Trying to install a new USB to LAN device on Ubuntu 10.04

[Colin Law]

On 21 March 2013 16:35, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:
> Ashim Kapoor wrote:
>> One last query. I think I have to do :-
>>
>> sudo modprobe dm9601
>>
>> each time I restart my computer to detect the USB to Lan. Is that
>> correct ? Is there a way that I don't have to do this each time I
>> restart my computer ?
>
> For the USB devices I have (I don't have a dm9601 device though) the
> kernel automatically loads the module when the device is inserted. If it
> doesn't work automatically for you after your next reboot, you can put a
> command
>
> modprobe dm9601
>
> in the file "/etc/rc.local". That script is run as the last script after
> power up. BTW: that script is run by root, so sudo isn't necessary.

Can he just add the line
dm9601
to /etc/modules, or is that not right?

Colin

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