On Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 01:00 Ted Mittelstaedt <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've messed with this before trying to troubleshoot USB cams. > > It's highly dependent on the USB hardware. Not all USB devices implement > "low power" mode. > > Your best shot is to get a good USB 4 port hub - not a crappy one - a good > one and the good ones > Implement power control and can cut power to a USB device if you command > them to. > . This is not about how the USB devices (mis)behave. They would not be trying to control the devices, but the USB host(s) in the PC/laptop, I presume. USB host can, and will cut power to the bus when directed. While I am as guilty as any man - the world really sucks when people who think they understand stuff speak with undoubted authority about stuff. Hole it helps, -T >
