Mvineetmenon, scanModem recommends hsfmodem drivers: Support type needed or chipset: hsfmodem Writing DOCs/Intel.txt For owners of a Dell PCs with Conexant HSF modems, a driver source package with full speed enabled is available, but requires driver compiling. Read DOCs/Conexant.txt From http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads-ubuntu-x86.php download hsfmodem-7.80.02.02full_k2.6.27_7_generic_ubuntu_i386.deb.zip Under Linux unpack with: $ unzip hsfmodem*.zip Then install with: $ sudo dpkg -i hsfmodem*.deb Subsequently, the modem should be found with $ sudo wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf Edit in your personal information with: $ sudo gedit /etc/wvdial.conf and try dialing out with: $ sudo wvdial. See DOCs/Testing.txt for details. If the above somehow does not work please follow the next directions provided by scanModem in ModemData.txt. Regards, Antonio On 7/19/09, mvineetmenon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mvineetmenon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Please help me with the modem > I am having a sony VAIO laptop with Ubuntu installed 8.10 > I am attaching the ModemData.txt file with this mail... > please look into it...