Marvin, Here is what I got: Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.569604] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdf] Write Protect is off Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.574904] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdf] 1994385 512-byte hardware sectors (1021 MB) Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.577572] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdf] Write Protect is off Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.577583] sdf: sdf1 Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.582132] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdf] Attached SCSI removable disk Feb 2 08:08:07 artur-desktop kernel: [ 61.582184] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg6 type 0 Feb 2 08:08:52 artur-desktop kernel: [ 106.914099] agrmodem: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel. Feb 2 08:08:52 artur-desktop kernel: [ 106.916883] agrsm: created 1 infos Feb 2 08:09:01 artur-desktop kernel: [ 115.569001] ttyAGS3 at I/O 0xe800 (irq = 19) is a AgereModem Feb 2 08:09:01 artur-desktop kernel: [ 115.569898] agrserial: Loading module Agere Modem Interface driver version 2.1.60.0.Linspire (2005-11-16) Artur, PLEASE Subscribe the List at www.linmodems.org or your messages have to wait for manual approval! Just after loading the drivers, Please do tail -f /var/log/messages Copy out the lines concering agrmodem and agrserial and send them to us. MarvS