On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 02:50:01PM -0700, Vane, Edwin wrote: > Forgive me if I've got the wrong list. Please suggest an alternative if so. > > I'm a complete USB newb. I have a device that has software expecting > me to manually disconnect and reconnect a USB cable for it to proceed. > Is it possible to programmatically tell the linux host to 'turn off' > the usb to that device to simulate a disconnect and then 'turn on' the > connection back on as if I had plugged the cable back in? turning off works on some machines, take a look at the archives of this mailing list for a program that can disable and enable the power on some usb hubs. Note that it is not guaranteed to work, sorry. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
