On Monday 05 November 2007 11:06, Chris Worley wrote: > The USB TelBox (allows your phone to send/receive both POTS and Skype > calls) only works with the drivers from kb2skype.sourceforge.net. > > The Yealink driver only works with a closed-source front-end that > (supposedly) worked in an old version of Fedora. I've talked to the > folks at Yealink numerous times, and they have no intention to update > the software for current distros, nor open source the front-end > software, so there's absolutely no possibility this driver would > work... yet every SuSE update includes this POS driver. > > Every time I get a kernel patch from SuSE, and reboot the system, this > f*g yealink.ko driver loads, and I waste a few hours figuring out why > my phone doesn't work... Yealink and kb2skype together cause system > hangs and USB lock-ups. > > I see no reason why SuSE is including this driver (except to frustrate > me). It has no useful purpose, and will not work under any > conditions, and only causes grief. > > Who do we ask to get this POS removed from all future updates?
Someone smarter than me can probably write a script that will seek this out and delete it, as soon as it comes in, or at least, at a reboot. The gurus are invited here! --doug -- Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
