diff --git a/misc/zaptel/README b/misc/zaptel/README
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+The zaptel drivers and binaries are needed to use popular digital and
+analogue telephony equipment and are typically installed alongside the
+asterisk PBX (although these are not required for asterisk if you are
+not using any hardware to interface with the POTS/PSTN system).  Note
+that if you change your kernel after installing zaptel, you'll have to
+re-compile zaptel (a simple re-install will not suffice).
+
+The rc script included will handle loading and unloading kernel modules
+for you.  By default, it will attempt to load the wctdm module for the
+common Digium cards, and if this fails, will load ztdummy to give you
+a timing device.  Simply edit the MODULES variable at the top of the
+rc script to load other modules if your hardware requires it.  These
+modules should *not* be loaded in rc.local or rc.modules, but rather
+here, as starting and stopping rc.zaptel will cause these modules to
+re-read their config file if you make any changes.
+
+Users outside of North America may find that they need to edit the
+zconfig.h file to specify their region's tones.  This script does not
+handle that at present.  The statement you'll wish to change is:
+  #define DEFAULT_TONE_ZONE=0
+
+The Asterisk Handbook First Edition lists the following zones:
+  0 - North America
+  1 - Australia
+  2 - France
+  7 - Japan
+ 14 - Taiwan
+There are many others.  Consult your documentation, or google.
+
+To start zaptel at system boot, do the following:
+  # chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel
+
+Also, you'll need to add a statement such as the following to rc.local:
+  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel ]; then
+    /etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel start
+  fi
+
+rc.zaptel will create a lockfile that is removed when the service is
+stopped using this script.  Thus, you should probably put this in
+rc.local_shutdown:
+  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel ]; then
+    /etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel stop
+  fi
diff --git a/misc/zaptel/doinst.sh b/misc/zaptel/doinst.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+config() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+  if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+    mv $NEW $OLD
+  elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then # toss the redundant copy
+    rm $NEW
+  fi
+  # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+# Keep same perms on rc.zaptel.new:
+if [ -e etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel ]; then
+  cp -a etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new.incoming
+  cat etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new > etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new.incoming
+  mv etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new.incoming etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new
+fi
+
+config etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new
+config etc/zaptel.conf.new
+
+# Since we're creating kernel modules, this is necessary
+chroot . depmod -a 2>/dev/null
+
diff --git a/misc/zaptel/rc.zaptel b/misc/zaptel/rc.zaptel
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This shell script takes care of loading and unloading
+# Zapata Telephony interfaces
+#
+# This script is a heavily modified version of zaptel.init found
+# in the zaptel source archive and thus is covered under the GNU
+# General Public License version 2.
+#
+# Some parts Copyright 2007, Alan Hicks, Lizella, GA
+#
+
+# What modules should we try to load on 'start'?  By default, we'll
+# attempt to load the driver for the popular Digium WildCat cards.  If
+# this fails or no modules are specified, the ztdummy module will be
+# automatically loaded to provide a timing mechanism in the kernel.
+# If you need some other modules loaded, seperate them with spaces.
+# MODULES="foo bar"
+MODULES="wctdm"
+
+ZTCFG_CMD=/sbin/ztcfg
+FXOTUNE=/sbin/fxotune
+LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/zaptel
+
+# The default syncer Astribank. Usually set automatically to a sane
+# value by xpp_sync(1) if you have an Astribank. You can set this to an
+# explicit Astribank (e.g: 01).
+XPP_SYNC=auto
+
+# The maximal timeout (seconds) to wait for udevd to finish generating 
+# device nodes after the modules have loaded and before running ztcfg. 
+ZAP_DEV_TIMEOUT=20
+
+#####################################################################
+##                                                                 ##
+##         NOTHING BELOW HERE SHOULD NEED TO BE CHANGED            ##
+##                                                                 ##
+#####################################################################
+
+# recursively unload a module and its dependencies, if possible.
+# For some reason, modprobe can't seem to remove these modules
+# on its own, so we kludge this here.
+# inputs: module to unload.
+# returns: the result from 
+unload_module() {
+	module="$1"
+	line=$(lsmod 2>/dev/null | grep "^$1 ")
+	if [ "$line" = '' ]; then return; fi # module was not loaded
+
+	set -- $line
+	# $1: the original module, $2: size, $3: refcount, $4: deps list
+	mods=$(echo $4 | tr , ' ')
+	# xpp_usb keeps the xpds below busy if an xpp hardware is
+	# connected. Hence must be removed before them:
+	case "$module" in xpd_*) mods="xpp_usb $mods";; esac
+	for mod in $mods; do
+		# run in a subshell, so it won't step over our vars:
+		(unload_module $mod) 
+		# TODO: the following is probably the error handling we want:
+		# if [ $? != 0 ]; then return 1; fi
+	done
+	rmmod $module
+}
+
+# I have not tested this function in the least, so I cannot say if it
+# works properly with Slackware or not.  If you can, please test this
+# and report back any problems or successes you may have so we can fix
+# this in the SlackBuild script.  With that said, I don't see any reason
+# why this function would not work.
+# -- Alan Hicks
+hpec_start() {
+	# HPEC license found
+	if ! echo /var/lib/digium/licenses/HPEC-*.lic | grep -v '\*' | grep -q .; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# zaphpec_enable not installed in /usr/sbin
+	if [ ! -f /usr/sbin/zaphpec_enable ]; then
+		echo -n "Running zaphpec_enable: Failed"
+		echo -n "."
+		echo "  The zaphpec_enable binary is not installed in /usr/sbin."
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# zaphpec_enable not set executable
+	if [ ! -x /usr/sbin/zaphpec_enable ]; then
+		echo -n "Running zaphpec_enable: Failed"
+		echo -n "."
+		echo "  /usr/sbin/zaphpec_enable is not set as executable."
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# zaphpec_enable properly installed
+		action "Running zaphpec_enable: " /usr/sbin/zaphpec_enable
+	if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+		echo -n "done"
+		echo "."
+	else
+		echo -n "Failed"
+		echo -n "."
+		echo "  This can be caused if you had already run zaphpec_enable, or if your HPEC license is no longer valid."
+	fi
+}
+
+
+# Check that telephony is up.
+#[ "${TELEPHONY}" = "yes" ] || exit 0
+
+if [ ! -f /etc/zaptel.conf ]; then
+   echo "Could not find /etc/zaptel.conf! Abandon ship!"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${DEBUG}" = "yes" ]; then
+	ARGS="debug=1"
+fi
+
+RETVAL=0
+
+# See how we were called.
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	# Load drivers
+	rmmod wcusb 2> /dev/null
+	rmmod wcfxsusb 2> /dev/null
+	rmmod audio 2> /dev/null
+
+	echo "Loading zaptel framework: "
+        modprobe zaptel ${ARGS}
+
+	echo -n "Waiting for zap to come online..."
+	TMOUT=$ZAP_DEV_TIMEOUT # max secs to wait
+	while [ ! -d /dev/zap ] ; do
+                echo -n "$TMOUT "
+ 		sleep 1
+		TMOUT=$(expr $TMOUT - 1)
+		if [ $TMOUT -eq 0 ] ; then
+                        echo " " # line break
+			echo "Error: missing /dev/zap!"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+	echo "OK"
+	echo -n "Loading zaptel hardware modules:"
+	for x in $MODULES; do 
+	  if modprobe ${x} ${ARGS} 2> /dev/null; then
+	    echo "Loaded module: ${x}."
+	  fi
+	done
+	sleep 3 # TODO: remove it
+	
+	if [ ! -e /proc/zaptel/1 ]; then
+		echo "No functioning zap hardware found in /proc/zaptel, loading ztdummy"
+		modprobe ztdummy 2> /dev/null
+	fi
+
+        echo "Running ztcfg: " 
+        $ZTCFG_CMD 2> /dev/null
+	RETVAL=$?
+
+	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
+	  touch $LOCKFILE
+	else
+	  echo "Something went wrong.  Try running ztcfg -vvv."
+        fi
+
+	# This is allowed to fail (or not even run).  These files may not
+        # be present, and aren't required for Asterisk.
+	if [ -x "$FXOTUNE" ] && [ -r /etc/fxotune.conf ]; then
+		$FXOTUNE -s || : 
+	fi
+
+	hpec_start
+	;;
+  stop)
+	# Unload drivers
+	echo -n "Unloading zaptel hardware drivers:"
+  	unload_module zaptel
+	RETVAL=$?
+	echo "."
+
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f $LOCKFILE
+	;;
+  unload)
+	# We don't have zaptel helper, so let's not replicate too much code:
+	# allow others to use the unload command.
+	unload_module zaptel
+	;;
+  restart)
+	$0 stop
+	$0 start
+	;;
+  reload)
+	echo "Reloading ztcfg: "
+	if $ZTCFG_CMD 2> /dev/null; then
+          echo -n "done"
+          RETVAL=0
+        else
+          echo "ztcfg failed. Are your modules loaded?"
+	  RETVAL=1
+        fi
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: zaptel {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+	exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $RETVAL
+
diff --git a/misc/zaptel/slack-desc b/misc/zaptel/slack-desc
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+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.  Line
+# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
+# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.  You must
+# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
+
+      |-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------------|
+zaptel: Zaptel (zaptel drivers)
+zaptel:
+zaptel: The zaptel drivers enable userland applications to interface with
+zaptel: certain digital and analogue devices, primarily of use with the
+zaptel: Asterisk PBX (Private Branch Exchange).
+zaptel:
+zaptel:
+zaptel:
+zaptel:
+zaptel:
+zaptel:
diff --git a/misc/zaptel/zaptel.SlackBuild b/misc/zaptel/zaptel.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2006, Alan Hicks, Lizella, GA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Modified by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org> with a few things 
+# related to udev rules and such
+
+set -e
+
+PRGNAM="zaptel"
+VERSION="1.4.6"
+ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+
+CWD=$(pwd)
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG="$TMP/package-$PRGNAM"
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+rm -rf $PKG $TMP/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+chmod -R a-s,u+w,go+r-w .
+
+# There's no ./configure script here.  "make" has to be run once to
+# configure the system and even when everything is ok, make will
+# exit with a non-zero status the first time.  We have to kludge this
+# so the script doesn't bail when called with "set -e".
+make || true
+make
+make install DESTDIR=$PKG
+
+( cd $PKG
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+)
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION $PKG/etc/rc.d
+cp -a ChangeLog LICENSE README* $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/
+cat $CWD/zaptel.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/zaptel.SlackBuild
+find $PKG/usr/doc -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;
+chown -R root:root $PKG/usr/doc
+
+# Fix up the manpages
+mv $PKG/usr/share/man $PKG/usr/man
+gzip -9 $PKG/usr/man/man?/*.?
+
+# Don't clobber config file and init script
+mv $PKG/etc/zaptel.conf $PKG/etc/zaptel.conf.new
+install -m 0755 $CWD/rc.zaptel $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.zaptel.new
+
+# udev handles device node creation
+rm -fr $PKG/dev
+# hotplug is dead
+rm -rf $PKG/etc/hotplug
+# rename udev rules file
+mv $PKG/etc/udev/rules.d/xpp.rules $PKG/etc/udev/rules.d/96-xpp.rules
+
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
diff --git a/misc/zaptel/zaptel.info b/misc/zaptel/zaptel.info
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+PRGNAM="zaptel"
+VERSION="1.4.6"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.digium.com"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.digium.com/pub/zaptel/releases/zaptel-1.4.6.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="f0cf2e89028235c3dc447810e5089dbb"
+MAINTAINER="Alan Hicks"
+EMAIL="alan@lizella.net"
+APPROVED="rworkman"