I have the a similar problem with a Huawei E620 on Gutsy, though the kernel panic message is very limited:
Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for pl2303 Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] pl2303 6-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] usb 6-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] pl2303 6-1:1.1: pl2303 converter detected Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] usb 6-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB1 Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] pl2303 6-1:1.2: pl2303 converter detected Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] usb 6-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB2 Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303 Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.592000] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/serial/pl2303.c: Prolific PL2303 USB to serial adaptor driver Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.596000] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port) Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.596000] usbcore: registered new interface driver option Dec 8 16:33:51 my-laptop kernel: [ 5218.596000] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/serial/option.c: USB Driver for GSM modems: v0.7.1 Dec 8 16:34:13 my-laptop kernel: [ 5240.616000] f8e018dc Dec 8 16:34:13 my-laptop kernel: [ 5240.616000] Modules linked in: option pl2303 usbserial ppp_generic slhc ohci_hcd snd_rtctimer af_packet binfmt_misc rfcomm l2cap nfsd exportfs lockd sunrpc ppdev ipv6 i915 drm acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_stats cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_ondemand freq_table cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_userspace sbs video container ac button dock battery sbp2 parport_pc lp parport snd_hda_intel joydev snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss hci_usb ipw3945 pcmcia bluetooth ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi sdhci snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq mmc_core iTCO_wdt yenta_socket rsrc_nonstatic pcmcia_core snd_timer snd_seq_device iTCO_vendor_support serio_raw psmouse snd soundcore intel_agp snd_page_alloc shpchp pci_hotplug agpgart evdev ext3 jbd mbcache sg sr_mod cdrom sd_mod ata_generic ehci_hcd b44 mii ohci1394 ieee1394 ata_piix libata scsi_mod uhci_hcd usbcore thermal processor fan fuse apparmor commoncap Essentially this renders my fancy HSDPA card useless :-( I've not seen any progress been made on the upstream, is GregKH working on it? -- Kernel panic while opening a usbserial port with Feisty Fawn Beta https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/97310 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs