Have you had this external modem working before? ie Ubuntu7.04? Is it broadband modem or dial up? Try the scan modems tool on http://linmodems.org/ It would seem the module for this modem either doesn't exist within the kernel or the system is having trouble identifying which module to use. I suspect the former, in which case, any kernel upgrade is going to disable the modem, even if you do manage to find and compile a driver for it. The one thing you can't really live without using linux is an internet connection. If you aren't short on money, I'd seriously not bother with a usb modem that isn't recognised out of the box. Buy a second hand 56kbs serial modem or get a router with ethernet ports. Chris
I dont have a device manager installed, like I do on my Ubuntu 7.04 release, although I have downloaded the gnome device manager (gnome-device-manager-0.1) I wouldnt have a clue on how to install the package, remembering that I dont have internet access on this machine makes it a real pain, because there are drivers that I need for the display that I dont have.
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