eric@Bob:~> pls

** (process:22785): WARNING **: No devices connected to odccm
pls: Could not find configuration at path '(Default)'


from tail -f /var/log/messages I get 

Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 12
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=0bb4, idProduct=0bce
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Generic RNDIS
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: HTC
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob kernel: rndis0: register 'rndis_host' at usb-0000:00:10.0-2, RNDIS device, 80:00:60:0f:e8:00
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob ifup:     rndis0
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob ifup:               No configuration found for rndis0
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob avahi-daemon[3557]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface rndis0.IPv4 with address 169.254.2.2.
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob avahi-daemon[3557]: New relevant interface rndis0.IPv4 for mDNS.
Oct 11 20:17:47 Bob avahi-daemon[3557]: Registering new address record for 169.254.2.2 on rndis0.IPv4.
Oct 11 20:17:49 Bob avahi-daemon[3557]: Registering new address record for fe80::8200:60ff:fe0f:e800 on rndis0.*.
Oct 11 20:17:58 Bob kernel: rndis0: no IPv6 routers present