[Eug-lug] turn off USB device?

[Allen Brown]

You may find some answers here.
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg19134.html
-- 
Allen Brown
http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown

> I don't load modules for the majority of my hardware. Generally
> build everything into the kernel. Plus that wouldn't necessarily
> turn off the device, it'd just make it 'disappear'.
>
> As for "why not unplug it?" Have you seen my desk? I have a USB
> scanner, printer, joystick, keyboard, mouse, hub, thumb drives,
> camera cable, and card reader. It would be infinitely easier to
> create a button on GkrellLaunch to turn the port on and off if
> that is feasible. If I ever changed location of the device I
> could change the path easily enough.
>
> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 06a3:075c is the device in question :)
>
>
> --- Alan <euglug at thebucks.net> wrote:
>
>
>> Other than aesthetics, is there a reason you just don't unplug
>> it?
>>
>> -ajb
>>
>
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