How do I make modprobe permanent?

Question

For my wireless adapter (inside my computer) to enable it, I run modprobe b43 and that turns it on. But, when I reboot it goes back to no device. So, how do I make this totally permanent?

Answer 1

Add b43 to /etc/modules file. It should work (You can add it by running the following command)

echo b43 | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

In modern systemd-based versions of Ubuntu /etc/modules is sometimes replaced by configuration files in /etc/modules-load.d/. Each file in this directory should contain a list of modules, one per line, that should be loaded at boot.

If /etc/modules is no longer working on your system, you can add the b43 module by creating a new file in /etc/modules-load.d/, for example:

echo b43 | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/my-modules.conf