can anyone please help me with this? Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List Server. Do use the following as the email Subject Line: SomeName, YourCountry Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 kernel 2.6.18-4-686 This will alert cogent experts, and distinguish cases in the Archives. YourCountry will enable Country Code guidance. Occassionally responses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail filters. So in a day, also check the Archived responses at http://www.linmodems.org . Local Linux experts can be found through: http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html -------------------------- System information ---------------------------- CPU=i686, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Linux version 2.6.18-4-686 (Debian 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12) (waldi@xxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 SMP Mon Mar 26 17:17:36 UTC 2007 scanModem update of: 2007_May_11 ALSAversion 1.0.13 USB modem not detected by lsusb Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information: PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name ---------- --------- --------- -------------- 00:1b.0 8086:27d8 1028:01d4 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G Modem interrupt assignment and sharing: 225: 78 0 IO-APIC-level uhci_hcd:usb3, HDA Intel --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:1b.0 ---- ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 225 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. === === Next deducing cogent software === 8086:27d8 is a High Definition Audio card, possibly hosting a soft modem. -- unnikartha