You have gotten the new driver: http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/full/archive/hcfpcimodem-1.18full/hcfpcimodem_1.18full_k2.6.27_11_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip according to dmesg: [ 41.516246] e100: eth0: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex [ 41.822981] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 48.144083] NET: Registered protocol family 10 [ 48.147774] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions [ 58.348013] eth0: no IPv6 routers present If the modem is to be used the eth0 should be turned off $ sudo ifconfig eth0 down [ 4.648230] e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.23-k4-NAPI [ 4.648238] e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation [ 4.648311] e100 0000:02:0b.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 [ 4.739990] e100 0000:02:0b.0: PME# disabled Otherwise, ask Linuxant support(Jonathan) for helpful advice/suggestions. Regards, Antonio On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Dave Alkire <dave.alkire@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > After doing critical updates to Ubuntu, wvdialconf replies "Sorry, no > modem was detected!.." > > I get a similar result after using the "Detect" button in GNOME PPP: > "No modem was found on your system." > > Yet the command-line "discover" utility shows "Conexant HCF 56k > Data/Fax Modem" right at the top. > > The modem had been working fine, but then apparently the Ubuntu Update > Manager changed kernel from 2.6.27_7 to 2.6.27_11, and I have upgraded > the modem driver accordingly, and I have also fooled around with > setserial, but still no joy. > > Cheers, > -Dave Alkire >