alright, you guys obviously have a wealth of information to offer, so here's my deal:

i know nothing about linux (besides tooling around the past couple days to try and get this to work, with limited success). i installed knoppix on my hard drive and had a tough time getting my ltwinmodem to work, but after browsing relentlessly through posts on here, i got it. until i reboot. how do i make the installation of the drivers permanent? here is what i've been doing to get the modem to work:

Code:
cd /tmp

tar -zxvf /mnt/hda6/linux/modem/ltmodem-8.26a9.tar.gz

cd ltmodem-8.26a9

./build_module

#!/bin/bash
cd /tmp/ltmodem-8.26a9
mknod /dev/ttyLT0 c 62 64
chmod a+rw /dev/ttyLT0
ln -sf /dev/ttyLT0 /dev/modem
insmod -f lt_modem.o
insmod -f lt_serial.o
my winxp is installed on hda1, knoppix on hda2, swap on hda5, and a large partition with media and whatnot on hda6 (which is where i saved the driver).

and it works fine, like i said, until i reboot, and then i have to do it all over again. any help is appreciated. thanks!