https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c2 --- Comment #2 from andrea florio 2010-10-27 08:00:45 UTC --- you do understand that usb_modeswitch is a very important piece for hardware "detection" out of the box right? if we remove it, we'll soon have lots of complains because the hardware "just works" with other distros and not with us. i'm thinking more as an end-user than a packager/developer/whatever and i can ensure you, because i live that on my own skin at my university, that removing that will be a big "minus" for suse. i would remove it from the default installation only if: 1) we have a replacement 2) we are able to detect the hardware that needs that and then install it if needed.. otherwise i would go for keeping it.. i'm going to add the main developer as CC of the bug, maybe he can help us -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c4 --- Comment #4 from Stephan Kulow 2010-10-27 10:20:40 CEST --- actually it looks to me as if there is already heavy vendor id matching in the udev rules, but there is one generic case for ttyUSB which still calls tcl -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c6 --- Comment #6 from andrea florio 2010-10-27 08:46:21 UTC --- i would recommend, in the meantime to ask to factory mailing list other toughts, i don't feel confortable yet, to just say "ok remove it" -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c8 Stephan Kulow changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kasievers@novell.com --- Comment #8 from Stephan Kulow 2010-10-27 11:10:12 CEST --- I'm not even sure what it does, it seems to call 'modprobe option' under certain conditions (that are not true on my hardware as the module is not loaded) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c10 Josua Dietze changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |digidietze@draisberghof.de --- Comment #10 from Josua Dietze 2010-10-27 16:32:42 UTC --- To learn more about what usb_modeswitch does, visit http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/ Some notes: 1. The Tcl script is only run if a suitable hardware (USB modem) is connected at boot time 2. If such a hardware is found, the process forks and the starter script (sh) returns immediately; in versions prior to 1.1.4 that fact is not obvious but still working. The boot process is not held up in any way 3. The hardware switched by usb_modeswitch needs between 5 and 20 seconds to reappear in the switched mode; only then it is usable. This is a matter of the respective firmware 4. The installed Tcl package has around 1.1 MB on my system (tclsh and library). I would not call that "heavy" ... Regarding the driver binding function: This is just an add-on, a convenience feature to help people enabling their modems even if their ID is not supported by the "option" serial driver of their kernel version. It will only become active if no other driver binds to the switched device after a certain wait. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c12 --- Comment #12 from Stephan Kulow 2010-10-28 09:47:36 CEST --- the tcl script is always run for the --driver-bind call - and having 1.1MB loaded for tcl is 1MB too much if there is no hardware. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c14 --- Comment #14 from Josua Dietze 2010-10-28 11:38:21 UTC --- Addendum: I will provide a quick fix for the script /lib/udev/usb_modeswitch in the next days. Actually, the --driver-bind call happens only if a USB device with class 0xff on the first interface is present (the binding is later done only on previously switched devices). But I'll change the sh script anyway. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c16 --- Comment #16 from andrea florio 2010-12-15 17:18:57 UTC --- actually sr 56038 push the new realease.. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c18 Stephan Kulow changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED InfoProvider|coolo@novell.com | Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #18 from Stephan Kulow 2011-02-21 12:31:48 CET --- I have no time to check this, but I guess it's fixed indeed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649490#c20 --- Comment #20 from Andreas Jaeger 2011-02-21 12:53:39 UTC --- We use 1.1.6 already, thanks for the info. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.