As per request, I have updated the Bios to the latest version. The output of the two commads are as follows:
A19 09/07/2012 The problem still persists as originally described. Thanks Conrad -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1318974 Title: 12d1:1506 [Dell XPS 17 (L702X)] USB modem oops error when unplugging and then plugging in again. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1318974/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs