I do not know anything about minicom... But I try to change the device to /dev/ttyUSB1 or /dev/ttyUSB2 and the result as follow " # /usr/local/sbin/bearerbox /etc/kannel.conf 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] INFO: Debug_lvl = -1, log_file = <none>, log_lvl = 0 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] WARNING: DLR: using default 'internal' for storage type. 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: Kannel bearerbox version `1.2.0'. System Linux, release 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5, version #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 12:03:43 EST 2008, machine i686. Hostname HTT-2, IP 127.0.0.1. Libxml version 20626. Using native malloc.
2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] INFO: Added logfile `/var/log/kannel/bearerbox.log' with level `1'. 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] INFO: ---------------------------------------- 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] INFO: Kannel bearerbox II version 1.2.0 starting 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] INFO: SSL not supported, no SSL initialization done. 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: HTTP: Opening server at port 13000. 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: Started thread 1 (gwlib/fdset.c:poller) 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: Started thread 2 (gwlib/http.c:server_thread) 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: Started thread 3 (gw/bb_http.c:httpadmin_run) 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: starting smsbox connection module 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] DEBUG: Started thread 4 (gw/bb_boxc.c:smsboxc_run) 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] ERROR: at_open_data_link: error opening the character device </dev/ttyUSB1> 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] ERROR: System error 2: No such file or directory 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] ERROR: Failed to create Smsc wrapper 2009-03-21 08:19:52 [0] PANIC: Cannot start with SMSC connection failing the dmesg added when I added the device : usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice pl2303 4-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected usb 4-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 So, I do not think wrong device PD