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How do I make modprobe changes permanent?

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I have been having several issues with my touchpad since upgrading to 12.04LTS. I believe it is an issue with the Elantech driver. I have found that the following commands fix my problem, however, the changes seem to be reverted when I reboot.

modprobe -r psmouse

modprobe psmouse proto=imps

Is there a way I can make these changes permanent?

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answered 2 Years ago ameatoes · Accepted Answer

If you are using a generic synaptic touchpad, but it fails to respond to tapping or scrolling actions under a new installation, you can run the following two commands to immediately make it work:

modprobe -r psmouse

modprobe psmouse proto=imps

To make this change permanent, create a file such as touchpad.conf under /etc/modprobe.d/, and put the following line in it:

options psmouse proto=imps