Rob, Tolerance to automated creation of symbolic links through usage of /etc/modprob.d/ files has diminshed under Ubuntu 9.04. But manually loading (re-installation not necessary) the driver, $ sudo modprobe DriverName should solve the problem. Maintainer Jeff can best advise. I don't have my linux resources with me now. MarvS On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Rob<robuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I installed an ESS Modem driver which works great on Ubuntu but after > updating the OS, the driver never stays installed. When I first > installed Ubuntu9.04 it showed up in Hardware Drivers and kept > installed even after rebooting. After updating, every time I reboot it > no longer shows up in hardware drivers and I have to install the > driver. It says /dev/modem not found or something. I tried setting > GnomePPP to the /ttyESS or whatever it was, which is where the driver > is apparently installed according to the driver's readme, (I can't > remember the path but I pasted it at the time) and it didn't work. > > The driver works perfectly, I just wish I could keep it installed > after a reboot to save the hassle of installing it each time. Updating > Ubuntu must have done something. >
