From 5609b587d234ee3027dfcfe6ca42607f628f8f09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Gary E. Miller"
On Linux systems with module autoloading disabled or misconfigured,
it is possible you may need to load the module manually with a command
-such as sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0×1a86
-product=0×7523
. Do not copy those hex numbers slavishly, they
+such as sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x1a86
+product=0x7523
. Do not copy those hex numbers slavishly, they
are examples. To get the right numbers, you will need to dig up the
vendor and product ID of your USB-serial converter device.