Matthias Urlichs wrote: > The end result I'd like to see is that, when the user plugs in their GSM > modem, that fact gets propagated via udev/hal/dbus so that a GUI window > pops up and asks for the PIN, after which (a) Network Manager sees the > device and is able to connect, and/or (b) I can use Telepathy to send > and receive text messages. (Using the card as a phone should of course > also be possible, but some of those modems don't even support audio > data...) It isn't only GSM modems. The option driver is also used for the Anydata CDMA EVDO modems. There are probably other devices which aren't GSM. Jon K?re