On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Lucio Crusca wrote: > Hello *, > > I have a problem with bluetooth USB dongles. > > Scenario: a number of unattended systems have a USB bluetooth dongle that > send files to nearby bluetooth devices. The systems are built on top of > Debian GNU/Linux Etch i386 and use obexftp 0.19 to send files. > > Sometimes it happens that something between bluez and the hardware stops > working, so in such cases my script issue "hciconfig hci0 reset" to > recover and everything comes back ok. More rarely the reset method seems > to be insufficient, because the device disappears even from lsusb output. > The only solution I've found in such cases is to unplug and replug the > dongle (even a few reboot cycles aren't enough). However that solution is > not acceptable for me, since the systems should run unattended. > > Do you know how could I simulate unplug/replug events from software? Or > any other solution that can run unattended?
There is no way to simulate unplug/replug from software for devices attached directly to the computer. However it is possible for devices plugged into some brands of hub. See this web page: http://www.gniibe.org/ac-power-by-usb/ac-power-control.html Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
