debian/rules	2008-06-08 19:36:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 # creates the files for the tarball
 build-stamp-indep: patch-stamp configure-stamp
-	echo -en "\n\n\n***** $(SRC_TBALL_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
+	printf "\n\n\n***** $(SRC_TBALL_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
 	mkdir -p $(LWNTMP)/modules/$(LWNS)
 	cp -ra * $(LWNTMP)/modules/$(LWNS)
 	make -C $(LWNTMP)/modules/$(LWNS) clean
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		$(LWNTMP)/modules/$(LWNS)/debian/rules
 # fail if firmware files found: THEY SHOULD NOT BE THERE!!!!
 	if [ -n "`find -name '*.hex'`" ]; then \
-		echo -en "\n\n\n***** $(WARN_MSG) *****\n\n\n"; \
+		printf "\n\n\n***** $(WARN_MSG) *****\n\n\n"; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
 #	rm -f $(LWNTMP)/modules/$(LWNS)/src/prism2/*.hex
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
 binary-indep: DH_OPTIONS=-i
 binary-indep: install-stamp-indep
-	echo -en "\n\n\n***** $(INDEP_DEB_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
+	printf "\n\n\n***** $(INDEP_DEB_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
 	dh_install $(DH_OPTIONS) -Xrc.d 
 	dh_installchangelogs $(DH_OPTIONS) CHANGES
 	dh_installdocs  $(DH_OPTIONS) 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 # install stuff that is arch dependent
 install-stamp: DH_OPTIONS=-plinux-wlan-ng
 install-stamp: build-stamp
-	echo -en "\n\n\n***** $(UTILS_DEB_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
+	printf "\n\n\n***** $(UTILS_DEB_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
 
 	chmod +x debian/linux-wlan-ng-post-down debian/linux-wlan-ng-pre-up \
 		debian/linux-wlan-ng-resume debian/linux-wlan-ng-suspend
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 # build utils and modules (all arch stuff)
 build-stamp: patch-stamp configure-stamp
 	dh_testdir
-	echo -en "\n\n\n***** $(UTILS_BUILD_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
+	printf "\n\n\n***** $(UTILS_BUILD_MSG) *****\n\n\n"
 	$(MAKE) all $(TO_NULL)
 
 	touch build-stamp