On Mon, 19 Jun 2006, Matt Britt wrote: > On Mon, 2006-06-19 at 11:51 -0400, Alan Stern wrote: > > The kernel does not control the amount of current available on a > > computer's USB port. So long as the port is turned on, the full 500 mA is > > available. Or if it isn't, it's a limitation of the hardware and not of > > the kernel. > > > > Alan Stern > > I sort of gathered as much, thanks for the affirmation. Any ideas as to > why the hardware isn't providing the power? I can run high power > devices like hard disks off the ports fine.
I don't know. It's possible that the hardware is designed not to provide more than 100 mA until the port is enabled. Alan Stern _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
