I had 6.06 installed and using Kubuntu with no problems connecting via dial-up and Best Data external modem. I received the 7.04 CD from Linux in the mail and installed it. Now when I login to 7.04, and try to set up a connection to my isp like I did with 6.06, it doesn't seem to work. I can set up the network connection, the phone number of the isp access, my username, etc., but when I go to the Modem Connection and try to "Activate" the connection, the "Activate" and "Deactivate" choices aren't lit up for me to highlight and make the choice. I can restart and use my 6.06 but would like to use 7.04. Here is my info:

mic@mic-desktop:~$ lspci -v
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 735 Host (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00008000-00008fff
Memory behind bridge: cfe00000-cfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: bfc00000-cfcfffff

0000:00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513 (LPC Bridge)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 0c00 [size=32]

0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at cfffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0000:00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at cffff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0000:00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS5513 EIDE Controller (A,B step)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 128
I/O ports at ff00 [size=16]

0000:00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: C-Media Electronics Inc: Unknown device 0300
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
I/O ports at d800 [size=64]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at d400 [size=256]
Memory at cff5d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at cff20000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.0 Communication controller: Conexant HCF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp Modem (rev 08)
Subsystem: GVC Corporation Dell Titanium
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cffe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at d000 [size=8]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0d.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at c800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0d.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at cc00 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0d.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 63) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cfffdf00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:13.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at c000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:13.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at c400 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:13.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID): Unknown device 1234
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at cfffde00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 300/305 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 90) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems: Unknown device 0c14
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel
BIST result: 02
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at cfee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 8c00 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at cfed0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

I included my lspci >v from the 6.06 in my first post, here it is from 7.04:

mic@mic-desktop:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 735 Host (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00008000-00008fff
Memory behind bridge: cfe00000-cfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: bfc00000-cfcfffff

00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513 (LPC Bridge)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
Flags: medium devsel
I/O ports at 0c00 [size=32]

00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at cfffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 07) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at cffff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS5513 EIDE Controller (A,B step)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 128
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
I/O ports at ff00 [size=16]

00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
Subsystem: C-Media Electronics Inc Unknown device 0300
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
I/O ports at d800 [size=64]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet (rev 90)
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at d400 [size=256]
Memory at cff5d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at cff20000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0b.0 Communication controller: Conexant HCF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp Modem (rev 08)
Subsystem: GVC Corporation Dell Titanium
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cffe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at d000 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0d.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at c800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0d.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 61) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at cc00 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:0d.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 63) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
Memory at cfffdf00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:13.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at c000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:13.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at c400 [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:13.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) Unknown device 1234
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
Memory at cfffde00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 300/305 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 90) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems Unknown device 0c14
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel
BIST result: 02
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at cfee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at 8c00 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at cfed0000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>

Is the modem USB? I have a usb Best Data modem that works with the slmodem driver. It could be that 6.06 came with it and 7.04 did not, or the modules were installed into the kernel that 6.06 loaded but 7.04 uses a newer kernel which would require the driver to be reinstalled.

Thanks for the note. No, it isn't USB. I do have the CD with the drivers for the modem and have tried to install, but not sure how to with Linux, still a little fuzzy on how to do things.